Best alternatives to Smilebox Tab (2026)
6 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Smilebox Tab, 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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Smilebox Tab alternatives, compared
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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 38× more users than Smilebox Tab
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 1)
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WebStart+ New Tab
Add the WebStart+ New Tab for quick access to your most visited sites, web search and more.
≈100K users5.0★ from 1 rating5 permissions- About 13× more users than Smilebox Tab
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 1)
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Tab-Save
Save, export, and import your open tabs in different formats.
≈8K users4.7★ from 3 ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago3 permissions- A similar number of users to Smilebox Tab
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
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Smooth Search Tab
Smooth Search Tab is a Chrome Extension for the New Tab
≈50K users4.4★ from 21 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years1 permissions- About 6.3× more users than Smilebox Tab
- Updated less recently
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IE Tab
Display web pages using IE within Chrome. Use Java, Silverlight, ActiveX, Sharepoint, and more.
≈4M users4.3★ from 19K ratingsUpdated 3 months ago11 permissions- About 500× more users than Smilebox Tab
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (11 vs 1)
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Open In New Tab
Force all links on selected websites to open in new tabs. Simply click the extension icon and add any website to your whitelist.
≈1K users5.0★ from 7 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago3 permissions- About 8.0× fewer users than Smilebox Tab
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
Smilebox Tab alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Smilebox Tab?
By users, the most popular alternative is IE Tab with ≈4M users and a 4.3-star rating. The closest match by what it does is UP Tab.
Which Smilebox Tab alternative has the best rating?
IE Tab has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.3 out of 5 from 19K ratings.
Is there a Smilebox Tab alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
UP Tab asks for 0 permissions, against 1 for Smilebox Tab.
How many alternatives to Smilebox Tab are there?
We list 6 close alternatives to Smilebox Tab 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.