---
title: "Custom New Tab Redirect – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "281 users, rated 5.00 by 2 people. Version 1.1, updated 2026-04-19. Requests 0 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/phenpbfhfgcghknjgmdlkekpigfaaobe"
---

# Custom New Tab Redirect

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 281
- Rating: 5.00 from 2 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-09-27 07:29 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: – (needs a week of history)
- Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history)
- Rank by users: #43,402 of 264,703 live extensions
- Rank in Tools: #12,542 of 103,498

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> Redirects the new tab to a custom link.

- Extension ID: `phenpbfhfgcghknjgmdlkekpigfaaobe`
- Developer: [None](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u3d03e5ca7a6f26429d7bd336f6d1381a)
- Category: [Productivity › Tools](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/tools)
- First published: 2026-04-19
- Last updated: 2026-04-19
- Version: `1.1`
- Size: 17.51 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (1): English (United Kingdom)
- Privacy policy: `https://github.com/stopsopa/chrome-homepage/blob/main/documents/PRIVACY_POLICY.md`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/custom-new-tab-redirect/phenpbfhfgcghknjgmdlkekpigfaaobe>
- View the code or download the CRX, in CRX Viewer: <https://robwu.nl/crxviewer/?crx=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fphenpbfhfgcghknjgmdlkekpigfaaobe>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-09-27 | 281 | 5.00 | 2 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

It asks for no permissions.

## More from this developer

Other extensions from the same publisher account.

| Extension | Users | Rating | Ratings | Category |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| [Request Add Headers](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/fiohbfiknfabpiehinajhlkjnclfmmal) | 80 | – | – | Developer Tools |
| [OS Browser Bridge](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ikffjcgfopoidoleokbhdfeinlghekpg) | 15 | – | – | Developer Tools |
| [Chrome Tabs Manager](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/pdlahhjjgnlplafkkiemimecigholndh) | 7 | – | – | Workflow & Planning |

All 4 extensions by [None](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u3d03e5ca7a6f26429d7bd336f6d1381a).

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every month, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-09-27 07:29 UTC; next check around 2026-10-07.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Custom New Tab Redirect” (phenpbfhfgcghknjgmdlkekpigfaaobe). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-27. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/phenpbfhfgcghknjgmdlkekpigfaaobe. Accessed 2026-09-28.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_phenpbfhfgcghknjgmdlkekpigfaaobe,
  title   = {Custom New Tab Redirect (phenpbfhfgcghknjgmdlkekpigfaaobe)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-27},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/phenpbfhfgcghknjgmdlkekpigfaaobe},
  urldate = {2026-09-28}
}
```

---

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