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Newt - A Better New Tab

Chrome extension·by Nothing Special
84
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Newt - A Better New Tab's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
39%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 421,529 extensions
In Productivity
46%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 206,551 productivity extensions
Findings
31
median 18Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
8
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
2000
median 13vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 31 distinct issues across 6 severities
31
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

3 risky permissions of 8 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 8 permissions in total. 3 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Manage other extensions

Can enable, disable, or uninstall other browser extensions

High
View most visited sites

Can see your most frequently visited websites

High
View open tabs(optional)

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

Medium
Access bookmarks

Can read and modify your saved bookmarks

Medium
Access session data

Can query and restore recently closed tabs and windows

Medium
Add context menu items

Can add custom items to the right-click context menu

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Low
Access favicons

Can retrieve website favicon images

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Oct 27, 2026
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