Favorites OS - new tab page | Bookmark manager menu bar is a strong option, but it is not the right fit for everyone. Below are 10 alternatives compared on rating, install base, pricing and the use case each one actually wins on.
Favorites OS is a Bookmark manager & menu bar that turns Chrome's New Tab page into a clean desktop-style home screen for your real Chrome bookmarks. Instead of showing a generic new tab, Favorites OS displays your existing bookmarks as large icons with folders, subfolders, drag and drop organization, a dock, custom backgrounds, and custom icons. Key features: - Uses your real Chrome bookmarks - Bookmark manager / menu bar / launcher / viewer - Live bookmark sync for create, rename, move, and delete actions - Folders and subfolders with visual folder previews - Drag and drop reordering across the home screen, folders, and dock - Optional dock that can use a bookmark folder or a custom dock area - Custom icons with automatic favicon, uploaded image, or HTTPS image URL - Adjustable grid density, icon size, and background appearance - Minimal New Tab experience focused on bookmark launching and organization Important notes: - Favorites OS reads your Chrome bookmarks so it can display them on the New Tab page. The perfect bookmark manager & bookmark menu bar - If you edit, move, create, or delete bookmarks in Favorites OS, those changes can also update your Chrome bookmarks. - Favorites OS does not include a custom search engine and does not change your default search provider. - Favorites OS stores its layout and appearance settings locally on your device. - Favorites OS does not use analytics or advertising trackers.
| Extension | Rating | Users | Pricing | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Favorites OS - new tab page | Bookmark manager menu bar (original) | 4.7 | 426 | Free | A premium bookmark home screen for Chrome New Tab with folders, dock, and drag-and-drop favorites. |
| IE Tab | 4.3 | 4M+ | Freemium | Display web pages using IE within Chrome. Use Java, Silverlight, ActiveX, Sharepoint, and more. |
| Speed Dial [FVD] - New Tab Page, 3D, Sync... | 4.7 | 400K+ | Free | New Tab Page Replacement with 3D Speed Dial and predefined images, sync and organize your bookmarks, groups, and most visited |
| Infinity New Tab | 4.6 | 400K+ | Free | Infinity New Tab allows you to customize your New Tab page |
| Bonjourr · Minimalist New Tab Page | 4.9 | 300K+ | Free | A beautiful and customizable new tab page inspired by iOS, designed for a calm and focused browsing experience. |
| Speed Dial 2 New tab | 4.1 | 300K+ | Free | Speed Dial 2 is an easy-to-use extension that lets you save and organize your most visited websites and customize your new tab page. |
| Tab Manager Plus for Chrome | 4.7 | 200K+ | Free | Quickly find open tabs, see all windows in one view, find duplicates and limit tabs per window. The best Tab Manager for Chrome. |
| Auto Tab Discard (suspend) | 4.2 | 200K+ | Free | Increase browser speed and reduce memory load when you have numerous open tabs. |
| EverSync - Sync bookmarks, backup favorites | 4.1 | 200K+ | Free | Synchronize your bookmarks, FVD Speed Dials. Secure online access. Backup, restore your bookmarks. Sync favorites between computers |
| GNTD: Glass New Tab Dashboard | 4.9 | 200K+ | Free | Glass-style new tab dashboard. Search uses Chrome Search API and respects the user's default search engine. |
| Tab Reloader (page auto refresh) | 4.2 | 100K+ | Free | An easy-to-use tab reloader with custom reloading time for individual tabs and more! |
Display web pages using IE within Chrome. Use Java, Silverlight, ActiveX, Sharepoint, and more.
Why it replaces Favorites OS - new tab page | Bookmark manager menu bar: Covers similar ground in the Tab Management category: Display web pages using IE within Chrome. Use Java, Silverlight, ActiveX, Sharepoint, and more.
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New Tab Page Replacement with 3D Speed Dial and predefined images, sync and organize your bookmarks, groups, and most visited
Why it replaces Favorites OS - new tab page | Bookmark manager menu bar: Covers similar ground in the Tab Management category: New Tab Page Replacement with 3D Speed Dial and predefined images, sync and organize your bookmarks, groups, and most visited
Infinity New Tab allows you to customize your New Tab page
Why it replaces Favorites OS - new tab page | Bookmark manager menu bar: Covers similar ground in the Tab Management category: Infinity New Tab allows you to customize your New Tab page
A beautiful and customizable new tab page inspired by iOS, designed for a calm and focused browsing experience.
Why it replaces Favorites OS - new tab page | Bookmark manager menu bar: Covers similar ground in the Tab Management category: A beautiful and customizable new tab page inspired by iOS, designed for a calm and focused browsing experience.
Speed Dial 2 is an easy-to-use extension that lets you save and organize your most visited websites and customize your new tab page.
Why it replaces Favorites OS - new tab page | Bookmark manager menu bar: Covers similar ground in the Tab Management category: Speed Dial 2 is an easy-to-use extension that lets you save and organize your most visited websites and customize your new tab page.
Quickly find open tabs, see all windows in one view, find duplicates and limit tabs per window. The best Tab Manager for Chrome.
Why it replaces Favorites OS - new tab page | Bookmark manager menu bar: Covers similar ground in the Tab Management category: Quickly find open tabs, see all windows in one view, find duplicates and limit tabs per window. The best Tab Manager for Chrome.
Increase browser speed and reduce memory load when you have numerous open tabs.
Why it replaces Favorites OS - new tab page | Bookmark manager menu bar: Covers similar ground in the Tab Management category: Increase browser speed and reduce memory load when you have numerous open tabs.
Synchronize your bookmarks, FVD Speed Dials. Secure online access. Backup, restore your bookmarks. Sync favorites between computers
Why it replaces Favorites OS - new tab page | Bookmark manager menu bar: Covers similar ground in the Tab Management category: Synchronize your bookmarks, FVD Speed Dials. Secure online access. Backup, restore your bookmarks. Sync favorites between computers
Glass-style new tab dashboard. Search uses Chrome Search API and respects the user's default search engine.
Why it replaces Favorites OS - new tab page | Bookmark manager menu bar: Covers similar ground in the Tab Management category: Glass-style new tab dashboard. Search uses Chrome Search API and respects the user's default search engine.
An easy-to-use tab reloader with custom reloading time for individual tabs and more!
Why it replaces Favorites OS - new tab page | Bookmark manager menu bar: Covers similar ground in the Tab Management category: An easy-to-use tab reloader with custom reloading time for individual tabs and more!
Direct comparisons with the extensions people weigh against it.
IE Tab is the closest match. Covers similar ground in the Tab Management category: Display web pages using IE within Chrome. Use Java, Silverlight, ActiveX, Sharepoint, and more.
Yes — Speed Dial [FVD] - New Tab Page, 3D, Sync..., Infinity New Tab, Bonjourr · Minimalist New Tab Page are free.
