Best alternatives to Widgetify (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Widgetify, 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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Widgetify alternatives, compared
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FinancialJuice Widget
FinancialJuice live news feed
≈4K users4.1★ from 10 ratings1 permissions- About 7.5× fewer users than Widgetify
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 8)
- Listed under News & Weather
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Online Weather Forecast
Online Weather Forecast replaces your new tab with Online Weather Forecast with sponsored web search.
≈20K users2.3★ from 3 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions- About 1.5× fewer users than Widgetify
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 8)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Zen tab: Beautiful, simple new tab
Change your default new tab for a new one with widgets and landscapes based on your local weather. Simple, beautiful, useful.
≈10K users3.5★ from 257 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years11 permissions- About 3.0× fewer users than Widgetify
- Rated 1.4 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (11 vs 8)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Weather
Weather at a glance. See the temperature in your toolbar and open hourly forecasts, daily forecasts, and radar.
≈100K users4.7★ from 5.7K ratingsUpdated 4 days ago6 permissions- About 3.3× more users than Widgetify
- Rated 0.3 stars lower
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 8)
- Listed under News & Weather
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Weather In
Current weather conditions with smart @ commands in the address bar (outfit, UV, packing list).
≈10K users4.5★ from 20 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago10 permissions- About 3.0× fewer users than Widgetify
- Rated 0.4 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (10 vs 8)
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My Weather
The weather at your fingertips with 'My Weather'
≈10K users4.2★ from 17 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years1 permissions- About 3.0× fewer users than Widgetify
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 8)
- Listed under News & Weather
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The Weather Tab
The Weather Tab is a Chrome Extension for the New Tab
≈10K users3.0★ from 2 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years2 permissions- About 3.0× fewer users than Widgetify
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 8)
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MSN New Tab
Add the MSN New Tab for quick access to the latest news, your most visited sites, web search and more.
≈500K users3.5★ from 199 ratingsUpdated 22 months ago5 permissions- About 17× more users than Widgetify
- Rated 1.5 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 8)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Get Weather Today
Default search extension that enables weather results in your omnibox, powered by Yahoo.
≈40K users3.9★ from 37 ratingsUpdated 14 months agoNo special permissions- A similar number of users to Widgetify
- Rated 1.1 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 8)
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World Weather
Get weather right in your browser homepage with our extension!
≈6K users3.8★ from 12 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years1 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Widgetify
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 8)
- Listed under News & Weather
Widgetify alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Widgetify?
By users, the most popular alternative is MSN New Tab with ≈500K users and a 3.5-star rating. The closest match by what it does is FinancialJuice Widget.
Which Widgetify alternative has the best rating?
Weather has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 5.7K ratings.
Is there a Widgetify alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Get Weather Today asks for 0 permissions, against 8 for Widgetify.
How many alternatives to Widgetify are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Widgetify 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.