Get the news you care about from the publishers you love with every new tab you open. Find any news topic or news source!

Latest Version

Version
3.1.2
Update
February 24, 2021
Size
11.08MiB
Developer
newstab.com
Category
Users
8,000+
Rating
4.66259 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
Storage
Cookies
TopSites
Https://*.newstab.com/
Https://s2.googleusercontent.com/
Https://feedapi.psccint.com/
Https://api.bing.com/
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News Tab Extension

Tired of juggling among news apps to get the top stories of the day? Important news get lost in your social feeds? Trending news pass you by unnoticed?

NewsTab, the popular newsreader, is now available as a NewTab chrome extension. With NewsTab extension, you’ll get the top news for your region (supporting over 130 regions and languages) with every new tab you open… All in a beautiful, image rich, experience. Select a default news category (Top Stories, Sports, Technology, Entertainment etc.) or simply add any news topic (e.g. Michael Jordan) or news source (e.g. cnn).

About NewsTab (available for Web, Android and iOS):

NewsTab is a single place to read and share the news you care about from the publishers you love (global & local). Simply find and follow international & local news sources in over 130 regions and languages worldwide. Follow popular news topics (Headlines, Sports, Technology, Entertainment etc.) or create your own with Google News topics and Google alerts. NewsTab supports any RSS feed and seamlessly integrates with Google News and Twitter, making it super-easy to follow any news topics, hashtag, blog, newspaper, magazine or website.

NewsTab is a beautiful newsreader, designed for enjoyable browsing among your favorite news sources (via RSS and Twitter feeds) with a visual, image reach, experience. It combines the flexibility of open RSS readers such as Feedly or (the late) Google Reader, with the intuitive and visual experience of modern (but more rigid and closed) news apps, such as Flipboard, News Republic and LinkedIn Pulse.

With NewsTab you can easily follow any news topic, publisher or RSS feed, and organize them into news sections based on your preferences. You can also add your Twitter account and follow your timeline, users or hashtags.

For those of you who are following international publishers, we’ve built a powerful feed catalog, indexing millions of feeds from top global and local newspapers and magazines in over 130 countries & languages around the world. Top regions in our catalog include US, Russia, Brazil, Japan, Germany, and many more. Top languages in our catalog include English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and many more.

Key features:

•\tBeautiful, intuitive and fun to use.
•\tEasily find top local & international publishers in over 130 regions worldwide
•\tFollow any news topic (powered by Google News)
•\tFollow social feeds and hashtags on Twitter
•\tFlexible and personal (follow any RSS / Twitter feed and organize into sections)
•\tInstant article load experience with built in “Full Simplified Article” view
•\tOffline, read later functionality
•\tIntegrates with popular “save for later” apps such as Pocket, Instapaper, Readability, Evernote and OneNote
•\tBeautiful and usable news widget
•\tSupports video news and podcasts
•\tA simple to use TO-DO list

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Offered by: https://www.newstab.com/
Terms of Use: https://www.newstab.com/home/terms
Privacy Policy: https://www.newstab.com/home/privacy
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Source Manifest.json

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How to download and manually install News Tab extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install News Tab extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install News Tab extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install News Tab extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download News Tab extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a News Tab extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the News Tab Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the News Tab extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the News Tab extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for News Tab extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the News Tab extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download News Tab extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install News Tab extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the News Tab extension file

Select and download the News Tab extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the News Tab extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your News Tab extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the News Tab extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install News Tab extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Howie (ID: 0000000d165b0553) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 07/16/2023 Doesn't work properly. Keep getting error "503 Service Temporarily Unavailable"

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