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# How to use Voice In on the new tab page?

By design, the browser does not let Chrome extensions access the default new tab page. As a result, Voice In does not work on the default new tab page in Chrome and Edge.

**The fix: change the new tab page.**

However, Chrome does not let you change the new tab page. You can change the page that opens on startup, but not the new tab page. To solve this problem, we created a new free extension: [Custom New Tab](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/custom-new-tab/lfjnnkckddkopjfgmbcpdiolnmfobflj?hl=en).

With the Custom New Tab extension, you can set the new tab page to a custom URL. For example, you can set it to Google ([https://google.com](https://google.com/)), Bing ([https://bing.com](https://bing.com/)), or the Voice In Testpad (<https://dictanote.co/voicein/notepad/>). We recommend the Voice In Testpad. The extension is tiny (50kb), 100% free, and has no tracking.

### Set up a custom new tab

**Step 1**: Install the Custom New Tab extension from the Chrome Web Store: [Web Store Link](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/custom-new-tab/lfjnnkckddkopjfgmbcpdiolnmfobflj?hl=en)

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Click "Add to Chrome" to install the extension.

**Step 2**: After installation, a page opens and asks you to configure the new tab URL. Enter the URL that you want:

* Enter [https://google.com](https://google.com/) for Google.
* Enter [https://bing.com](https://bing.com/) for Bing.
* Enter <https://dictanote.co/voicein/test/> for the Voice In Testpad. We recommend this URL.

Click Save to save this setting.

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Your new tab page now opens this URL, and you can use Voice In on it.

### Set the new tab URL to a local file URL

You can also set the new tab to a local file URL.

A local file URL looks like `file:///C:/Documents/test.html` on Windows, or `file:///Users/anil/test.html` on Mac. To get the local file URL of a file on your computer, open the file in a new tab in your browser. Then copy the URL from the address bar.

The first time you set the custom new tab URL to a local file URL, a prompt asks you to grant permission, as shown below. Click **Grant Permission**.

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The settings page of the extension opens. Scroll to the "Allow access to file URLs" setting and enable it.

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The extension can now set the new tab page to your local file.

### Disable Custom New Tab

To go back to the built-in Chrome new tab page, disable the Custom New Tab extension:

1. Open the URL chrome://extensions in a new tab.
2. Disable the Custom New Tab extension.

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