Override the new tab page with Google Chrome Apps page, does not need many permissions
New Tab with Apps Extension
Changes the new tab with apps tab. This extension does not need any special permissions apart from tabs access.
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Source Manifest.json
{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "New Tab with Apps", "description": "Override the new tab page with Google Chrome Apps page, does not need many permissions", "version": "0.2", "chrome_url_overrides": { "newtab": "new_tab_chrome_apps.html" }, "permissions" : [\t"tabs" ], "icons": { "16": "allapps16.png", "48": "allapps48.png", "128": "allapps128.png" }, "manifest_version": 2}
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