The NX1 alternative to Infinity New Tab
Infinity New Tab is one of the best-known new-tab replacements for Chrome: a customizable icon grid with wallpapers, notes, todo and weather. For a tidy start screen that’s plenty — but if you want to land straight in your topics when a tab opens, you’ll be building by hand for a while.
NX1 takes the other route: instead of one grid you get start pages — one ready-made page per topic with curated top sites, a news feed and live widgets. Minecraft, football and shopping come pre-curated; AI builds any other topic from a single word.
NX1 and Infinity New Tab at a glance
| NX1 | Infinity New Tab | |
|---|---|---|
| Core idea | Topic start pages — one ready page per topic | One customizable start screen with an icon grid |
| Setup | Curated start pages + an AI generator for any topic | Manual: assemble icons, widgets and layout yourself |
| News | Curated news feed per start page, sources individually selectable | — |
| Live widgets | Per start page: league tables, upcoming matches, weather, deals | Weather, notes, todo |
| Sync | Device pairing by code — no account, no login | Cloud sync with an account |
| Platform | Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera + mobile web app | Chromium browsers |
| Price | Free | Free |
Ready start pages instead of an empty grid
An NX1 start page ships complete: the topic’s best sites as tiles, matching news sources and topic searches right in the search bar. The gallery shows curated examples from Minecraft to shopping — and AI builds any further start page in seconds.
Sync without an account
NX1 pairs your devices with a code — desktop and phone stay in sync without signing up. The AI personalization from bookmarks and history runs on your device, not on a server.
Switch in two minutes
Install NX1, pick “import bookmarks” in onboarding — your existing sites arrive 1:1 as tiles. You can simply disable Infinity New Tab afterwards; nothing is lost.
Frequently asked questions
Can I bring my existing browser bookmarks?
Yes. On first run NX1 offers a 1:1 import of your browser bookmarks — they show up as tiles and can be reordered or moved into start pages afterwards.
Is NX1 free?
Yes. NX1 is free and works without an account; device sync uses a pairing code instead of a login.
Does NX1 work in Firefox or Safari?
As an extension NX1 runs in Chromium browsers (Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera). In Firefox, Safari and on mobile you use NX1 as a web app at start.nx1-app.com.
As of: August 2026 · Statements about third-party extensions are made to the best of our knowledge as of the stated date, without guarantee — feature sets and pricing may change. All trademarks and product names belong to their respective owners; NX1 is not affiliated with any of the vendors mentioned.