Hide url of chrome extension page when new tab is created

Question

I want to create a new tab in google chrome with my extension:

chrome.tabs.create({'url': chrome.extension.getURL('page.html')}, function(page) {

   // other code

});

But when new page is created the URL looks bad for me, like

chrome-extension://dfdnfdnfjdnkdfndfdf/page.html

How to create new tab with empty URL ?

I saw other extensions doing similar

Answer 1

You are looking for a New Tab Override Page.

Alternatively, you could try manipulating the window.location.hash directly from your content script, using methods described here.