downthecrop / minimal-new-tab

minimal new-tab chrome extension. Remove/Disable/Delete Google Doodle

Minimal New Tab Extension

I really don't like google doodles on my newtab pages. Unfortunatly due to some chrome premission settings the chrome://newtab page is unable to be hooked. And thus we can't just block doodle requests.

This is an all in one drop in replacement for the Chrome new tab.

Download

Chrome Store

Preview

Features

• No Google Doodles
• No "Helpful tips"
• True Dark Theme
• Chrome Top Sites
• Custom Top Sites
• Custom colors
• Search Bar with Suggestions
• No configuration required
• Fast!

License

MIT License

minimal-new-tab's Issues

Optimize Rerenders and UI Improvements

Rewrite went well. Now to finish this completely I'd like to fix some Rerenders bugs and have some UI modifications

• Auto upgrader runs on every redraw
• Custom sites UI styling
• Compress assets
• Update Readme

Todo

• Remove/Edit recent item entries
• Arrow key navigation on suggestions
• alternative placeholder logo so we can submit to the chrome store
• Favicon population on first load
• refresh favicons for shifted favorites

April 2021

• replace undefined favicons with default
• last element in suggestions styling
• support different search engines
• general code cleanup
• shorter css names
• better setactive()