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[sceptically]

The most useful extension regarding new tabs is (in my case) this one: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/empty-new-tab-page...

[kchamplewski]

I'm pretty sure this didn't use to need an extension, at some point I definitely had my new tab just set to "about:blank" which accomplished the same thing.

[g105b]

How did I not know this existed? This is perfect!

[owlninja]

What makes it the most useful to you?

[phn]

In the same vein, I use https://tabliss.io/ for the simple fact it requires minimal permissions and works on firefox.

The reason I started using something like this is because the "top sites" I visit is not something I want on my screen if I'm showing it to other people.

[mwilliaams]

What are your top sites? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[20190820234322]

I switched to setting newtab to chrome://history/ a few months ago and couldn't believe this didn't occur to me earlier. It's faster than any of the extensions and you get a timeline of a big chunk of your life

[vasco]

I've been using Google's Arts and Culture "New Tab" extension for years, showing me paintings I'd never look at otherwise. It's pretty nice, and sometimes you discover interesting artists. https://artsandculture.google.com/

[dominotw]

i cannot seem to find the extension. do you mind linking it.

[devilsenigma]

There is another similar extension called Momentum https://momentumdash.com/

[Hurtak]

I also like Embark https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/embark-new-tab-pag...

[joshstrange]

Came here to post about this. I don't use any of the features (todo list, etc) of it but I like seeing the pretty pictures.

[jkaufmann_]

Always interesting to see examples of web extensions on HN. Given that these new tab extensions are a dime a dozen, I recommend adding some sort of differentiating feature to yours to make it stand out a bit.

One that I love: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/githunt/khpcnaokfe...

[VectorLock]

I really love Markdown New Tab. Its very helpful having a little Markdown page to quickly take notes, have links to frequently visited pages, or whatever else I want to see what I open a new tab. I think its probably the best extension I have in Chrome. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/markdown-new-tab/d...

[mrunseen]

Concept is nice but I would afraid of new tab becoming cluttered like my bookmarks relatively quickly.

[pgeezy]

One of my co-workers made this astronomy-themed one and I'm really fond of it: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/telescope/mcbkdemj...

[Hurtak]

This is cool, I could add Nasa as another image provider, alongside of Bing.

[pvtmert]

i am suprised that nobody mentioned `unsplash` (eg: https://instant.unsplash.com) or its chrome extension yet. :/

[mezod]

I use my own app to form new habits as the new tab... https://everyday.app :D

[texuf]

I've been using this one https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/new-tab-art/oldcmm... Open a new tab and see a piece of art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art or the Cleveland Museum of Art.

[mrunseen]

I use Earth View from Google, mainly because of i dont want to see (or show someone) "top sites" like rest of the HN https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/earth-view-from-go...

[c54]

Here’s something similar for Firefox (just the pretty image part): https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/pretty-new-ta...

[arnado]

What benefit is there to have this as an extension, as opposed to a lightweight page being served up?

[quickthrower2]

It probably needs to keep state for some of the widgets. Although on a web page there is is localstorage but that's more like a cache than a guaranteed storage.

OP does have a regular page you can use though: https://hello-extension.netlify.com/

[cryptozeus]

Honestly chrome has become so heavy that I cannot imagine new tab opening with hq image.

Not commenting on your plugin.

[Hurtak]

I think this should be fine.

I did not notice any typing / suggest box lagging or performance problems and I do not have the strongest laptop. The same thing for some extensions that I used before and rendered background image.

AFAIK these things should also run in separate thread, so lag in the web page should not freeze omnibox.

[salex89]

It's pretty. Somehow Momentum, which is similar, didn't catch up to me. Is there any way to show the same favorites as with the default Chrome setup, only over the image of the day? :)

[Hurtak]

Not at the moment but maybe there is Chrome api to get the favorites and we could implement it as another widget that you can display in front of the image.

[notatoad]

Chrome has the option to display an image background on your default new tab page, if you want to keep chrome's favourites.

[keyle]

13:37, nice touch.

[rpastuszak]

Elite o’clock!

[Raphmedia]

This is pretty great. I use Momentum but it has become bloated with paid features.

[klhugo]

You got a new user. I love it. Great work!

[m00dy]

I use the one fetching from flickr.