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24 alternatives to Backdrops

Awesomeness for your chrome tabs!

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Backdrops launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Chrome Movie Backgrounds▲75
Chrome extension for movie lovers with reviews & trailers
2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
2
Quotable▲97
An elegant new-tab extension with quotes and relevant songs
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
3
Reflect New Tab for Chrome ▲394
Open new browser tabs to a dashboard of customizable widgets
2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
4
New Tab Studio▲103
Create new tab with draggable widgets, photos, GIFs & more
2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
5
Momentum▲352
Replace your new tab page with focus goals
2013 · momentumdash.com · its alternatives →
6
BrandBird Chrome Extension▲507
A Chrome extension for beautiful screenshots
2022 · brandbird.app · its alternatives →
7
Live Start Page▲126
Incredible new tab page with live wallpapers and to-do
2016 · livestartpage.com · its alternatives →
8
UX Quotes▲188
Inspiring UX design quotes in every new Chrome tab.
2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
9
Quotes▲67
Simplistic quotes app for your Chrome browser.
2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
10
Wallcat for Chrome▲108
Beautiful wallpaper for your Chrome new tab, every day.
2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
11
Backdrop Icons▲66
Create beautiful backdrops, with icons
2022 · its alternatives →
12
Themefy▲198
Transform your browser tabs with stunning & interactive art
2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
13
Captr▲109
Beautiful screenshots on Chrome
2023 · its alternatives →
14
Enhance▲108
Turn your new tab into a daily boost of calm + productivity.
2025 · nonchalantowo.github.io · its alternatives →
15
Inspiration Wall▲98
Save full page screenshots of your favourite sites ⭐
2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
16
Backdrop▲170
Hi HN, I'm Oskar, a solo indie Mac developer from Sweden. For those in the Mac community, you might know me from my other apps like Sensei and Trim Enabler. For years, I've been frustrated by the lack of customisation of macOS. In particular the Lock Screen which supports animated wallpapers, but only ones provided by Apple. There's never been a way to add your own personal videos. I decided to figure out how to solve this, and the result is Backdrop 2.0. Backdrop is my Live Wallpaper app for Mac, it can play video wallpapers on your desktop. And now it can play on your Lock Screen too. The…
2025 · cindori.com · its alternatives →
17
Your own Google Photos in all of your new tabs▲31
2017 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →
18
Backdropbrush▲126
Design social media content without hiring a video editor
2022 · its alternatives →
19
PepperTab▲145
Notes, todos, calendar & weather on your new tab
2020 · its alternatives →
20
Unsplash Instant▲143
Beautiful photos from Unsplash in your new tabs
2015 · instant.unsplash.com · its alternatives →
21
Dailypapers▲70
A new landscape Chrome wallpaper from Reddit every day
2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
22
Select▲151
Beautiful new tab with personalized photo categories
2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
23
Arc Stage - Arc experience on Chrome▲95
Bring Arc-like background to Chrome! and a smart dock, too.
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
24
Random Quote▲94
Replace new tabs with a quote (Chrome extension)
2014 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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