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With this extension, new tabs display a blank page instead of the usual new tab page with thumbnails.
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For those who don't want to worry which recently visited pages show up on the new tab page, who prefer plain over noisy, simple over complex.
Version 1.2.0 adds dark mode support.
Version 1.3.0's only change is to use manifest_version 3. For this extension, this does not affect behavior at all. The change is required to keep the extension listed in Chrome Web Store.
Latest reviews
- (2025-06-24) Camilo CBG: I'm using this on M.S. Edge, and it's perfect. I cannot believe it took more than an year trying all other workarounds for this sh*ty browsers' behavior on new tabs, until I could finally try this extension. In fact I was refusing to accept that I had to install a extension to be able to do a freaking simple thing: display a blank page. Gosh! This is absolutely ridiculous. I tried customising the new tab, tweaking the browser folders and files, removing the most elements I could, blocking domains on hosts. Nothing could be as simple and fast as a plain blank page. This extension simply does it. EDIT: As os June 2025, it no longer works in Private Mode of M.S. Edge.
- (2025-05-22) Lee Hodsdon: Ineffective in Edge's inPrivate mode which still shows a Bing search bar, and lots of instructions. "Allow in inPrivate" was enabled, but this extension has no effect. The "New Tab Redirect" extension does work in inPrivate mode. However, this extension will also blank out the address bar, and follows the color background versus the other extension populate about:blank into the address bar (because that is where it is configured to redirect), and the blank page is white instead of dark. This extension needs to address loading a blank doc in inPrivate mode to be complete.
- (2025-04-12) Roderick Qiu: Too good... exactly the best extension of all
- (2024-11-28) Erika T.: can't live without this one! love it!
- (2024-10-04) MansıV Rahman: Can access my payment handlers
- (2024-09-16) DOHC6: This addon does work, BUT, the new blank tab does not display the proper icon in the upper left corner, instead a plain black square displays.
- (2024-08-22) Samzilla: really good thanks
- (2024-04-24) Too Long Didn't Watch: One of my most faithful companions. Been using it for years.
- (2024-04-19) Ihor: In a dark mode the color is different from the color of menus. Color is not customizable.
- (2024-03-06) Wei Alexander: I really don't understand why google just don't want to give me a simple page.
- (2024-02-29) Jean-Philippe Paradis: I've been using this for years, absolutely crucial! This gives you a zen New Tab opening experience.
- (2023-12-02) ̇: The best most simple easy new literally empty tab, even the tab's title is empty, like magic :)
- (2023-10-31) Justaguy: ITS SO BEAUTIFUL I LOVE IT SO MUCH The reason i got it was because the new tab page was so laggy this helped my computer run faster! 20/10 i currently have 100 new tabs open as writing this, my computer isnt even reacting
- (2023-10-31) Justaguy: ITS SO BEAUTIFUL I LOVE IT SO MUCH The reason i got it was because the new tab page was so laggy this helped my computer run faster! 20/10 i currently have 100 new tabs open as writing this, my computer isnt even reacting
- (2023-10-16) Steve: It messes up ALL tabs, not just the new one. You restart chrome; it loses all open tabs.
- (2023-10-16) Steve: It messes up ALL tabs, not just the new one. You restart chrome; it loses all open tabs.
- (2023-09-16) 西塔鬼若丸: Windowsでダークテーマにしているのにダークにならない
- (2023-07-22) Peter Morrison: Saved the day in Microsoft Edge too. So sick of waiting for their trackers to take my data before it would load any page at all. Lightning fast now.
- (2023-07-22) Peter Morrison: Saved the day in Microsoft Edge too. So sick of waiting for their trackers to take my data before it would load any page at all. Lightning fast now.
- (2023-06-22) Mattias Pamdal: Great, just let us switch between dark mode & light mode. I have dark mode in Windows, but light mode in Google Chrome, yet it shows the dark mode background instead of the light mode background.
- (2023-06-22) Mattias Pamdal: Great, just let us switch between dark mode & light mode. I have dark mode in Windows, but light mode in Google Chrome, yet it shows the dark mode background instead of the light mode background.
- (2023-06-12) Ákos Zalaváry: Hi, with the latest Chrome version, it shows the following in the address bar when I start/new tab: chrome-extension://dpjamkmjmigaoobjbekmfgabipmfilij/empty_ntp.html Can it be fixed? Thanks.
- (2023-06-12) Ákos Zalaváry: Hi, with the latest Chrome version, it shows the following in the address bar when I start/new tab: chrome-extension://dpjamkmjmigaoobjbekmfgabipmfilij/empty_ntp.html Can it be fixed? Thanks.
- (2023-05-22) C: Works great. A necessity for the month of June.
- (2023-05-22) C: Works great. A necessity for the month of June.
- (2023-05-21) Chris Sawyer: Exactly what I wanted.
- (2023-05-21) Chris Sawyer: Exactly what I wanted.
- (2023-04-25) Illia Furman: Excellent 👏🏼
- (2023-04-25) Illia Furman: Excellent 👏🏼
- (2023-04-01) Marius Huber: C'est la meilleur extension, indispensable pour Edge en 2023 !
- (2023-03-02) Cody Clay: Thank you. I don't know why Edge just won't let me use about:blank instead.
- (2023-03-02) Cody Clay: Thank you. I don't know why Edge just won't let me use about:blank instead.
- (2023-02-23) Peter Yuan (Peter): Rate:10 of 10. Less is more.
- (2023-02-23) Peter Yuan (Peter): Rate:10 of 10. Less is more.
- (2022-12-30) i7 9700k: Thank you. No idea why Google or other browsers want to add unneccessary trash so badly. When for me, an empty new tab page is all I ever wanted.
- (2022-12-30) i7 9700k: Thank you. No idea why Google or other browsers want to add unneccessary trash so badly. When for me, an empty new tab page is all I ever wanted.
- (2022-11-17) Camilo CBG: I'm using this on M.S. Edge, and it's perfect. I cannot believe it took more than an year trying all other workarounds for this sh*ty browsers' behavior on new tabs, until I could finally try this extension. In fact I was refusing to accept that I had to install a extension to be able to do a freaking simple thing: display a blank page. Gosh! This is absolutely ridiculous. I tried customising the new tab, tweaking the browser folders and files, removing the most elements I could, blocking domains on hosts. Nothing could be as simple and fast as a plain blank page. This extension simply does it.
- (2022-08-20) Vincent Scheib: Simple. Works. From a Chrome developer.
- (2022-08-20) Vincent Scheib: Simple. Works. From a Chrome developer.
- (2022-08-05) Michael Mroz: 10/10 contains no unblockable promotions for Google hardware.
- (2022-08-05) Michael Mroz: 10/10 contains no unblockable promotions for Google hardware.
- (2022-06-12) Helena Makarchuk: Super extension
- (2022-06-12) Helena Makarchuk: Super extension
- (2022-05-30) Adam Binksmith: Great extension! One feature request: I'd prefer a blank favicon to the current white box (it is quite noticeable on dark mode)
- (2022-05-30) Adam Binksmith: Great extension! One feature request: I'd prefer a blank favicon to the current white box (it is quite noticeable on dark mode)
- (2022-04-26) Chrunch Ray: Works as expected
- (2022-04-26) Chrunch Ray: Works as expected
- (2022-04-06) Chanmax Coco (jesus2099): UN MUST HAVE POUR EDGE
- (2022-04-06) Chanmax Coco (jesus2099): UN MUST HAVE POUR EDGE
- (2022-02-22) Edward Ferguson: Works great in MS Edge as well! TY!!!!