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I am annoyed by the thumbnails that are shown when opening a new tab in Google Chrome. I want to see a blank page. How to do that?

Thomas Dickey
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Benedikt R.
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  • Go to chrome settings -> search -> mange search engine . Close all the URL in Default search settings. – BDRSuite May 20 '15 at 13:45
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    'at startup' is _not_ synonymous to 'whenever I open a new tab'. (maybe it _was_ essentially the same setting in _elder_ chrome versions..) [this solution](https://superuser.com/a/447362/75914) does the job (and [that question](https://superuser.com/q/383909/75914) indeed is a duplicate, also asking about new tabs being blank...). – Frank N Aug 13 '17 at 04:21

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As for the newer Versions, the browser settings are not reachable through chrome-internal://... etc., here is a pretty simple solution:

  1. Install New Tab Redirect extension for Google Chrome
  2. Set the redirect page in the extension options to "about:blank" or whatever you like (see image below)

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Benedikt R.
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    Variant with minimal resource impact I've just posted here: http://superuser.com/a/1046794/120138 – dess Feb 29 '16 at 11:44
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    I find [Blank New Tab Page](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/blank-new-tab-page/jonikckfpolfcdcgdficelkfffkloemh?utm_source=chrome-app-launcher-info-dialog) slightly easier to use... – Frank N Aug 13 '17 at 04:16
  • Empty New Tab Page supports OS-based dark mode! https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/empty-new-tab-page/dpjamkmjmigaoobjbekmfgabipmfilij/related?hl=en-US – Devin Rhode Apr 14 '20 at 22:49
  • Blank New Tab Page extension does not allow to use bookmarklets, unlike about:blank. – Aleksander Stelmaczonek Jul 30 '21 at 09:01
  • @FrankN Your link is now 404. I think the [Blank New Tab Page](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/blank-new-tab-page/jaadjnlkjnhohljficgoddcjmndjfdmi) URL has changed - can you confirm if that's the same one you were link to? – icc97 Jan 31 '23 at 04:00
  • @icc97 Yes, the one I picket seems gone. But there are still [plenty to choose from](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/empty-new-tab-page/dpjamkmjmigaoobjbekmfgabipmfilij/related) on the official chrome store. – Frank N Jan 31 '23 at 18:18
  • @FrankN the link I posted was to what looks like the same extension, just a different URL - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/blank-new-tab-page/jaadjnlkjnhohljficgoddcjmndjfdmi – icc97 Feb 01 '23 at 09:33