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Show Apps in new tab icon

Show Apps in new tab

This extension shows the apps overview when opening a new tab in Chrome.

Users40KCurrent public install base
Rating3.9Store average score
Reviews666Public review volume
Manifest versionV3Extension platform version
7-day growth0Net users gained this week
7-day growth rate0%Relative weekly velocity
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Version3.0.0
ManifestV3
Size28.28KiB
Languages1English
Published
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Overview

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Make sure to use Chrome version 84+ with this extension, otherwise the automatic selection of the locationbar text doesn't work.

Since Google updated Chrome to version 29, the App overview is no longer shown, when opening a new tab. This extension restores that behaviour to the way it was.

Tip: the keyboard shortcut CTRL+L (Windows/Linux) or CMD+L (macOS) highlights the URL.

v.3.0.0

* Upgraded to manifest V3. The rest of the extension code is exactly the same as version 2.1.0. Please bear in mind that the display of the apps is handled by internal Chrome code. This means that this extension has no influence over how that looks.

* Fixed a bug so that the address bar is highlighted again

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Store average score3.9Chrome Web Store aggregate rating, including ratings without synced review text
Synced text average3.8Average computed only from synced review bodies below
Reviews with text314Synced review bodies
Total ratings / reviews666Chrome Web Store public rating/review count

Store average score: 3.9. The bars below are calculated from synced review text only, so they may be empty for extensions that have public ratings but no synced comments yet.

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Shaun Henderson2017年11月8日
1

It doesnt work, when you click on it, it just goes to this page (the one you're looking at now)

Language en
1 helpful · 0 not helpful
Mason Hynds2017年11月7日
1

As many have mentioned, the URL bar is no longer highlighted when opening a new tab. I have put up with this for several months, but I can't handle it anymore. I have disabled this extension and won't be using it anymore until it is updated.

Language en
4 helpful · 6 not helpful
Erik Ferner2017年11月5日
3

After opening a new tab, the address bar contains "chrome://apps/", but that text is no longer selected (it used to be). Quite annoying when you want to open a tab and type in an address right away.

Language en
1 helpful · 0 not helpful
Jason Y2017年10月20日
1

Needs to clear the search bar when tabs are open.

Language en
4 helpful · 0 not helpful
Emma Grose2017年10月18日
5

Thank you!! Now my theme actually is able to be seen. AWESOME!

Language en
1 helpful · 0 not helpful
Artem2017年10月10日
2

Leaves URL with chrome://apps/, which you need to remove manually before typing your search query. Thus makes it unusable, removed within a minute of use.

Language en
5 helpful · 1 not helpful
Sean Grady2017年10月5日
1

This rating will change once text selection has been fixed.

Language en
4 helpful · 0 not helpful
Kayla Fleming2017年10月3日
3

Works fine to show the apps, but unusable due to having to manually delete the omnibar text before typing/googling. Very annoying.

Language en
1 helpful · 1 not helpful
Galen Han2017年9月28日
2

The latest Chrome version broke the highlighting of the chrome://apps.

Language en
17 helpful · 0 not helpful
JSari2017年9月24日
5

wow this solved all of my problems, i searched so much for a clean new tab so i can see my theme this fixed it :) no i can see the beautiful theme :D, great job!

Language en
4 helpful · 0 not helpful