Best alternatives to NewTab (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to NewTab, 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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NewTab+
A customizable new tab with themes, widgets, notes, weather, and search — all in one place.
144 users5.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago3 permissions- About 6.9× fewer users than NewTab
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
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Re-newtab
A redesigned, productive and pragmatic new tab alternative.
≈3K users4.8★ from 112 ratingsUpdated 12 days ago13 permissions- About 3.0× more users than NewTab
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (13 vs 2)
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MYNT: Material You New Tab
A Simple New Tab (browser's home page) inspired by Google's 'Material You' design.
≈200K users4.8★ from 295 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago1 permissions- About 200× more users than NewTab
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
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Glass newtab
Custom newtab with glass design with custom background and search functionality
274 usersNot rated yet2 permissions- About 3.6× fewer users than NewTab
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Shortcuts In Newtab
Simple new tab with custom shortcuts
831 users4.4★ from 12 ratingsUpdated 19 months ago3 permissions- A similar number of users to NewTab
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
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Bookmarks@newtab
A new tab page that displays your bookmarks.
≈1K users5.0★ from 10 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago4 permissions- A similar number of users to NewTab
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
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Mac New Tab
A Simple New Tab (browser's home page) inspired by Mac OS design.
≈10K users4.9★ from 66 ratingsUpdated 11 days ago5 permissions- About 10× more users than NewTab
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 2)
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NewTabVideo
Replace the new tab to allow video background
124 users5.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 19 months agoNo special permissions- About 8.1× fewer users than NewTab
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 2)
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nexTab
nexTab is a Chrome new-tab extension to help your daily workflow!
110 users5.0★ from 7 ratingsUpdated 18 months ago1 permissions- About 9.1× fewer users than NewTab
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
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Neatab
Replace Chrome's new tab page with a customizable grid of unlimited shortcuts
100 users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 2 months ago3 permissions- About 10× fewer users than NewTab
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
NewTab alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to NewTab?
By users, the most popular alternative is MYNT: Material You New Tab with ≈200K users and a 4.8-star rating. The closest match by what it does is NewTab+.
Which NewTab alternative has the best rating?
Mac New Tab has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.9 out of 5 from 66 ratings.
Is there a NewTab alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
NewTabVideo asks for 0 permissions, against 2 for NewTab.
How many alternatives to NewTab are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to NewTab 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.