Customize your new tab page so you can fight climate change while browsing the web. Save trees by doing what you do every day.

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Version
3.4
Update
August 21, 2024
Size
1.5MiB
Developer
opentabs.org
Category
Users
20,000+
Rating
4.9116 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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OpenTabs: Save trees by surfing the web Extension

🌳 How it works
OpenTabs uses a search bar on the new-tab page to enable users to save trees simply by searching the web.

🎯 Our mission
With OpenTabs, we made an active decision to save existing trees rather than planting new ones. You might be wondering why this matters or why we made this decision when other well-known companies have chosen to plant new ones. To put it simply, compelling studies show that planting trees won’t be enough to tackle climate change and that efforts on rainforest conservation lead to a more sustainable and lasting change.

🌎 How it helps
Using the OpenTabs new tab homepage search bar for your internet searches, enables you to automatically support a global community of people working hard to conserve and restore the Earth's forests.

⚙️Settings and Features
• Fast search results
• Beautiful backgrounds
• Trees saved counter
• List of your favorite websites
• Interesting search suggestions
• Affiliate disclosure popup on website bookmarks

📋 Terms
By clicking \"add to Chrome\", I accept and agree to installing the OpenTabs Search extension and setting the Chrome New Tab search provider as described by the services in Terms of Use https://www.opentabs.org/terms/ and Privacy Policy https://www.opentabs.org/privacy/.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx","manifest_version": 3,"name": "OpenTabs: Save trees by surfing the web","short_name": "OpenTabs","version": "3.4","description": "Customize your new tab page so you can fight climate change while browsing the web. Save trees by doing what you do every day.","background": {"service_worker": "background.js"},"chrome_url_overrides": {"newtab": "index.html"},"icons": {"16": "icons/16.png","32": "icons/32.png","48": "icons/48.png","128": "icons/128.png"},"externally_connectable": {"matches": ["*://*.opentabs.org/*"]},"permissions": ["storage","cookies"],"host_permissions": ["*://*.opentabs.org/*"],"optional_permissions": ["topSites"]}
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How to download and manually install OpenTabs: Save trees by surfing the web extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install OpenTabs: Save trees by surfing the web 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 OpenTabs: Save trees by surfing the web extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install OpenTabs: Save trees by surfing the web extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download OpenTabs: Save trees by surfing the web extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a OpenTabs: Save trees by surfing the web 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 OpenTabs: Save trees by surfing the web Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the OpenTabs: Save trees by surfing the web extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the OpenTabs: Save trees by surfing the web extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for OpenTabs: Save trees by surfing the web 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 OpenTabs: Save trees by surfing the web 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 OpenTabs: Save trees by surfing the web extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install OpenTabs: Save trees by surfing the web 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 OpenTabs: Save trees by surfing the web extension file

Select and download the OpenTabs: Save trees by surfing the web 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 OpenTabs: Save trees by surfing the web 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 OpenTabs: Save trees by surfing the web 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 OpenTabs: Save trees by surfing the web 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 OpenTabs: Save trees by surfing the web extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Daniel Roda (ID: 0000005caabe1bba) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 07/27/2023 Ya no funciona, o al menos eso parece, al menos desde marzo de 2023 It no longer works, or at least it seems that way, at least since March 2023

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Oliver C (ID: 000000049c9f2af2) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 11/07/2022 Sounds like a great idea but it doesn't work on Opera. I can't use New Tab Start Page to make it work because I can't find the URL, and I can't use keyboard shortcuts either because that just doesn't work, period.

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HARIKA MUNAGALA (ID: 000000e356553f0d) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/28/2022 I like tree tab

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Alterra Mari Reyes (ID: 000000395b39e1a6) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 10/18/2022 i rate it 3 stars since even though i logged in my account my account wasnt logged in and when i tried logging it in the whole website just crashed so i needed to remove the whole extension

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Crystal Chen (ID: 00000011b07fda8c) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 09/25/2022 I saved lots of trees but then it broke so after reinstalling it it worked again but broke quickly please solve i'm removing for now. Great concept though and it was very fun while it lasted.