Clear New Tab Autor: loftyshaky

📺 Demo Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z9Lxb7qx2Y

🖼 Your own background
Upload your own background (image, GIF, or video) or choose a custom color to display in the new tab page.

🔁 Cycle through different backgrounds
Clear New Tab can cycle through your backgrounds, showing a different one each time you open a new tab.

🎨 Random solid color
Display a randomly generated solid color background each time you open a new tab.

📅 Schedule a background
In "Scheduled" mode, Clear New Tab lets you display specific backgrounds at the dates and times you choose.

❓ FAQ

There's no search bar. How do I search the web?
Use the address bar for web searches.

How can I eliminate the "white flash" before a background loads?
Adjust the "Color of the area around the background" setting. Ensure that "Settings context" is set to "Global."

The background doesn't fit the screen. How do I fix it?
Select "Cover the screen" or "Fit to the browser window" in the "Background size" dropdown.

Custom HTML links aren't working. How do I fix them?
Add target="_top" to the <a> tag. Example:
<a href="https://www.microsoft.com" target="_top">Microsoft</a>

🛠 Known Issues

Clear New Tab data may be automatically removed by the browser. The extension uses IndexedDB to store user data, which the browser may delete if it detects insufficient free space.

🔓 Optional Permissions

Get data from the clipboard
Allows the extension to paste an image or image link in the "Paste image or its link" input using the "Paste" button.

🐱 GitHub: https://github.com/loftyshaky/clear-new-tab

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