A high-performance browser new tab page that gets you where you need to go faster. Utilises the latest tools and tech, packaged into an easy to use Chrome browser extension.
I was frustrated with the default Google Chrome new tab page experience. The "top sites" feature quickly outgrew its usefulness and I found myself using bookmarks instead every time. I never used the Google web search input either, as the search bar is all I need. I wondered, "If I could design my own new tab, what would it look like?"... enter the New Tab
extension.
What started as an experiment to play with the Chrome browser APIs and explore web performance optimisations, New Tab
has grown into something that genuinely improves my productivity. Maybe it can help you too!
Issue | Why / How |
---|---|
Access | Still have access to common things like the bookmarks bar etc. |
Speed | Near-instant access to functionality. Page load performance, runtime performance, and file size should all be scrupulously optimised. |
Privacy & Security | Zero user tracking (unlike most other extensions!). Very restrictive Content Security Policy. Local data only; no remote data fetching. |
Unobtrusive | No annoying things like distracting colours, illegible text, or entries in your right-click menu. |
Recent versions of Google Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers (e.g., Brave, Edge).
Report any bugs you encounter on the GitHub issue tracker.
See releases on GitHub.
MIT license. See LICENSE.
The lightning bolt icon is from twitter/twemoji which is licensed CC-BY 4.0.
© 2024 Max Milton