Humble New Tab Page

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Status

Extension status: Featured
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Description from extension meta

Redesigned new tab page featuring your bookmarks, apps, most visited, and recently closed in a custom layout.

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Features:
• Simple, clean design
• Highly customizable
• Fast loading and lightweight

This extension replaces the default new tab page. Drag and drop folders to create new columns or reorder them. The font, colors, spacing, and more can be customized from the options menu.

The source code is available under the MIT license
github.com/ibillingsley/HumbleNewTabPage

Changelog:

Version 1.26.1 - October 15, 2023
• Fixed navigating to file:/// URLs (enable "Allow access to file URLs" in Manage Extensions > Details)
• (Vivaldi) Hide bookmark separators

Version 1.26 - July 2, 2023
• Added font-weight option
• Replaced Apps folder with a link to chrome://apps

Version 1.25 - March 11, 2023
• Manifest V3
• Update favicon

Version 1.24 - February 10, 2019
• Removed weather feature
• Improved keyboard navigation
• Fixed bug opening options

Version 1.23 - December 2, 2018
• Added tooltips for truncated text
• Added option to remember open folders

Version 1.21 - November 20, 2016
• Added HiDPI icons
• Fixed export settings not selectable

Version 1.20 - June 1, 2016
• Added import/export settings
• Fixed recently closed max items

Version 1.19 - April 14, 2016
• Fixed weather not updating

Version 1.18 - April 3, 2016
• Removed geolocation
• Fixed weather error

Version 1.17 - January 24, 2016
• Fixed weather error

Version 1.16 - August 29, 2014
• Added other devices folder
• Recently closed tabs preserve history
• Removed background process
• Chrome version 37 or later required

Version 1.15 - July 6, 2014
• Fixed freezing issues

Version 1.14 - May 11, 2014
• Reduced memory usage
• Added option to set number of items for recently closed, recent bookmarks, and most visited
• Added option for background image size
• Added link to bookmark manager in folder context menu

Version 1.12 - August 18, 2013
• Reorder apps via drag and drop

Version 1.11 - August 3, 2013
• Fixed launching packaged apps (Google Keep)
• Fixed launching file:/// and chrome:// URLs
• Fixed Mobile Bookmarks folder not being removable
• Disable weather if geolocation is denied
• Default layout changed to 2 columns
• Uninstall apps from the context menu
• Hide Google Wallet Service from apps

Version 1.9 - December 30, 2012
• Uses geolocation for weather by default
• Fixed bug with drag and drop
• Added Chrome Web Store to apps

Version 1.8 - November 9, 2012
• Redesigned options panel
• Added several new settings
• Performance tweaks
• Source code released under the MIT license

Version 1.7 - September 8, 2012
• Added custom CSS field for advanced users
• Added option to hide Bookmarks bar and Other bookmarks

Version 1.6 - August 30, 2012

• Added option to open links in new tabs
• Support local file for background image
• Weather errors fixed

Version 1.5 - August 29, 2012
• Weather forecast now uses Yahoo
• System font list enabled on supported versions

Version 1.4 - August 10, 2012
• Added option to disable the weather and other special folders
• Minor bug fixes

Version 1.3 - August 9, 2012
• Fixed error on old Chrome versions

Version 1.2 - August 8, 2012
• Added apps, most visited, recently closed, and weather
• More flexible layout with unlimited columns
• Open all links in folder from context menu
• Color themes and new default style
• Added smooth animation and highlight shadow
• Drag and drop to reorder folders and columns
• Background image support
• Bug fixes
• New name (formerly New Tab + Bookmark Tree)

Version 1.1 - July 20, 2011
• Added options menu

Version 1.0 - July 17, 2011
• Initial release

Latest reviews

Jean-Marc Annonier 2025-08-24: What can I say? I've been using it across Chrome and Edge for the last 3 years and it does perfectly what I need. Long live Humble New Tab!
sleep sheep 2025-07-25: so simple,i love you
Scott Searle 2025-05-19: Does *exactly* what I need, clear bookmarks in several columns, allows for nested folders, allows special categories, lets you lock columns to prevent accidental clicks. 10/10 - an extension I could not live without.
Glob 2025-05-06: This is a fantastic Start Page its perfect in every way Ive tried many but this one is amazingly well thought out it gives you simplicity and reduces noise Thank you for making this
Nathen Bird 2025-04-12: Perfect little extension that doesn't require ungodly permissions.
Jian 2025-04-07: Please don't do feature bloat! It's perfect for bookmarks and that's what it should be
Patriarch 2025-04-06: This is excellent. Highly configurable, you don't think it has everything you want, but it does!
Marcel Mazur 2025-01-13: a nice change of pace, please let users remove bookmarks too
Sophia Joyce 2024-11-22: if you can add the ability to add notes it would be perfect
Nils Bongarts 2024-11-16: At Tooltivity.com, we manually test productivity browser extensions and provide honest and detailed reviews. Humble New Tab received an impressive rating of 8.5 in our tests. In our evaluation, we considered the categories of features, design, ease of use, security & privacy, value for money and performance. You can find the full test report here: https://tooltivity.com/extensions/humble-new-tab
Mohammad Jalal 2024-10-22: Everythings is perfect, Thanks!. I just whish if you could add the ability to update the favicon for bookmarked links.
Phillip 2024-09-22: Nearly perfect. Only thing wrong is you can't drag bookmarks and rearrange them in the order you want. I click and drag, they look like they're gonna move, but when I drop them they go right back where they were. I tried in Brave, Chrome and Edge, all the same.
GOSMOS 2024-09-11: great tap page! but we need auto nightmode plz!!!!!!
Bruno Marinier 2024-09-05: Love it!
VK 2024-09-04: This extension, does exactly what I need - show chrome bookmarks (that are managed (exp/imp, sync, etc.) in standard chrome way). Recently closed tabs are visible, for me very useful also. For all items you can adjust font, colors, arrange folders and other useful setting. Name/text is well displayed with priority over icon. You can open or close each bookmarks folder (its remembered). Effective and productive. Specially with more bookmarks, there is no other extension like this I know about.
Bogdan Khodzinskyi 2024-08-31: Amazing! Highly recommend! Just please add the option to add spacing between folders!
Art Srope 2024-08-26: The current version cannot open local files? file:///D:/……
Tushar Khade 2024-07-24: Absolutely lucid
John Weiss 2024-06-15: Quality
Gary Ge 2024-05-24: the best
Wenly 2024-04-23: So simple yet customizable, I like that we can use the font we have installed in our computer.
Jyri Lillemets 2024-04-08: It's great! However, its usability is reduced by that the settings do not seem to be synced across devices. So every time I make a change to one of the settings, I then manually need to apply that to each of my many computers.
Максим Кройз 2024-04-07: Would you be so kind to add new content such as TAB GROUPS, which recently was realized in chrome?
your name 2024-02-24: best
Jerzy 2024-02-21: Super
Vibin Reddy 2024-01-26: If you're looking for a minimalistic new tab page, it's hard to beat this
Jackson Murphy 2024-01-17: Fantastic extension, I've been a fan for years. Simple and does the job. Options for almost limitless customization. One negative/feature request: It doesn't currently allow you to open a bookmark to a local file. Chome itself lets you bookmark and open a local file, but somewhere in the Humble New Tab Page it doesn't work to click on the bookmark. EDIT: I just saw the changelog! This issue has been patched! (enable "Allow access to file URLs" in Manage Extensions > Details)
francois dubois 2023-10-16: This looks amazing. It's so versatile and also lets the user toggle options according to their desire / preference. Unfortunately, I can't figure out how to set the new tab to display a local html file.
francois dubois 2023-10-16: This looks amazing. It's so versatile and also lets the user toggle options according to their desire / preference. Unfortunately, I can't figure out how to set the new tab to display a local html file.
K F 2023-09-20: This is a great app, however recently have had a problem. Using Microsoft Edge and recently the "deleted favorites" folder keeps getting checked as visible. I uncheck it and it reappears as checked a short time later.
K F 2023-09-20: This is a great app, however recently have had a problem. Using Microsoft Edge and recently the "deleted favorites" folder keeps getting checked as visible. I uncheck it and it reappears as checked a short time later.
Carmelo Rigatuso 2023-09-11: Awesome work. Very simple and easy to use. Really helped me visualize and clean-up all my bookmarks. I'd love to be able to change the background colour or font size/colour for the folder names. This will make it easier to use them as column/section headers.
Carmelo Rigatuso 2023-09-11: Awesome work. Very simple and easy to use. Really helped me visualize and clean-up all my bookmarks. I'd love to be able to change the background colour or font size/colour for the folder names. This will make it easier to use them as column/section headers.
Sara Tong 2023-08-15: Been using it for years and just can't live with it (esp how it enables me to see tabs opened on other devices). Would be great if weather & rss capabilities can be considered in upcoming updates.
Sara Tong 2023-08-15: Been using it for years and just can't live with it (esp how it enables me to see tabs opened on other devices). Would be great if weather & rss capabilities can be considered in upcoming updates.
Lukáš Uher 2023-07-26: The best New tab Page ever! Lightweight, minimalist, but with ability to show almost everything I want and huge flexibility of customization.
Lukáš Uher 2023-07-26: The best New tab Page ever! Lightweight, minimalist, but with ability to show almost everything I want and huge flexibility of customization.
Luis Lage 2023-05-10: Awesome, but can we have dark mode?
Luis Lage 2023-05-10: Awesome, but can we have dark mode?
Don Arsenault 2023-05-02: Humble New Tab Page is perfect. All my bookmarks displayed so FAST and conveniently, plus a few extras like Recent Bookmarks and Recently Closed tabs. Just need to scroll to get to any bookmark. I love how I can move a folder of bookmarks to a separate column! Combine with Holmes for searching bookmarks in the Omnibox on the new tag page. The stock Chrome New Tab page had been annoying me for a long time; it's slow search box starts with a white background then corrects to the black background. Went searching for something better.
Don Arsenault 2023-05-02: Humble New Tab Page is perfect. All my bookmarks displayed so FAST and conveniently, plus a few extras like Recent Bookmarks and Recently Closed tabs. Just need to scroll to get to any bookmark. I love how I can move a folder of bookmarks to a separate column! Combine with Holmes for searching bookmarks in the Omnibox on the new tag page. The stock Chrome New Tab page had been annoying me for a long time; it's slow search box starts with a white background then corrects to the black background. Went searching for something better.
Hammad Farooq 2023-04-28: Thanks soo much for developing this!!! It is super fast to load and has all the features I need.
Hammad Farooq 2023-04-28: Thanks soo much for developing this!!! It is super fast to load and has all the features I need.
Pavel Klinecký 2023-04-04: Simple, fully functional, aesthetically pleasing, allows you to see all your bookmarks or folders on one desktop. Excellent work!
Pavel Klinecký 2023-04-04: Simple, fully functional, aesthetically pleasing, allows you to see all your bookmarks or folders on one desktop. Excellent work!
d.rw1nig324 (Darwin) 2023-03-31: Hello, I want the chrome extension back because it's now updated to 105 or more for chrome version which I cannot update it because of It's expired which I'm using an Chromebook which is dead. I have to get a new device but the extension is still good but I miss it so much because I hate when you can no longer use it because you have to update it. Is there an github with all the versions?
d.rw1nig324 (Darwin) 2023-03-31: Hello, I want the chrome extension back because it's now updated to 105 or more for chrome version which I cannot update it because of It's expired which I'm using an Chromebook which is dead. I have to get a new device but the extension is still good but I miss it so much because I hate when you can no longer use it because you have to update it. Is there an github with all the versions?
拿巴巴（Mac） 2023-03-17: The default favicon of the latest version has turned white, can it be fixed?
拿巴巴（Mac） 2023-03-17: The default favicon of the latest version has turned white, can it be fixed?
Max M 2023-02-12: Fantastic, everything I would want from a new tab page with all of the horrible bloat on Edge's default new tab page. Bonus points for the extremely easy colour customization - it would be almost expected for this not to be included, but the fact that I can easily match it to the theme colour of my browser makes it feel even more professionally-made than Microsoft's own.

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