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24 alternatives to animatedTabs

Chrome extension showing an animated GIF on every new tab

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. animatedTabs launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Giphy Tab▲170

   Ridiculous GIFs whenever you open a new tab in Chrome

   2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Serious Tabs▲70

   A Gigantic Animated GIF in every New Tab.

   2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   GoogleGIFs▲319

   View animated GIFs in Google Image search (finally!)

   2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Funny New Tab▲77

   A chrome extension that places funny gifs in your new tab

   2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   GIF me a new tab▲6

   A wonderful GIF in every new Chrome tab.

   2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Noisetab▲86

   Put audio visualizations in Chrome's new tab

   2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   New Tab Studio▲103

   Create new tab with draggable widgets, photos, GIFs & more

   2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   FlashTabs▲114

   Flashcards in your new tab screen

   2015 · flashtabs.co · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Reflect New Tab for Chrome ▲394

   Open new browser tabs to a dashboard of customizable widgets

   2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Retab▲166

    Animated tab titles that increase your sales

    2024 · my-kidz.nl · its alternatives →

11. 11
    gifs▲404

    Create personalized GIFs in your browser 😮

    2016 · gifs.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    shots▲154

    Turn the evolution of a website into an animated gif

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Aww New Tab▲76

    Bring back the fun to your Chrome Browser

    2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Animated Favicon Generator▲349

    Create distinctive, animated favicons from GIFs

    2024 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    WeTransfer Moment▲100

    A moment to relax with every new tab

    2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Pigeon▲81

    The 'new tab' that shows you headlines from the web

    2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    LICEcap▲115

    Record animated GIF screencasts

    2014 · cockos.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    GifDeck▲174

    Turn SlideShare presentations into beautifully animated GIFs

    2014 · gifdeck.in · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Gif Talk▲72

    Speech to Gif (Chrome)

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Alltabs ✦▲84

    Amazing visual artists in all new tabs

    2021 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    VisualPing for Chrome▲77

    New Chrome extension to monitor a website/area of a website

    2014 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Tunnel Vision▲203

    See your next Trello tasks every time you open a browser tab

    2016 · domains.marc.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Infinity New Tab▲170

    A more elegant and easy way to use tabs in Chrome ✨

    2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    MuteTab▲67

    Better tab muting in Chrome

    2016 · mutetab.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →