How to customize Chrome’s new tab page
Start with Chrome’s built-in controls. Add an extension only when you need a layout or feature the native page does not provide.
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Useful answers about Chrome’s new tab
Learn what Chrome can do natively, how to evaluate an extension and how the underlying Manifest V3 override works. Each guide is useful whether or not you install Mist.
How to choose a minimalist new-tab extension
There is no universal “best.” The right extension is the one whose visual weight, features and data model fit what you want to see on every new tab.
Read how to choose a minimalist new-tab extensionHow to replace Chrome’s default new-tab page
Chrome does not offer a native “use any webpage” field for new tabs. A Chrome extension replaces the page through a declared new-tab override.
Read how to replace chrome’s default new-tab pageHow to evaluate a privacy-friendly new-tab extension
Do not rely on a “privacy-first” label. Trace what the page stores, which services it contacts and what happens when optional features are disabled.
Read how to evaluate a privacy-friendly new-tab extensionHow to build a Chrome new-tab extension with Manifest V3
A new-tab extension can be three small files: a Manifest V3 declaration, an HTML page and a local script. Start permission-free and add capabilities only when a feature requires them.
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