Best alternatives to NewTab — Custom New Tab URL Redirect (2026)
8 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 alternatives, compared
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Custom New Tab URL
Open new tabs to a URL you control, configurable via the extension options.
340 users5.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago2 permissions- About 2.9× fewer users than NewTab
- Updated less recently
- 2
Custom New Tab
Replace your new tab with a custom URL, solid color, or your own HTML. Lightweight, offline, and private.
103 users5.0★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago1 permissions- About 9.7× fewer users than NewTab
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
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New Tab
A minimalist replacement for Chrome's New Tab page.
≈30K users3.6★ from 170 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago2 permissions- About 30× more users than NewTab
- Updated less recently
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Pomerleau Managed New Tab Redirect
Redirects new tabs to a URL configured by enterprise managed policy.
≈6K usersNot rated yet1 permissions- About 6.0× more users than NewTab
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
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Custom Tab Title Rename — Bulk URL to Title Mapping
Rename tab titles and map each URL to a custom title. Stored only on your device—no accounts or servers.
133 users4.5★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 13 days ago6 permissions- About 7.5× fewer users than NewTab
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 2)
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Tab Customizer
Rename any tab and give it an emoji icon — and keep it for just that tab, that page, or the whole site, even after a restart.
≈2K users3.8★ from 13 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago6 permissions- About 2.0× more users than NewTab
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 2)
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Re-newtab
A redesigned, productive and pragmatic new tab alternative.
≈3K users4.8★ from 112 ratingsUpdated 11 days ago13 permissions- About 3.0× more users than NewTab
- Asks for more permissions (13 vs 2)
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Custom New Tab Background
Set a custom new tab background or wallpaper. Just that, nothing else. Make sure the image is smaller than 5 MB
≈10K users3.9★ from 54 ratingsUpdated 16 months agoNo special permissions- About 10× more users than NewTab
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 2)
NewTab alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to NewTab?
By users, the most popular alternative is New Tab with ≈30K users and a 3.6-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Custom New Tab URL.
Which NewTab alternative has the best rating?
Re-newtab has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.8 out of 5 from 112 ratings.
Is there a NewTab alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Custom New Tab Background asks for 0 permissions, against 2 for NewTab.
How many alternatives to NewTab are there?
We list 8 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.