Best alternatives to OpenTabs: Save trees by surfing the web (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to OpenTabs, 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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OpenTabs alternatives, compared
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NoteTab - Save Your Thoughts
Capture your thoughts seamlessly in the new tab page
≈3K users3.6★ from 5 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years1 permissions- About 3.3× fewer users than OpenTabs
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 4)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
- 2
MyThing Search New Tab
Customize your new tab page
≈3K users5.0★ from 3 ratingsNot updated for 3+ yearsNo special permissions- About 3.3× fewer users than OpenTabs
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 4)
- Listed under Tools
- 3
Speed Dial 2 New tab
Speed Dial 2 is an easy-to-use extension that lets you save and organize your most visited websites and customize your new tab page.
≈300K users2.7★ from 7.9K ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago9 permissions- About 30× more users than OpenTabs
- Rated 2.1 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (9 vs 4)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
- 4
Infinity New Tab
Infinity New Tab allows you to customize your New Tab page
≈400K users4.5★ from 11.8K ratingsUpdated 3 months ago6 permissions- About 40× more users than OpenTabs
- Rated 0.2 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 4)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
- 5
Speed Dial
Speed Dial changes standard page to the new tab page with your saved bookmarks.
≈200K users4.6★ from 24.2K ratingsNot updated for 3+ years6 permissions- About 20× more users than OpenTabs
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 4)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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TabX - Minimalist New Tab
Improve your web browsing experience with TabX, a beautiful, customizable and lightweight new tab.
≈7K users4.8★ from 428 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago3 permissions- A similar number of users to OpenTabs
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Infinity New Tab (Pro)
Infinity New Tab Pro allows you to customize your New Tab page
≈300K users4.7★ from 24.8K ratingsUpdated 4 months ago6 permissions- About 30× more users than OpenTabs
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 4)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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Custom New Tab
Customize the New Tab URL. Change New Tab to point to any URL or local file you want.
≈50K users4.2★ from 42 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago1 permissions- About 5.0× more users than OpenTabs
- Rated 0.6 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 4)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
- 9
Browser-Surf
Browser-Surf New Tab
≈60K usersNot rated yetNot updated for 3+ yearsNo special permissions- About 6.0× more users than OpenTabs
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 4)
- Listed under Tools
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Always Open in New Tab
Automatically opens all links in new tabs in the background, keeping you on your current page for better browsing control.
≈1K users4.0★ from 5 ratings2 permissions- About 10× fewer users than OpenTabs
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 4)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
OpenTabs alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to OpenTabs?
By users, the most popular alternative is Infinity New Tab with ≈400K users and a 4.5-star rating. The closest match by what it does is NoteTab - Save Your Thoughts.
Which OpenTabs alternative has the best rating?
TabX - Minimalist New Tab has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.8 out of 5 from 428 ratings.
Is there a OpenTabs alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
MyThing Search New Tab asks for 0 permissions, against 4 for OpenTabs.
How many alternatives to OpenTabs are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to OpenTabs 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.