Upload your own live wallpapers for your vToad New Tab Page, the experience is yours!

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0.0.0.4
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November 24, 2024
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475
Rating
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3
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vToad New Tab Page - Custom Live Wallpaper Engine, and more! Extension

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NOW IN BETA // NEW LOGO, UI, AND FEATURES // NEWEST CHANGELOG BELOW
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vToad provides you with the simple functionality to use your own uploaded videos as your new tab background! As well as a customizable search bar to set your search engine, quick access to your top visited sites, and more!

I am a solo dev and have spent a lot of time making this something that is a pleasure to use and meets all the expectations of my users and reviews I have gotten. Please enjoy! Leaving feedback, a review, or supporting me on social media and through donations would mean the world! Thank you! <3

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NEW Features just added to vToad! (0.0.0.3 - 10/15/2024)
|| New logo! (art done by @elizavtuber)
|| Large UI overhaul
|| Manual color theme or new auto theme to match colors with current background video
|| Search engine search bar with commands (multiple search engines supported)
|| Blacklist/remove sites in your shortcuts
|| Rearrange sites how you want now
|| Manually add custom sites using the search bar (example: \"/addsite google.com\")
|| Toggle/Hide all the UI elements to your preferences. Enjoy your videos with no distractions!
|| Custom date and time settings - 12hr/24hr

ALL FEATURES:
|| Upload your own local videos as your New Tab live wallpaper [Supported Formats: .mp4, .webm, .ogg, .mov]
|| Automatically plays a random uploaded video as your New Tab live wallpaper every time you open a New Tab
|| Easily identify and manage your uploaded videos
|| Full visual customization with opacity, and hiding unwanted elements
|| Customizable search engine bar with commands to set your search engine
|| Access and display the websites you visit most often, removing sites you don't want.
|| Add manual sites to a new custom shortcut grid using the search bar
|| Display the local time in 12hr/24hr with or without the date
|| Sleek, lightweight, and fast functionality. Designed to provide a visual live wallpaper experience without slowing you down or getting in your way.
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PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
|| Due to limitations, any videos you add are duplicated and stored in your browsers local storage on your computer, this can add up quickly if you add a lot of videos, or videos with very large file sizes.
|| Brave browser users must manually enable the \"brave://flags/#file-system-access-api\" flag and restart their browser to enable access to add videos!
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx","manifest_version": 3,"name": "vToad New Tab Page - Custom Live Wallpaper Engine, and more!","short_name": "vToad","version": "0.0.0.4","description": "Upload your own live wallpapers for your vToad New Tab Page, the experience is yours!","author": "Skyroor","chrome_url_overrides": {"newtab": "src/html/newtabpage.html"},"action": {"default_icon": {"16": "src/images/icon16.png","48": "src/images/icon48.png","128": "src/images/icon128.png"},"default_icon": "src/images/icon128.png","default_title": "vToad - New Tab Page","default_popup": "src/html/popup.html"},"icons": {"16": "src/images/icon16.png","48": "src/images/icon48.png","128": "src/images/icon128.png"},"permissions": ["topSites", "favicon"]}
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How to download and manually install vToad New Tab Page - Custom Live Wallpaper Engine, and more! extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install vToad New Tab Page - Custom Live Wallpaper Engine, and more! 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 vToad New Tab Page - Custom Live Wallpaper Engine, and more! extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install vToad New Tab Page - Custom Live Wallpaper Engine, and more! extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download vToad New Tab Page - Custom Live Wallpaper Engine, and more! extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a vToad New Tab Page - Custom Live Wallpaper Engine, and more! 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 vToad New Tab Page - Custom Live Wallpaper Engine, and more! Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the vToad New Tab Page - Custom Live Wallpaper Engine, and more! extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the vToad New Tab Page - Custom Live Wallpaper Engine, and more! extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for vToad New Tab Page - Custom Live Wallpaper Engine, and more! 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 vToad New Tab Page - Custom Live Wallpaper Engine, and more! 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 vToad New Tab Page - Custom Live Wallpaper Engine, and more! extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install vToad New Tab Page - Custom Live Wallpaper Engine, and more! 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 vToad New Tab Page - Custom Live Wallpaper Engine, and more! extension file

Select and download the vToad New Tab Page - Custom Live Wallpaper Engine, and more! 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 vToad New Tab Page - Custom Live Wallpaper Engine, and more! 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 vToad New Tab Page - Custom Live Wallpaper Engine, and more! 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 vToad New Tab Page - Custom Live Wallpaper Engine, and more! 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 vToad New Tab Page - Custom Live Wallpaper Engine, and more! extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Freddy Martinez (ID: 0000000efa1def6e) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 01/22/2023 Excellent feature, sexy baby