Customize New Tabs & More!

Latest Version

Version
42.7
Update
November 24, 2024
Size
128KiB
Developer
www.sermak.ca
Category
Users
5,000+
Rating
4.02913 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
Cookies
DeclarativeNetRequest
Tabs
ContextMenus
Storage
Offscreen
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New Tab Start Page Extension

A multi purpose Chrome extension that does all this & more:

- Set your Custom \"Home Page\" under Options, in this extension.
- Open that Custom Page in \"New Tab\" instead of the Home Page.
- Toolbar icon for easy access to Downloads, History, Bookmarks.
- Automatically force YouTube videos to play at high definition.
- Right click on an Image to perform a Reverse Image search.
- Right click after selecting a plain text URL to open as link.
- Double click on a plain text link to open URL in a new tab.
- Click icon (next to Menu) for a Cached version or Translation.
- Select some Website text, click Ctrl+Alt (Opt) for Translation.
- Privacy protection disables referral pings on Google Search.
- Ability to change/spoof the browser 'User Agent' when needed.
- Right-Click while holding Ctrl+Alt to remove a page element.
- History Navigation: Hold Right Mouse button, swipe left/right.
- Customize where new tabs open, and tab order when they close.
- Basic cookie management allows for export, import and wipes.

Security permissions that should be enabled for all the features:

\"Allow access to file URLs\" is required if opening local files as new tabs.
\"Allow in private mode\" has to be checked in order to work in incognito.
\"Allow access to search pages\" needed for search engine result pages.

For Chrome, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi, and Edge (Chromium) browsers.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "action": { "default_popup": "popup.html", "default_title": "NTSP" }, "background": { "service_worker": "background.js" }, "chrome_url_overrides": { "newtab": "newtab.html" }, "content_scripts": [ { "all_frames": true, "js": [ "content-id.js" ], "matches": [ "http://*/*", "https://*/*", "file:///*" ], "run_at": "document_idle" }, { "all_frames": true, "js": [ "content-st.js" ], "matches": [ "http://*/*", "https://*/*", "file:///*" ], "run_at": "document_start" }, { "all_frames": true, "js": [ "content-ag.js" ], "matches": [ "http://*/*", "https://*/*", "file:///*" ], "run_at": "document_start", "world": "MAIN" } ], "description": "Customize New Tabs & More!", "homepage_url": "https://sermak.ca", "host_permissions": [ "http://*/*", "https://*/*", "file:///*" ], "icons": { "128": "newtab.png" }, "incognito": "split", "manifest_version": 3, "name": "New Tab Start Page", "options_page": "options.html", "permissions": [ "cookies", "declarativeNetRequest", "tabs", "contextMenus", "storage", "offscreen" ], "short_name": "NTSP", "version": "42.7", "web_accessible_resources": [ { "matches": [ "http://*/*", "https://*/*", "file:///*" ], "resources": [ "*.html", "*.svg" ] } ]}
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How to download and manually install New Tab Start Page extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install New Tab Start Page 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 New Tab Start Page extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install New Tab Start Page extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download New Tab Start Page extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a New Tab Start Page 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 New Tab Start Page Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the New Tab Start Page extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the New Tab Start Page extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for New Tab Start Page 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 New Tab Start Page 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 New Tab Start Page extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install New Tab Start Page 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 New Tab Start Page extension file

Select and download the New Tab Start Page 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 New Tab Start Page 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 New Tab Start Page 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 New Tab Start Page 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 New Tab Start Page extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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francois dubois (ID: 0000002e30cbf0cc) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/16/2023 I've used this off and on and found it to be wonderful. Unfortunately, with Chrome 118 update, the ability to use a local file as a new tab page no longer seems to work. Thanks for your help!

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Sergio Lanzone (ID: 00000090160c75c8) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 09/26/2023 I liked it much, much more when it didn't require copy & paste permission. I can't read the code but even if it's now harmful, once the permission is granted the developer could always change its behaviour in any future update. What a shame, I found it very useful. Please remove c&p requirement!

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Charaf Bokhabrine (ID: 0000004252cb8fa8) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 09/23/2023 Really helps to get new default tab in opera! Thank you man! I wanted that bonjour thing but couldn't find how.

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Jessi “Jela Miraj” Cady (ID: 0000001f5143cf63) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 07/29/2023 Helps me use the new tab I want more reliably on opera. Does this addon really need access to copy and paste permissions when it just redirects? hopefully not & I would like to know...

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Krisztina Panczel (Krissy) (ID: 000000b654486ab0) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 05/16/2023 I accidentally found this extension by someone's mention on another page and now I am able to use Tab for a Cause on Opera GX, and all the other features are super useful as well! It made me so happy, thank you for making this!