# Unable to add sites to New Tab page favorites in Brave

**URL:** <https://community.brave.app/t/unable-to-add-sites-to-new-tab-page-favorites-in-brave/647781>\
**Category:** Desktop Support\
**Tags:** windows, bug, browser\
**Created:** [January 5, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/unable-to-add-sites-to-new-tab-page-favorites-in-brave/647781 "2026-01-05T13:57:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![NegativoPai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5e925/32.png) [@NegativoPai](https://community.brave.app/u/NegativoPai)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/unable-to-add-sites-to-new-tab-page-favorites-in-brave/647781/1 "2026-01-05T13:57:34Z")

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Hello everyone,

I’m having an issue with the Brave browser where I can’t add any sites to the New Tab page (favorites / top sites).

Whenever I try to add a website, nothing happens. The site is not saved, and the favorites area remains empty, as if the action was ignored. There’s no error message or visual feedback at all.

**What I’ve tried so far:**

- Restarting the browser

- Restarting the system

- Trying to add different websites

- Disabling shields for the New Tab page

None of this made any difference.

**Environment:**

- Brave version: [**v1.85.118**]

- OS: Windows [11]

- New Tab page type: Default Brave New Tab

Has anyone experienced this issue before or knows what could be causing it? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Mattches](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/mattches/32/25189_2.png) [@Mattches](https://community.brave.app/u/Mattches)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/unable-to-add-sites-to-new-tab-page-favorites-in-brave/647781/2 "2026-01-06T20:41:48Z")

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If you click the overflow button (three dots icon shown below) and switch to `Frequently visited`, do any sites populate this list?

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/0/4/04d9f13f400209aae1755e19ca08e0d50d102d44.png)

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**Author:** ![NegativoPai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5e925/32.png) [@NegativoPai](https://community.brave.app/u/NegativoPai)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/unable-to-add-sites-to-new-tab-page-favorites-in-brave/647781/3 "2026-01-16T19:24:08Z")

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I think they fixed it because now I can add more sites to favorites, because when I got to the third list of favorite sites it was not possible to add.

 ![Captura de tela 2026-01-16 162245](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/f/d/fdef5e384de3f205ab74f0df0d30ac2c239d5542.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Mattches](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/mattches/32/25189_2.png) [@Mattches](https://community.brave.app/u/Mattches)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/unable-to-add-sites-to-new-tab-page-favorites-in-brave/647781/4 "2026-01-16T19:54:13Z")

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You’re saying you filled the first two pages entirely and now you can’t add more on the third screen? If so, how were you able to add that last tile shown in your screenshot?

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/1/8/182067f3480d1a5e7aea5ae3131b116ca1ef7918.png) [@system](https://community.brave.app/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2026, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/unable-to-add-sites-to-new-tab-page-favorites-in-brave/647781/5 "2026-02-15T19:54:51Z")

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