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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:

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  • Did you look at this [plugin](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/blank-new-tab/pfdloiaebhgmjpaclbbodcmlmppkakjh)? – avirk Oct 06 '12 at 01:37
  • Yes, but the question is: _who_ makes this? DarkByte? I don't trust "DARKbyte". How can I make sure it is not bad code or it will not be "software updated" with bad code some day just before I do Internet banking on Chrome? I shun installing software from unknown sources... – Robottinosino Oct 06 '12 at 01:43
  • For safe browsing you can use `incognito` mode of Chrome. – avirk Oct 06 '12 at 01:51
  • It's not that I want Incognito, I'd just like _not_ to show that I visit some medical sites or things like that often to anybody sitting behind me @ Starbucks? Sounds reasonable? – Robottinosino Oct 06 '12 at 01:54
  • Then you can look out on this [plugin](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/new-tab-redirect/icpgjfneehieebagbmdbhnlpiopdcmna) too. Also you can use [speed-dial](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/speed-dial/dgpdioedihjhncjafcpgbbjdpbbkikmi) plugin and can change your home page or new tab view in settings. – avirk Oct 06 '12 at 01:58
  • You can set option `about:blank` in [new tab redirect](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/new-tab-redirect/icpgjfneehieebagbmdbhnlpiopdcmna/related) plugin options but it can access your **tabs and browsing activity**. Otherwise there is no way to do this. – avirk Oct 06 '12 at 02:26
  • Are you talking about the browser when it starts up or when you open a new tab? The former is easy and I just had to change one little setting. The other I need to continue to research. – ale Oct 06 '12 at 03:21
  • @AlEverett: thx 4 the comment, I mean "open a new tab". – Robottinosino Oct 06 '12 at 04:09
  • Yeah, it looks like you'll need an extension for that. There are several out there, though. – ale Oct 06 '12 at 04:26

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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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  • How is patching a source file maintainable in light of the need to keep the browser up-to-date in terms of security via the update channel and how is a coding answer suitable to SuperUser? ;) – Robottinosino Jan 05 '13 at 10:00
  • @Robottinosino my answer does not include any patching of source files. Simply install a Chrome extension. Another alternative is to install a few Chrome web apps / extensions and use it a few times. Whenever you open a new tab, Chrome will now default to the Apps page instead of the Most Visited page. – hanxue Jan 05 '13 at 13:45