Chrome start page: no "Most Visited" nor "Apps", just "Blank" wanted

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2013-11
  • Robottinosino 
    Google Chrome Version 22.0.1229.79 on OS X 10.8.2

    How can I get just a plain blank page as my home page, not just a list of "Most Visited" sites or "Apps" installed, please?

    I did try using the about:blank and/or javacript:void() workaround from these sources:

    Note the UI has changed since this and I am confused:

    I prefer not to install extensions from unknown sources, like recommended here:

    • Answers
  • hanxue

    The most visited / apps page for new tabs is designed behaviour. You cannot change it to a totally blank page about:blank or a specific URL, unless you use an extension.

    The only other alternative is to change the Chromium source code yourself, specifically for new tab page http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/chrome/browser/ui/webui/ntp/?pathrev=113333


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  • Prashant

    I want to display more Most Visited pages in google chrome, currently only 9 pages are being displayed, how can I increase them to 12 or 20 ??


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  • Dave Webb

    The Dev Channel build of Chrome does offer a more customisable New Tab Page but this doesn't allow you to change the number of thumbnails.

    So I don't think you can change the number of pages you see.

  • MK_Dev

    In case someone is still looking for this functionality, you can use Speed Dial extension for Chrome. However, I have not yet found a way to use the most visited websites automatically.

    https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/dgpdioedihjhncjafcpgbbjdpbbkikmi

  • drfrogsplat

    There may be a way to do this by writing an extension (I have not seen any yet though).

    There's a topSites API that gives access to the Titles and URLs of the "Most Visited" pages (I think currently only 20 are tracked).

    The thumbnails may be available via chrome://thumb/URL. I'm not sure if you can actually access the thumbs from extensions though.