Best alternatives to XP Newtab (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to XP Newtab, 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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XP Newtab alternatives, compared
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XPage New Tab
XPage just support Chinese for now, it will provide English version in the future.XPage is a free and powerful new tab.
≈9K users4.9★ from 157 ratingsUpdated 6 days ago4 permissions- About 3.0× more users than XP Newtab
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
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Simple Modern Architecture Tab
Simple Tab is a new tab extension.
≈10K usersNot rated yetNot updated for 3+ years1 permissions- About 3.3× more users than XP Newtab
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
- Listed under Tools
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Show Apps in new tab
This extension shows the apps overview when opening a new tab in Chrome.
≈40K users3.4★ from 664 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years1 permissions- About 13× more users than XP Newtab
- Rated 1.4 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
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Clipbox Tab
Clipbox Tab is a Chrome Extension for the New Tab
≈30K users4.7★ from 6 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years1 permissions- About 10× more users than XP Newtab
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
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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 17× more users than XP Newtab
- Rated 0.4 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
- Listed under Tools
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Breeze
A clean new tab extension
≈30K users4.7★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago4 permissions- About 10× more users than XP Newtab
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
- Listed under Tools
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'Photo of the day' Clock
Simple extension that shows 'Photo of the day' on the 'New Tab' page with a digital clock.
852 users4.5★ from 4 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years7 permissions- About 3.5× fewer users than XP Newtab
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 3)
- Listed under Art & Design
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Persona 4 - Weather News
A Google Chrome extension that makes your New Tab page display the weather news in the style of Persona 4.
574 users4.3★ from 10 ratingsNot updated for 5+ years1 permissions- About 5.2× fewer users than XP Newtab
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
- Listed under News & Weather
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Lifestyle background pictures new tab
This new tab extension will display pictures of mordern life style in the background.
≈2K usersNot rated yetNot updated for 3+ years4 permissions- About 1.5× fewer users than XP Newtab
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
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Mountains Tab
Mountains Tab is a Chrome Extension for the New Tab
≈5K users4.0★ from 4 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years1 permissions- About 1.7× more users than XP Newtab
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
- Listed under Tools
XP Newtab alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to XP Newtab?
By users, the most popular alternative is Smooth Search Tab with ≈50K users and a 4.4-star rating. The closest match by what it does is XPage New Tab.
Which XP Newtab alternative has the best rating?
XPage New Tab has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.9 out of 5 from 157 ratings.
Is there a XP Newtab alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Simple Modern Architecture Tab asks for 1 permissions, against 3 for XP Newtab.
How many alternatives to XP Newtab are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to XP Newtab 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.