Twinkstar New Tab

Twinkstar New Tab

Let the New Tab page work like your computer desktop. Better looking, more personalized and more convenient.

What is Twinkstar New Tab?
Twinkstar New Tab is an innovative Edge add-on designed to enhance your browsing experience. It replaces the default new tab page with a personalized and user-friendly interface, modeled after a computer desktop. Users can effortlessly add and delete movable tiles for quick access to websites and search engines. The add-on also enables you to change tile size and personalize your page background, offering a truly customized browsing experience. It even supports touch screens and file:/// entries.
Merlin
Stats
By: Twinkstar
Rating: 4.30 (35)
Version: 4.3 (Last updated: 2022-07-05)
Creation date: 2020-08-14
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Overrides new tab: Yes
Permissions:
  • storage
  • https://*.twinkstar.com/*
Size: 2.48M
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Twinkstar New Tab
Twinkstar New Tab (v4.3)
4.60 (20) 465
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Merlin
Summary
Analyze keywords

Changelog

4.3

  • support file:///
  • touch screen support

3.8

  • Support import and export configuration (including background image)

Twinkstar New Tab page is a lightweight plugin that can replace browser's default new tab page. It includes two different types of tiles for search engines and websites quick access.

  1. Add/Delete: Easily add and delete tiles

  2. Movable: Similar to shortcuts on your computer desktop, you can drag and drop tiles to any locations, choose your favorite icon, avoid certain areas of the images.

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User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Edge Add-on Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Allows for custom backgrounds on new tab
  • Easy and convenient to use
  • Provides option to add sites on the new tab
  • Capability to customize the look and use personal graphics
Cons
  • Doesn't use site's favicon automatically for bookmarks
  • Potential privacy concerns with redirecting information to a domain
  • Some users report bugs and issues, requesting fixes
  • Cannot set as start page
  • Only works with http URLs, not with local file URLs
Most mentioned
  • Customization options
  • Issue with not using site favicons
  • Bug reports
  • Local address (file:///XXX) not working properly
Recent reviews
非常好用·111111
by 智胜, 2022-10-05

如何添加为启动界面呢
by 珥琦, 2022-09-03

redirecting information were collected to stat2.twinkstar.com
by Harry, 2022-05-12
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Safety
Risk impact

Twinkstar New Tab is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Twinkstar New Tab has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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