Best alternatives to Tabby Cat (2026)
7 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Tabby Cat, 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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Tabby Cat alternatives, compared
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Cat Tab HD
Wallpapers with cute cats in a new tab.
≈50K usersNot rated yetNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions- About 10× fewer users than Tabby Cat
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
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Cat-In-Tab
A cat that can walk around on your page
≈30K users4.1★ from 113 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years1 permissions- About 17× fewer users than Tabby Cat
- Rated 0.3 stars lower
- Updated less recently
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Chrome Cat
I'm a cat that likes to hang out in Chrome (^..^)ﾉ
≈20K users4.8★ from 104 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions- About 25× fewer users than Tabby Cat
- Rated 0.4 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
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Tab for a Cause
Raise money for charity with every browser tab you open!
≈100K users4.4★ from 1.3K ratingsNot updated for 3+ yearsNo special permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Tabby Cat
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 1)
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Art Tab Club
Beautiful art wallpapers in a new tab.
≈5K users1.0★ from 2 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions- About 100× fewer users than Tabby Cat
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
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Capybara New Tab
Displays a random capybara wallpaper on new tabs.
≈9K users4.7★ from 24 ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions- About 56× fewer users than Tabby Cat
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 1)
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Multi Color New Tab
A Multi Color Palette With Every New Tab.
≈1K users3.5★ from 6 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions- About 500× fewer users than Tabby Cat
Tabby Cat alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Tabby Cat?
By users, the most popular alternative is Tab for a Cause with ≈100K users and a 4.4-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Cat Tab HD.
Which Tabby Cat alternative has the best rating?
Chrome Cat has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.8 out of 5 from 104 ratings.
Is there a Tabby Cat alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Tab for a Cause asks for 0 permissions, against 1 for Tabby Cat.
How many alternatives to Tabby Cat are there?
We list 7 close alternatives to Tabby Cat 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.