CHROME NEW TAB GUIDE

How to turn Chrome's New Tab page into a personal desktop.

Chrome's default New Tab page gives you search and a small set of shortcuts. Deskpot keeps that speed, then adds the organization and useful tools of a desktop.

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A Deskpot personal Chrome new tab desktop with visual shortcuts, calendar, weather, countdown, sticky note, and dock

1. Install Deskpot

Add Deskpot from the Chrome Web Store. The next new tab you open becomes your Deskpot. No Deskpot account is required.

2. Add the sites you open every day

Create visual shortcuts for email, work tools, music, study resources, or anything else you use regularly. Move them around the screen like desktop icons.

3. Group related shortcuts into folders

Keep work, school, entertainment, or project links together. Folders open as small desktop spaces, so a large collection stays easy to scan.

4. Add the daily context you need

Use Deskpot's Chrome New Tab widgets for calendar, weather, countdowns, currency conversion, and sticky notes. Move them where they fit your layout.

See the Chrome New Tab widget guide →

5. Make it yours

Choose a light, dark, or custom look, arrange the Quick Access Dock, and let the living plant add a little personality. The result is a customizable new tab that feels familiar every time Chrome opens.