Best alternatives to MSN New Tab (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to MSN New Tab, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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MSN New Tab alternatives, compared
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Mute Tab
Restores the 'Mute Tab' functionality of versions prior to Chrome 71.
≈300K users4.3★ from 190 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years4 permissions- About 1.7× fewer users than MSN New Tab
- Rated 0.4 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 5)
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New Tab
Create a blank new tab without any existing content.
≈3K users4.3★ from 3 ratingsNot updated for 4+ yearsNo special permissions- About 167× fewer users than MSN New Tab
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 5)
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Tab Menu
A minimalist tab manager. Search, switch, rearrange, and close tabs from the toolbar menu.
≈3K users4.6★ from 55 ratingsUpdated 22 months ago3 permissions- About 167× fewer users than MSN New Tab
- Rated 0.7 stars higher
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 5)
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iTab New Tab
iTab is a new personalized tab with free customized widgets: Calender, Weather, Breaking News, Wallpapers and so on.
≈300K users4.4★ from 856 ratingsUpdated 8 days ago8 permissions- About 1.7× fewer users than MSN New Tab
- Rated 0.5 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 5)
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OmniTab New Tab
Free to define your new tab,add website icons,HD wallpapers,quick access to bookmarks,todo list,weather and history
≈2K users4.2★ from 25 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years6 permissions- About 250× fewer users than MSN New Tab
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 5)
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Mute Tab
Convenient and fast to 'Mute Tab'
≈1K users5.0★ from 8 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions- About 500× fewer users than MSN New Tab
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 5)
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TabiTab
The most useful Newtab in the world!
≈2K users3.7★ from 9 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years5 permissions- About 250× fewer users than MSN New Tab
- Updated less recently
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Tab Copy
Quickly copy tabs to the clipboard in a variety of formats
≈100K users4.7★ from 663 ratingsUpdated 19 months ago5 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than MSN New Tab
- Rated 0.8 stars higher
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New Tab by Yahoo
This extension customizes your new tab page with beautiful photos with access to your top sites
≈10K users4.1★ from 14 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years6 permissions- About 50× fewer users than MSN New Tab
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 5)
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Muslim Tab
Muslim Tab is an Islamic themed new tab extension. Every time when you open a new tab, it displays a random verse from the Quran.
≈2K users5.0★ from 91 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago4 permissions- About 250× fewer users than MSN New Tab
- Rated 1.0 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 5)
MSN New Tab alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to MSN New Tab?
By users, the most popular alternative is Mute Tab with ≈300K users and a 4.3-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Mute Tab.
Which MSN New Tab alternative has the best rating?
Muslim Tab has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 5.0 out of 5 from 91 ratings.
Is there a MSN New Tab alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
New Tab asks for 0 permissions, against 5 for MSN New Tab.
How many alternatives to MSN New Tab are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to MSN New Tab on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.