When the default new tab has already annoyed you

Motivation

One day, I realized that the default new tab consumes resources even when it's not active. Ridiculous!

Demo

Check out the Demo page to see it in action!

Advantages

• Lightweight 🪶
• Supports light/dark mode 🌓
• Nice look 💅
• Suspends when is not active 🔋
• Blazing fast ⚡️
• No analytics and spyware 🕵️‍♂️

Screenshots

Light mode

Dark mode

How to install the extension

You have two options:

1. Download and install the latest nightly release.
2. Build it yourself and install it. See How to Build the Extension.

For more information on how to install an extension, refer to Chrome's developer documentation.

Development

To get started, follow these steps:

1. Install the dependencies:

pnpm i

2. Run the development server:

pnpm dev

How to build the extension

To build the extension, use the following command:

pnpm build

After that, you can install the extension by loading the unpacked extension from the dist folder.