Infinity New Tab alternatives without the clutter

Infinity New Tab turns the new tab into a launchpad: a big grid of site icons, backgrounds, a to-do list and AI tools. Its listing notes that a few partner shortcuts may appear by default, which you can delete. If you’d rather the page felt calmer and showed your day, here are the alternatives.

Pax: your day first, shortcuts when you want them

Pax leads with what’s next: your calendars from Google, iCloud, Outlook, CalDAV and .ics links on one sheet of glass, with a quiet nudge before each meeting. A speed dial of your favourite sites is there too, and it can show your bookmarks and most-visited sites if you give it permission. Nothing is pinned for anyone else. The focus timer, sounds, notes and world clocks are free.

Bonjourr: the minimal option

Bonjourr is free and open source with quick links, search, notes and quotes, and says it collects no data.

Momentum: the original calm page

Momentum offers a daily photo, a focus line and links, with a Google or Outlook calendar in its free plan. Its timer, sounds and notes are part of its paid plan.

Shortcuts vs. a calm page

A grid of icons is fast for the sites you already know you want. But every icon is also a small invitation to go somewhere else. In Microsoft’s 2025 research, the busiest workers were interrupted every two minutes. A new tab that shows your next meeting and today’s focus, with shortcuts a click away, nudges you back to what you meant to do.