What is New Tab Home?

New Tab Home focuses on opening a preferred homepage automatically instead of seeing the default new-tab page. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.

Who should use New Tab Home?

New Tab Home is an open-source project built for firefox users who want a custom new-tab homepage.

Does New Tab Home have a free plan?

Yes — New Tab Home is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.

What platforms does New Tab Home run on?

New Tab Home runs on the web, embeddable surfaces, macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Is New Tab Home still active?

Unverified. New Tab Home has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to New Tab Home?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include New Tab, Custom New Tabs, and New Tab Google.

Who develops New Tab Home?

New Tab Home is developed by ylor.

How long has New Tab Home been around?

New Tab Home first shipped in 2020.

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New Tab Home

Name: New Tab Home
Author: ylor

github.comBrowser DevTools & extensions

New Tab Home is an open-source Firefox extension that replaces the default new-tab page with the user's chosen homepage. It is intended for Firefox users who want new tabs to open directly to a preferred website.

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Overview

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In the Browser DevTools & extensions space, New Tab Home takes a focused approach. It focuses on opening a preferred homepage automatically instead of seeing the default new-tab page. New Tab Home is an open-source project aimed at firefox users who want a custom new-tab homepage. New Tab Home is open source under the Open Source license. It ships for the web, embeddable surfaces, macOS, Windows, and Linux.

It is developed by ylor, and it first shipped in 2020. Key capabilities include custom homepage, new-tab replacement, and firefox integration.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Custom homepage
New-tab replacement
Firefox integration

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Runs on

BrowserEmbeddablemacOSWindowsLinux

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License

Open Source

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed10 Sept · 03:44 UTC
New Tab Home verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about New Tab Home

What is New Tab Home?: New Tab Home focuses on opening a preferred homepage automatically instead of seeing the default new-tab page. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
Who should use New Tab Home?: New Tab Home is an open-source project built for firefox users who want a custom new-tab homepage.
Does New Tab Home have a free plan?: Yes — New Tab Home is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does New Tab Home run on?: New Tab Home runs on the web, embeddable surfaces, macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Is New Tab Home still active?: Unverified. New Tab Home has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to New Tab Home?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include New Tab, Custom New Tabs, and New Tab Google.New Tab Custom New Tabs New Tab Google
Who develops New Tab Home?: New Tab Home is developed by ylor.
How long has New Tab Home been around?: New Tab Home first shipped in 2020.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
License: Open Source
First seen: 10 Sept 2026
Built for: Firefox users who want a custom new-tab homepage
Model: Open source
Solves: Opening a preferred homepage automatically instead of seeing the default new-tab page.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: newtab-home

Developer

ylor

Index record

Indexed: 10 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 10 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: new-tab-home-github-com
Lifecycle state recorded: 10 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 10 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 10 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://github.com/ylor/newtab-home

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