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New Tab Page in a Powerful, Privacy-Focused Firefox Extension

New tab page that elevate your web browsing as a personalized HomeScreen.
Our Firefox extension offers an intuitive bookmark folder manager, task list organization, advanced search, and seamless drag-and-drop together with Focus mode (Zen mode), all while keeping your privacy intact. Easily import and export your existing browser bookmarks for a smooth transition.

🚀New in 0.4.8.7 - 0.4.12: Radial Command Menu & Folder Cloud. Cleaner Bookmarks & To-do List. ZEN Mode added. Bookmark & Folder sorting. UI updates for Settings and Folder views. Limit on backgrounds lifted.🚀
Check below or https://pandekte.github.io/HomeScreenLanding/ too see detailed changelog.

🚀Coming soon in 0.4.13 Code optimizations, new features and fixes. Icon library.🚀

Key Features:

• 🌐 Advanced Bookmark Manager: Easily add, edit, organize, and access your essential websites with customizable folders and intuitive drag-and-drop functionality. Explorer-like management in dedicated 📁 folder view.
• 🧘 Focus mode (Zen Mode): A calm, distraction-free new tab, with an option to upload your own background.
• 📝 Integrated To-Do List: Manage your tasks efficiently by adding, completing, deleting, and reordering tasks to prioritize your daily activities. Or hide it.
• 🔍 Integrated Filters & Search Functionality: Quickly find your bookmarks and folders with our search feature that scans both bookmark labels and URLs.
• 🖥️ Dashboard Customization: Personalize your New Tab Page with multiple options including customizable backgrounds, bookmark arrangement, and color adjustments to tailor the interface to your preferences.
• 🔒 Privacy-Focused: Your data stays within your browser unless you choose to export it or literally show to someone. We do not track or store any of your information, ensuring your privacy is protected is in your hands - you decide where to store your data. Great power comes with great responsibility.
• 🔄 Export and Import Bookmarks: Backup and restore your bookmarks effortlessly with support for JSON format. Merge imported bookmarks without creating duplicates. Import and export Bookmarks from and to your browser.
• 🖼️ Favicon Management: Automatically fetch and display favicons for your bookmarks or generate unique colored icons based on the bookmark's URL for easy identification. You can add custom icons.

Why Choose HomeScreen?

• Complete Control & Privacy: Maintain full control over your data with no external storage unless you decide to save it manually.
• Enhanced Productivity: Improve your workflow with easy access to bookmarks, tasks, and a powerful search tool, keeping your digital life organized.
• User-Friendly Interface: Enjoy a clean, intuitive design that adapts to your needs, making it simple to manage your browsing experience, to-do lists, and quickly find what you need with the search feature.

Get Started Today!

Enhance your browsing experience with a tool that's both powerful and respectful of your privacy. Click "Add to Chrome" and take control of your digital workspace!

Latest Changes

v0.4.12
• Wallpaper size limit removed. HomeScreen optimizes it on upload by downscaling to 4K (3840 px on the longest edge) to limit memory impact.
• New Folder creation moved into Quick Actions in Folders view.
• Default bookmark card size is now Medium (applicable only to the new users).

v0.4.11
• Wallpaper framing adjusts with theme changes.
• Fixed wallpaper issue in 0.4.10.
• Improved wallpaper framing workflow.
• Current folder label more readable over wallpaper.

v0.4.10:
• Bigger background image possible(10 MB max).
• Custom background framing. Settings ▸ Background ▸ Custom: upload a wallpaper (up to 10 MB), then use Adjust background framing… to zoom, drag, and reset placement (same workflow as Zen Mode).
• Current Folder label uses a frosted blur pill over custom wallpapers for better readability.

v0.4.9.9: Settings & Folder Explorer UI

Added
• Folder Explorer with tree view (All / Ungrouped / 🗄️ Cabinets).
• 🗄️ Cabinets are like one-level folder groups; drag bookmark folders onto a cabinet in the tree, or onto Ungrouped to remove them.
• Multi-select folders with Ctrl/Cmd+click or Shift+click; drag or pin several at once. Clear selection with pill button.
• Fullscreen folder window (Settings ▸ Folders ▸ Full, or ⛶ in the header).
• Improved-style of multiple elements.

Improved
• Settings and Folders UI.
• Grid folder view adjusted to be explorer-like. Folder drag-and-drop with ⠿ handle, move it to a cabinet or ungrouped.
• Zen Mode hint below the clock with 🧭 to open the radial menu (default Alt+R).

Changed
• Removed Compact list display mode (use Grid or List).
• Cabinet data included in backup, export, and Clear Data.

v0.4.8.7 - v0.4.9.8:
Radial Command Menu & Folder Cloud. Cleaner Bookmarks. Zen Mode. Bookmark & Folder sorting.

Added
• Radial command menu (alt+R, 🧭 button, or middle-click a bookmark).
• Top Folder Cloud (☁️) that reveals folders on hover. Three modes: Off, All folders, or Pinned only.
• Configurable radial menu keyboard shortcut.
• "What's New" popup that appears automatically for the first few runs after an update.
• CTAs on Hover and Indicators on Hover toggles (Settings or radial menu). • One-time fresh-install: welcome to-do, example bookmark, Default folder pinned.
• Zen Mode. A calm, distraction-free new tab. Hide bookmarks behind a solid color or a wallpaper from your device.
• Bookmark and folder sorting.

Improved
• Filter buttons (⭐ ☆ 👁️ 📚) can now be switched off again with a second left-click.
• Redesigned, interactive welcome/instructions popup with collapsib…