sirodoht / chrome-new-tab

Makes the new tab page empty for non-distracting purposes

Empty new tab page

Makes the new tab page empty for non-distracting purposes

What is this?

Maybe you have ADHD and you feel the Chrome new tab page is too distracting for you. So you use an extension to make it blank, like the old days. But lately, you've been getting a bit security paranoid. So you don't want others having access to your webpages. Others, as in Chrome extensions.

But it's open source! I'm safe.

Maybe you are. But maybe the open sourced code on GitHub isn't the one actually running under your Chrome extension.

Yes, but mother Google has purged evil extensions for me.

That is a good point. But just in case it isn't, this thing is for you.

So, why should I trust your extension over all the others?

Don't do it. This is the purpose of this little guide. Download the source code for this extension, read it (it's 5 LOC) and install it locally for yourself.

How to install

1. Download or clone the repo. Actually, two files are needed, manifest.json and newtab.html.
2. Go to Chrome extensions and enable Developer Mode on the top right of the blue bar.
3. Click Load unpacked and choose the directory of the extension.
4. Done.

License

MIT