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How to add shortcuts to your new tab page

The sites you visit every day should be one click away — not one search away. Here's how to add shortcuts to your new tab page in every major browser, and how to get unlimited, organized shortcuts on any of them.

Every browser gives you a small set of shortcut tiles on the new tab page, but they're limited and easy to lose. Below are the exact steps for Chrome, Edge and Firefox, followed by the way to go beyond those limits.

Add a shortcut in Chrome

1. Open a new tab (Ctrl+T / Cmd+T).
2. Click + Add shortcut below the search box. (If you don't see it, click the gear icon in the bottom-right and turn on Shortcuts.)
3. Type a name and the website address, then click Done.

Chrome lets you keep up to 10 shortcuts. To edit one, hover it, click the three dots, and choose Edit.

Add a shortcut in Microsoft Edge

1. Open a new tab and find the Quick links row.
2. Click the + (plus) tile.
3. Enter the name and URL, then Add.

If Quick links are hidden, open the page settings (gear icon) and set the layout to Custom or Focused so shortcuts appear.

Add a shortcut in Firefox

1. Open a new tab and look at the Shortcuts (top sites) row.
2. Hover a blank tile and click the pencil, or click the three-dot menu on any site and pick Pin.
3. Enter a title and URL and save.

The limits of built-in shortcuts

Browser shortcuts are handy but restrictive:

• You're capped at roughly 8–10 tiles.
• You can't group them (work vs personal vs tools).
• They don't sync well across different browsers.
• Clearing browsing data can wipe them.

Get unlimited, grouped shortcuts on any browser

If you want more than a handful of tiles, a free start page like Dayblaster turns your new tab into an organized launchpad. You get editable shortcut zones — label them "Work", "AI tools", "Google apps", anything — with as many shortcuts as you like, plus a to-do list, calculator, clock, and live news and markets. It works as your new tab or homepage in any browser, and signing in keeps everything synced and backed up.

1. Open Dayblaster — no signup required to start.
2. Click + Add in any zone, enter a name and URL, and it appears instantly.
3. Set it as your homepage or new tab so it loads every time.

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