Can I use Momentum and another new tab extension together?
By Mutables, who make Hallway. Updated
Short answer
Not on the same new tab: Chrome shows one new tab extension at a time, and the one installed last wins. You can keep Momentum and another one installed and take turns, by turning one off at chrome://extensions or by picking one in Hallway. Turning Momentum off keeps its settings for when you switch back.
Why Momentum disappears
When you install a second new tab extension next to Momentum, Chrome gives the new tab to the newer one. Momentum stops showing, even though it’s still installed and on. If Momentum is the newer one, it’s the other way round.
Neither extension can step aside for the other. People in this spot turn one off to keep the other as their new tab, then turn it back on when they miss it.
Taking turns by hand
Chrome lets you choose by turning extensions on and off.
- Chrome
At chrome://extensions, turn off the new tab extension you don’t want right now. With only Momentum on, Momentum opens on every new tab.
- Chrome
To swap, turn Momentum off and the other one on. Do the same in reverse to swap back.
- Profiles
Each Chrome profile keeps its own extensions, so Momentum in one profile and the other extension in another also works.
With Hallway
How to take turns with Hallway
- Add Hallway to Chrome. Momentum and your other new tab extension show up in its list on their own.
- Click the Hallway button and pick Momentum. The next new tab opens Momentum, and the other one is turned off.
- When you want the other one, open Hallway again and pick it, or press AltShiftN to switch to the next one in your list.
- To take turns without thinking about it, set a schedule in Hallway’s settings, such as Momentum during work hours and the other one the rest of the time.
Worth knowing
- Only one shows at a time. Hallway can’t put two new tab pages side by side.
- Hallway finds Momentum by asking Chrome which extensions replace the new tab, not by its name, so the same works for any new tab extension.
- Install a third one later and Chrome hands it the new tab. Hallway lights a small dot on its button and offers one click back to the one you had.
- Hallway isn’t affiliated with Momentum or any other new tab extension. It only turns them on and off.
Questions
Why did Momentum stop showing on my new tab?
Most often another new tab extension was installed after it, and Chrome gives the new tab to the one installed last. Momentum is still installed. Turn the other one off, or pick Momentum in Hallway.
Will I lose my Momentum settings if I switch away?
No. Turning an extension off doesn’t erase its settings, so they are there when you switch back.
Can I see Momentum and another new tab at the same time?
No. Chrome shows one new tab extension at a time. You can switch between them in one click, or on a schedule.
Does this work with new tab extensions other than Momentum?
Yes. Hallway works with any extension that replaces the new tab page, whatever it is called.
Related guides
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Why does Chrome only let one new tab extension work at a time? Chrome gives the new tab to one extension, the one installed last. Why the others do nothing, what Chrome lets you do, and how to pick which one opens. -
How do I switch between new tab extensions without turning them on and off? Switch which new tab extension opens without a trip to chrome://extensions: one click in the toolbar, a keyboard shortcut or a right-click menu. -
Can my new tab page change on a schedule, one for work and one for evenings? Show one new tab extension during work hours and another in the evening and at weekends, or a different one each day. How Hallway’s schedule works.
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