Best alternatives to Mystique (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Mystique, 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
Add the MSN New Tab for quick access to the latest news, your most visited sites, web search and more.
≈500K users3.5★ from 199 ratingsUpdated 22 months ago5 permissions- About 5.0× more users than Mystique
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
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City Scapes
City Scapes — beautiful city photos on every new tab, search, clock, and weather.
≈20K users5.0★ from 14 ratings4 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Mystique
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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MSN Homepage Plus
Set MSN as your default homepage & stay up-to-date with the latest headline news and local weather updates
≈50K users4.1★ from 34 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years7 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Mystique
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 3)
- Listed under Tools
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The Weather Tab
The Weather Tab is a Chrome Extension for the New Tab
≈10K users3.0★ from 2 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years2 permissions- About 10× fewer users than Mystique
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
- Listed under Tools
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karma Nature
Karma Nature brings you a NewTab with beautiful backgrounds, Time, Date, Weather and Search
≈90K users5.0★ from 4 ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions- A similar number of users to Mystique
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
- Listed under News & Weather
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Weather & Time (multi-city)
Current weather and time in multiple cities (locations)
≈1K users3.4★ from 10 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago2 permissions- About 100× fewer users than Mystique
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
- Listed under News & Weather
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Markmez - Bookmark Manager
A beautifully organized new tab. Save bookmarks into boards, track focus, check weather, and start each day calm and clear.
≈2K users4.0★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 7 weeks ago14 permissions- About 50× fewer users than Mystique
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (14 vs 3)
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Weather New Tab
The best weather new tab extention
≈3K usersNot rated yetNot updated for 3+ years3 permissions- About 33× fewer users than Mystique
- Updated more recently
- Listed under Tools
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The Global Weather Tab
The Global Weather Tab is a Chrome Extension for the New Tab
≈4K usersNot rated yetNot updated for 4+ years2 permissions- About 25× fewer users than Mystique
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
- Listed under Tools
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Online Weather Forecast
Online Weather Forecast replaces your new tab with Online Weather Forecast with sponsored web search.
≈20K users2.3★ from 3 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Mystique
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
Mystique alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Mystique?
By users, the most popular alternative is MSN New Tab with ≈500K users and a 3.5-star rating. The closest match by what it does is MSN New Tab.
Which Mystique alternative has the best rating?
MSN New Tab has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 3.5 out of 5 from 199 ratings.
Is there a Mystique alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
karma Nature asks for 0 permissions, against 3 for Mystique.
How many alternatives to Mystique are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Mystique 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.