6 Chrome Extensions to Customize Google Homepage

Quick Tips

• The Live Start Page extension offers many features, including live wallpapers, weather information, to-do lists, and speed dials.
• The Infinity New Tab extension is lightweight and provides customization options and cloud integration.
• Momentum is a productivity-focused extension that offers features like daily inspiration and Focus Mode.

1. Live Start Page – Multiple Free Features

The Live Start Page comes with an introduction that explains what you can do with this extension, which is a lot. On the lower left of the screen, you will see some quick tips and shortcuts. By default, you get a unique new start page for Chrome.

It includes many features like the following:

• Live wallpapers (several available, including video wallpapers)
• Weather information
• To-do list creation option
• Speed Dials for quick access to your favorite sites
• Stylish clock display
• Choice of themes (winter holidays, Halloween, etc.)
• 3D and 4D wallpapers
• Ability to use custom images for icons

While you may use this for free, the paid options allow Google Calendar sync, a seconds needle in the clock, and multiple weather widgets. You can also change the default search engine from Bing search to Google, DuckDuckGo, Yandex, or Baidu.

An interesting feature is the meditation mode, which removes all distractions from the screen and plays ambient music in the background to help you relax.

Price: Free plan and paid plans costing $1.99/Month or 14.99/Year

Install Live Start Page

Tip: You may also consider changing the Start Page background image.

2. Infinity New Tab – Light-Weight Option

Where the Live Start Page is heavy and may slow down your new tab, the Infinity New Tab is light (only 1MB) yet rich in features. Taking a minimalist approach, this nifty Chrome extension will add a static wallpaper to reduce tab load time.

We love this extension because it is rich in features. You get all the following:

• Ability to choose from over 200 popular icons
• Multiple HD wallpapers (you may also use your own)
• Customizable search engines
• Cloud syncing for data backup and recovery
• Gmail mail reminders
• To-do list management
• App extension management
• History management
• Notepad for note-taking

We love that it gives you access to Infinity AI, an AI chat that uses some of the world’s top models. You can also control the number of icons in the grid and how they look and feel, take quick notes, and search multiple search engines within the tab.

Price: Free

Install Infinity New Tab

3. Momentum – Nice Sync Options

Momentum is a polite Chrome extension. The first time you install it, it will ask for your name before making any changes. Then, it will ask for your email ID so everything remains in sync. You may, however, choose not to provide your email.

We love that it offers the following features:

• New daily background, mantra, and quotes
• A Focus Mode to reduce distraction
• To-do lists for task management
• Website shortcuts
• Weather information with local weather updates
• Multiple search engine options

To help you stay productive and focused, Momentum will ask you to enter a single task at the bottom of the screen—one thing you must complete today. You may use the to-do list to accomplish more.

While this extension is free, its paid plan offers more, including unlimited focus mode, a vision board, tab stash, an AI chat, and more.

Price: Free with a paid Plus plan for $3.33/Month

Install Momentum

4. Speed Dial (FVD) – Best for Bookmarking

As the name suggests, Speed Dial is all about speed. It is a very popular Google Chrome homepage extension that presents all your shortcut icons in 3D. It is mainly optimized for bookmarking and easy site navigation.

Each icon is called a dial, to which you can give a custom URL and a name. As you move your mouse around, the wallpaper in the background also moves, creating a lovely 3D effect.

It is not as feature-rich as some other extensions we have explored, but it efficiently customizes the Chrome start page. You enjoy these features:

• Speed dial or visual bookmarking
• Auto-generated most-visited list for sites
• Bookmark groups
• Synchronization for bookmarks across multiple devices
• Bookmark keyword search

While it has a free option, the paid option gives unlimited Bookmarks/Dials, private Bookmarks/Dials
archive Bookmarks/Dials and top-priority support.

Price: Free with paid plans for $15/Month or a $129 lifetime payment.

Install Speed Dial (FVD)

5. Custom New Tab – Simple URL Redirection

Custom New Tab is probably the most simplistic of all the extensions we have explored. After installation, you can decide what URL your Chrome Start page defaults to. You may choose Google, Voice In Notepad, Bing, ChatGPT, and more. You may even default to a local file on your computer.

This extension is stripped down and very lightweight. The only major features you will enjoy are:

• Search engine customization
• Cursor focus on the address bar after customization

Price: Free

Install Custom New Tab

6. New Tab Start Page – Multipurpose Start Page Customizer

If you want a multipurpose extension to customize your Chrome Start page, you must try New Tab Start Page.

Once you install it, you’ll see a quick customization window. You can use the defaults or change them to something more suitable. You may change the default start page, input a URL for your start page, and more.

The extension comes with a decent amount of features, including:

• Custom Home page
• Reverse image search
• Web page cached version and translation
• Privacy protection
• User agent spoofing
• Page element removal
• Browsing history navigation:
• Cookie management

You will enjoy its easy solutions for customizing the Chrome home page.

Price: Free

Install New Tab Start Page