Improve Chrome’s look with new tab feature: Speed dial

One of Google Chrome’s special features, is its thumbnail preview and the visibility of recently closed tabs when a new tab is opened. With a little of CSS tweaks, an extension, Speed dial adds a lot more beauty to the new tab in Google Chrome.

One of Google Chrome’s special features, is its thumbnail preview and the visibility of recently closed tabs when a new tab is opened. With a little of CSS tweaks, an extension, Speed dial adds a lot more beauty to the new tab in Google Chrome.

Before installing Speed dial extension:

The default look of new tab in Google chrome

After installing speed dial extension:

Chrome's new tab after installing the Speed dial extension

Why install Speed dial extension for Google chrome?

  • Very clean interface.
  • You can define which website you want to be shown whereas in the default view you can pin only the most visited sites.
  • Improved look by just a few simple CSS tweaks makes the new tab visually very appealing.
  • Customizable number of dials and six themes to choose from.
  • If you wish, you can upload a background image or just stick to the six themes provided by the extension

If you liked this Chrome extension you might want to check some others we find useful.

Go install the Speed dial extension in the Google chrome’s extension library.

I feel this extension might be useful to every Chrome user. Do drop your opinion about this extension in the comments.

One Comment

Braden August 10, 2011

One of the most useful extensions for Chrome there is!