While installed, new tabs default to ‘chrome://apps/’
Updated Dec 2019 because it stopped working. Fixed by changing url to pendingUrl.
This extension will always be free and will never have ads.
This extension was created in response to Chrome’s Feb 2014 removal of the “Enable Instant Extended API” that let you default your new tab to the Apps view.
The source code is very simple and is posted online, so you can inspect it for yourself.
http://holtstrom.com/michael/blog/post/486/New-Tab-As-Apps-Chrome-Extension.html
If you prefer, you can instead use my “Home Button At Top Right” extension (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/home-button-at-top-right/bfejcgpdahgpmgadhgdadfiekmhgnifm) which lets you (via right-click Options) toggle on/off the new-tabs-as-apps feature.
I’ve tried at least 30 “new Tab” extensions, and this is the ONLY ONE that highlights the URL bar, so that you can type right away. Such a simple feature, but it makes a huge difference. Thank you!
only 654 users now ? I don’t believe that ! this app is such a time saver . Now
lets see if there is something like this for all the extensions?
It really nice to have if you use google apps a lot and is easier than having to click apps every time. I give it 4 stars because you can’t turn it on and off on the extension, so you have to go to the manage extensions page to turn it off for when you are looking up something and need to open a couple tabs. Other than that, its great.