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Best alternatives to Tabwave - Beautiful New Tab with Tasks & Focus Timer (2026)

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

Tabwave - Beautiful New Tab with Tasks & Focus Timer today

≈1K users4.9★ from 30 ratingsUpdated 10 days ago3 permissions

Tabwave alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Passport - beautiful New Tab

    Beautiful images and inspiration on your new tab page

    263 users5.0★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 14 months agoNo special permissions
    • About 3.8× fewer users than Tabwave
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
    • Listed under Functionality & UI
  2. 2

    Frost - Beautiful New Tab

    A beautiful Frost new tab with floating-layers glass aesthetic and optimized performance

    538 users4.7★ from 9 ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago13 permissions
    • About 1.9× fewer users than Tabwave
    • Asks for more permissions (13 vs 3)
  3. 3

    Renewed Tab: Beautiful New Tab with Widgets

    A beautiful, powerful new tab page for your browser, with widgets, news, to-do lists, and more

    ≈6K users4.9★ from 153 ratingsUpdated in the last day3 permissions
    • About 6.0× more users than Tabwave
    • Listed under Functionality & UI
  4. 4

    LaunchPad - New Tab Dashboard, Shortcuts, Tasks & Focus Time

    Unlimited shortcuts on your new tab, free. Add tasks, focus sessions and measured time. No account; your work stays on your device.

    136 users4.8★ from 5 ratingsUpdated in the last day14 permissions
    • About 7.4× fewer users than Tabwave
    • Asks for more permissions (14 vs 3)
    • Listed under Tools
  5. 5

    Atelier — Beautiful New Tab

    A premium artistic workspace that replaces Chrome's New Tab page. Inspired by Van Gogh.

    117 users5.0★ from 3 ratings3 permissions
    • About 8.5× fewer users than Tabwave
  6. 6

    Focus+ by MDS

    Opens Focus+ in every new tab, and keeps your focus timer running after you close it.

    ≈1K users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 2 weeks ago5 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Tabwave
    • Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
  7. 7

    Fresh Air: Reset, breathe, focus - in every new tab

    Transform your new tab into a calming oasis with beautiful breathing exercises, focus timers, and soothing soundscapes.

    ≈1K users5.0★ from 10 ratingsUpdated 23 months ago2 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Tabwave
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
  8. 8

    Personal Kanban - Work Beautifully in your New Tab

    Turn your new tab into a kanban board that helps you focus. The only extension with multiple boards and sync across computers.

    ≈6K users4.9★ from 224 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago1 permissions
    • About 6.0× more users than Tabwave
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
  9. 9

    Daily Planner: Tasks, Notes, Goals

    Plan your day with a productivity dashboard on every new tab. Track tasks, take notes, and stay focused with quotes.

    ≈5K users3.6★ from 16 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago5 permissions
    • About 5.0× more users than Tabwave
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
  10. 10

    Focused

    Replace new tab screen with your focus and motivation

    116 users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 3 months ago1 permissions
    • About 8.6× fewer users than Tabwave
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)

Tabwave alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Tabwave?

By users, the most popular alternative is Renewed Tab: Beautiful New Tab with Widgets with ≈6K users and a 4.9-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Passport - beautiful New Tab.

Which Tabwave alternative has the best rating?

Renewed Tab: Beautiful New Tab with Widgets has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.9 out of 5 from 153 ratings.

Is there a Tabwave alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Passport - beautiful New Tab asks for 0 permissions, against 3 for Tabwave.

How many alternatives to Tabwave are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Tabwave 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.