chrome-random-newtab

A new tab override page extension for Google Chrome.

I'm releasing this on GitHub only. Maybe some developer will want to release it to the Web Store.

You can install this extension with the following steps:

1. Click on Releases on GitHub
2. Download version v1.0 and unzip to some directory on your computer
3. navigate to chrome://extensions/
4. check Developer mode
5. Click Load Unpacked Extension...
6. Select the directory from step 2
7. Uncheck Developer mode

Can you highlight or remove the url from the address bar?

No. The only way to load a url like chrome://apps as a new tab replacement is to execute this JavaScript code:

chrome.tabs.update({ url: "chrome://apps", highlighted: true });

By doing this, Chrome will set an address in the address bar. Extensions don't have permissions to highlight/remove/modify that address. Sorry. Use CTRL+L and start typing.

How do I modify the URLs?

There's no interface to modify the URLs. Open go.js in a text editor and change the URLs manually. Make sure URLs are always wrapped in double quotes ("") and all but the last URL is followed by a comma.

NOTE

Yes, I'm the New Tab Redirect developer. No, I will not accept donations for this extension. Nor will I entertain offers to sell this extension or integrate your code into this extension. I am explicitly not publishing this to the Web Store because I don't want to be hassled by 'buyers' or 'marketers'. My only goal is to give people a way to make their lives easier.

License

MIT License