Cobalt - New Tab

A very customisable widget based start page/new tab

Cobalt - New Tab: Customizable Widget-Based Start Page

Cobalt - New Tab is a highly customizable Firefox add-on that transforms your browsing experience with a widget-based start page. Stay updated with news feeds, check the weather, manage tasks, jot down notes, and access bookmarks effortlessly. Create multiple workspaces and personalize each widget with its own settings and styles.
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Add-on stats

Manifest V2 Overrides new tab Overrides home page
By: Joelacus
Daily users: 70
-1
Rating: 5.00
(5)
Version: 0.11.1 (Last updated: 2025-02-17)
Version code: 5894210
Creation date: 2023-06-11
Weekly download count: 7
Firefox on Android: No
Permissions:
  • storage
  • http://suggestqueries.google.com/complete/
Size: 1.29M
URLs: Website
Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 11,842 ▼ 79
Other rankings
#28 in widget keyword 13 ▼ 1 #89 in new tab keyword 50 ▼ 3 #112 in news keyword 34 ▲ 1

Other platforms

Cobalt Tab (v0.11.1)
257 5.00 (2)
Not available on Android
Cobalt Tab (v0.11.1)
334 5.00 (1)

User reviews

by suzuna, 2025-01-14
by n00balakis, 2025-01-08
Love this homepage, very versatile. Only thing that would be nice is the ability to change the search bar to use something other than Google/DuckDuckGo/YouTube. Being able to set the search engine similarly to how Firefox lets you customize it would be a great feature.
by Sphinx, 2024-12-31
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Cobalt - New Tab requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Cobalt - New Tab. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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