Blank New Tab

Replace your New tab page with a blank one.

Blank New Tab: A Minimalist Edge Add-on

"Blank New Tab" is an Edge add-on that allows users to replace their New tab page with a simple, blank page. Designed to match Edge's aesthetics, this extension adapts seamlessly to light and dark themes, offering a minimalist browsing experience. It's open source, enabling users to explore its code on GitHub. Note that Edge may disable the extension upon installation, requiring activation in the Manage Extensions page.

Add-on stats

By: Szanuj
Version: 1.1.3 (Last updated: 2024-10-21)
Version code: 1.1.3
Creation date: 2022-04-08
Manifest version: 3
Overrides new tab: Yes
Size: 17.15K
Full description: See detailed description

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Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
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User reviews

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Pros
  • Simple, clean interface without distractions
  • Adapts to Edge's color settings for light and dark modes
  • No trackers or weird permissions required
  • Open-source software
  • Looks and feels like a native feature of Edge
Cons
    Most mentioned
    • Works as expected
    • Best extension for blank new tab on Edge
    • Looks like a native blank page with the original icon
    • No distractions, just browsing
    User reviews
    Works as expected, huge win that it is OSS! šŸ™
    by Viktor, 2025-02-09

    Best extension for blank new tab on edge , adapts to the actual color of edge's actual colors on light and dark mode , it will soon work on private window too...šŸ˜ŠšŸ˜ŠšŸ˜Š, oh! and i liked the edge's original new tab icon too . makes it look like default feature or something.
    by Nemish, 2024-08-02

    Works great
    by Max, 2024-04-05
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    Add-on safety

    Risk impact

    Blank New Tab requires very minimum permissions.

    Risk impact analysis details
    • Medium Can alter new tab settings; fairly benign but with some capability to affect user experience.
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    Risk likelihood

    We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Blank New Tab. Use it at your own risk.

    Risk likelihood analysis details
    • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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