How to Add a To-Do List to Your Chrome New Tab (2026)

You open a new tab twenty, forty, sometimes a hundred times a day. It is the single most-visited page in your browser — and by default it does nothing. Meanwhile your to-do list lives in an app you have to remember to open, which is exactly why half-finished lists get abandoned. The fix is to put the list where you already are: on the new tab itself.

Here is how to turn your Chrome new tab into a working to-do list in under a minute, and what to look for so it actually sticks.

Why the new tab is the best place for a to-do list

A to-do list only works if you see it. Standalone apps fail because they add a step — find the icon, open the app, wait for it to load — between the moment a task occurs to you and the moment you write it down. On the new tab, that gap disappears. The list is in front of you every time you start something, so capturing and reviewing tasks becomes automatic instead of a habit you have to maintain.

How to add a to-do list to your Chrome new tab

1. Install Slaet from the Chrome Web Store — it is free and takes one click.
2. When Chrome asks whether to keep the change, choose Keep it.
3. Open a new tab and start typing. Your first task is saved the moment you press enter — no account, no setup.

That is the whole process. From now on, every new tab opens with your tasks on one side and a space to write on the other.

What you get beyond a basic checklist

A plain list is a good start, but tasks rarely live alone. In Slaet each task has room for context underneath — the reason behind it, a link, the detail you would otherwise forget by Friday. You can attach rich-text notes, set a reminder in plain language like “call the bank tomorrow at 3pm,” and flag the few things that genuinely can't wait. Lists can be shared with live collaboration when you are working with someone else.

Make sure it stays yours

The best to-do setup is one you trust and never have to think about. Slaet is local-first: your tasks live in your browser and work fully offline, with no account required. If you want them on more than one machine, sign in and they sync across Chrome, Brave, and Edge — but that is optional, and your data stays on your device until you ask for it. If you are on a shared or work computer, see why an offline, no-account to-do list is often the safer choice.

Frequently asked questions

Is adding a to-do list to Chrome free?

Yes. Slaet is completely free — unlimited tasks, notes, reminders, and sync, with no paid tier and no credit card.

Will it replace my search or my homepage?

Your search still works exactly as before, and you can keep your own wallpaper. Slaet adds a to-do list and notes to the new tab; it does not take your search engine away.

Does it work without an account?

Yes — you can use it entirely offline in a local mode. Signing in is only needed if you want to sync across devices.