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Best alternatives to Simple New Tab URL (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Simple New Tab URL, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Simple New Tab URL today

≈1K users4.6★ from 18 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions

Simple New Tab URL alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    New Tab URL

    Opens a user-defined URL when a new tab is opened.

    508 users4.0★ from 1 ratingNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions
    • About 2.0× fewer users than Simple New Tab URL
    • Updated more recently
  2. 2

    Custom New Tab URL

    Customize the new tab URL.

    ≈50K users4.1★ from 126 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years1 permissions
    • About 50× more users than Simple New Tab URL
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  3. 3

    Custom New Tab URL

    Open new tabs to a URL you control, configurable via the extension options.

    392 users5.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 12 months ago2 permissions
    • About 2.6× fewer users than Simple New Tab URL
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
  4. 4

    DB Custom New Tab URL

    Customize your new tab page with a custom URL or choose from a list of predefined sites.

    104 users5.0★ from 2 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions
    • About 9.6× fewer users than Simple New Tab URL
    • Updated more recently
  5. 5

    UP Tab

    UP brings you a NewTab with Time, Date and Search

    ≈300K users4.5★ from 6 ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions
    • About 300× more users than Simple New Tab URL
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 1)
    • Listed under Tools
  6. 6

    Universal Open URL Extension

    Open selected text as part of a URL in a new tab or in the background, with customizable base URLs.

    176 users5.0★ from 1 rating4 permissions
    • About 5.7× fewer users than Simple New Tab URL
    • Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
  7. 7

    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 50× more users than Simple New Tab URL
    • Updated more recently
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  8. 8

    Ultab - New Tab Page

    Give a clean and modern look to your new tab page.

    ≈2K users4.9★ from 78 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years5 permissions
    • About 2.0× more users than Simple New Tab URL
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (5 vs 1)
    • Listed under Accessibility
  9. 9

    Iframe QuickLink - Open Iframe URLs in a New Tab

    Simplify development: Open iframe URLs in a new tab instantly with Iframe QuickLink.

    ≈2K users5.0★ from 9 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago3 permissions
    • About 2.0× more users than Simple New Tab URL
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
    • Listed under Developer Tools
  10. 10

    New Tab Redirect

    Allows a user to provide the URL of the page that loads in a new tab.

    ≈700K users4.4★ from 3.2K ratingsNot updated for 3+ years5 permissions
    • About 700× more users than Simple New Tab URL
    • Asks for more permissions (5 vs 1)
    • Listed under Tools

Simple New Tab URL alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Simple New Tab URL?

By users, the most popular alternative is New Tab Redirect with ≈700K users and a 4.4-star rating. The closest match by what it does is New Tab URL.

Which Simple New Tab URL alternative has the best rating?

Ultab - New Tab Page has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.9 out of 5 from 78 ratings.

Is there a Simple New Tab URL alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

UP Tab asks for 0 permissions, against 1 for Simple New Tab URL.

How many alternatives to Simple New Tab URL are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Simple New Tab URL 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.