Make Classic your homepage, the easy way
Your homepage is the page your browser shows when you open it. Follow these steps and Classic will be there every time. It takes about a minute.
Step 1: Copy Classic's address
https://classic.besthomepageever.com
To paste it later: click in the box, then press Ctrl + V (on a Mac, ⌘ Command + V). On a phone or tablet, tap and hold in the box, then tap Paste.
Rather type it? The address is classic.besthomepageever.com
Step 2: Follow the steps for your browser
Chrome on Windows, Mac or Chromebook
- Click the three dots ⋮ in the top-right corner of Chrome, then click Settings.
- On the left side, click On startup. No list on the left? Click the ☰ icon at the top-left of the Settings page first.
- Choose Open a specific page or set of pages.
- Click Add a new page, paste the address into the box, and click Add.
- Close the Settings tab. That's it!
Optional: make the Home button open Classic too
- In Settings, click Appearance on the left.
- Turn on Show home button, click in the box below it, and paste the address.
Microsoft Edge
- Click the three dots … in the top-right corner of Edge, then click Settings.
- On the left side, click Start, home, and new tabs. No list on the left? Click the ☰ icon at the top-left of the Settings page first.
- Under When Edge starts, choose Open these pages.
- Click Add a new page, paste the address into the box, and click Add.
- Close the Settings tab. That's it!
Optional: make the Home button open Classic too
- On the same Settings page, find Home button and turn on Show home button on the toolbar.
- Choose Enter URL, paste the address, and click Save.
Firefox
- Click the menu button ☰ (three lines) in the top-right corner of Firefox, then click Settings.
- On the left side, click Home.
- Next to Homepage and new windows, click the drop-down menu and choose Custom URLs…
- Paste the address into the box that appears. Firefox saves it for you.
- Close the Settings tab. The Home button (the little house) now opens Classic too.
Does Firefox still reopen your old tabs when it starts? In Settings, click General on the left and uncheck Open previous windows and tabs.
Safari on a Mac
- Click Safari in the menu bar at the very top-left of your screen, then click Settings…On older Macs it's called Preferences…
- Click General at the top of the window.
- Click in the Homepage box, delete what's there, paste the address, and press Return.
- If Safari asks whether you want to change your homepage, click Change Homepage.
- Set New windows open with to Homepage. You can do the same for New tabs open with if you like.
- Close the Settings window. That's it!
iPhone and iPad
Safari on iPhone and iPad doesn't have a homepage setting. The easy way instead is to put a Classic icon on your Home Screen, right next to your apps.
- Open Safari and go to classic.besthomepageever.com.
- Tap the Share button: a square with an arrow pointing up. Don't see it? Tap the three dots ••• first, then Share.
- Scroll down and tap Add to Home Screen.
- Tap Add.
- From now on, tap the Classic icon on your Home Screen to open your homepage.
Android phones and tablets (Chrome)
- Open Chrome, tap the three dots ⋮ in the top-right corner, then tap Settings.
- Tap Homepage. Don't see Homepage? Use "Or add an icon" below instead.
- Turn it On, then tap Enter custom web address.
- Paste or type the address. The Home button (the little house) now opens Classic.
Or add an icon to your Home screen
- In Chrome, go to classic.besthomepageever.com.
- Tap the three dots ⋮, then Add to Home screen.
- Tap Add (it may say Install or Create shortcut instead).
Check that it worked
Close your browser completely, then open it again. Classic should be the first thing you see. On a phone or tablet, tap your new Classic icon.
Setting it up for someone else?
- Follow the steps above on their computer, phone or tablet. It only takes a minute.
- Or print the steps for their browser and leave them next to the computer.
- Or send them a link to this page. It picks their browser's steps automatically.
Good to know
Is Classic free?
Yes, and you can use it without an account. A free account lets you save your own links and notes, and make the text bigger.
Will this change my search engine?
No. Your homepage is just the page that opens first. The search box in your browser stays the same.
How do I undo it?
Follow the same steps and remove Classic's address, or choose a different option.
Something looks different on my screen
Browsers change their menus from time to time. Email [email protected] and I'll help you through it.