Widgets for your Chrome new tab
Everything you can drag onto the page, one by one
These are the widgets for Chrome’s new tab that come with New Tab Studio: what each one does, how it’s set up, and when it’s worth the space. Free gets you three added by hand. Widgets that arrive with an installed theme don’t count towards that, and PRO removes the limit entirely.
Time & deadlines
Countdowns, clocks and dates. The widgets that put a number on how much time is left.
Countdown
A countdown timer on every Chrome new tab. Count down to an exam, a launch or one of 23 holidays, in six designs, with a burst of confetti when it hits zero.
Digital Clock
A clock for Chrome’s new tab in 12 formats, from 24-hour to 18:35 Uhr. Pick a city and it becomes a world clock that handles daylight saving on its own.
Tasks & habits
Lists, notes, timers and trackers for the work itself — all editable straight from the tab.
To-Do List
A to do list Chrome extension widget for the new tab page: a Today and Later planner, priorities, due dates, auto-archive and a 30-day chart. No account.
Notes
A sticky notes Chrome extension for the new tab: checklists you tick in place, lists, links, five designs and a handwriting font. Stored locally as plain text.
Habit Tracker
A habit tracker widget for the Chrome new tab: set a goal in days, allow a few skips, check in with one click. Six designs, from a streak grid to a plant.
Pomodoro Timer
A pomodoro Chrome extension timer shaped like an hourglass that flips between phases. 25/5, 50/10 and 90/20 presets, and it keeps going if you close the tab.
Navigation & search
Everything that gets you off this page and onto the one you actually wanted.
News, facts & puzzles
Something to read or solve while you decide what to open next: headlines, a fact you didn’t know, a chess puzzle.
Design & content
Text, images, shapes and backgrounds — the layer that turns a pile of widgets into a page.
Image & GIF
Build a vision board on your Chrome new tab from photos, GIFs and looping video. Tilt, frame and layer each picture; pull from Unsplash, GIPHY or wallhaven.
Weather
A weather widget for Chrome’s new tab: current conditions, an hourly or daily forecast, feels-like and wind, six designs. No location permission needed.
Wallpaper & Background
New tab wallpaper from eight sources: 4K photos from wallhaven, GIFs, looping mp4 video, your uploads, solid colours. A Chrome wallpaper extension, built in.
Questions about widgets for Chrome
Is there a free widget app for Chrome?
Yes. New Tab Studio puts widgets on Chrome’s new tab for free: every widget on this page is on the free plan, and you can add three by hand. Widgets that come with an installed theme don’t count towards the three, so a ready-made page can carry many more.
What widgets can I put on the Chrome new tab?
With New Tab Studio, 35 of them: countdowns and clocks, a to-do list, notes, a habit tracker, a Pomodoro timer, weather, news, a calendar, bookmarks, a search bar and more. Each is dragged where you want it, and most come in several ready-made designs.