/new-tab

Open the [about:blank] page when you open a new tab.

Primary LanguageHTML

Chrome extension new tab

Open the about:blank page when you open a new tab.

Why

The new tab redirect does this well for years, util Chrome 61 released.

So, if you updated your chrome to v61+, and you want to open a blank page immediately after you open the new tab. This is a best choice.

How

  1. Download the source code;
  2. Navigate to chrome://extensions/
  3. Check Developer mode
  4. Click Load Unpacked Extension...
  5. Select the new-tab source code directory from step 1
  6. Uncheck Developer mode