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64 points by Hurtak 7y ago

devilsenigma 7y ago
There is another similar extension called Momentum https://momentumdash.com/ https://momentumdash.com/
- Hurtak 7y ago
  I also like Embark https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/embark-new-tab-page/aeajehgeohhgjbhhbicilpenjfcbfnpg?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/embark-new-tab-pag...
- joshstrange 7y ago
  Came here to post about this. I don't use any of the features (todo list, etc) of it but I like seeing the pretty pictures.
keyle 7y ago
13:37, nice touch.
- rpastuszak 7y ago
  Elite o’clock!
phn 7y ago
In the same vein, I use https://tabliss.io/ https://tabliss.io/ for the simple fact it requires minimal permissions and works on firefox. The reason I started using something like this is because the "top sites" I visit is not something I want on my screen if I'm showing it to other people.
- mwilliaams 7y ago
  What are your top sites? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
salex89 7y ago
It's pretty. Somehow Momentum, which is similar, didn't catch up to me. Is there any way to show the same favorites as with the default Chrome setup, only over the image of the day? :)
- Hurtak 7y ago
  Not at the moment but maybe there is Chrome api to get the favorites and we could implement it as another widget that you can display in front of the image.
- notatoad 7y ago
  Chrome has the option to display an image background on your default new tab page, if you want to keep chrome's favourites.
  - salex89 7y ago
    Correct, I use that. However, it is jus one image and without anything else.
sceptically 7y ago
The most useful extension regarding new tabs is (in my case) this one: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/empty-new-tab-page/dpjamkmjmigaoobjbekmfgabipmfilij https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/empty-new-tab-page...
- kchamplewski 7y ago
  I'm pretty sure this didn't use to need an extension, at some point I definitely had my new tab just set to "about:blank" which accomplished the same thing.
  - KenanSulayman 7y ago
    But Google decided that's not actually what you wanted to do and removed that feature. Funnily enough the blank page extension was made by a Chrome developer, so I assume there were some team internal tensions and those who wanted to keep that feature were overridden..
    - gibspaulding 7y ago
      That's really sad. It works in FireFox!
      - Spivak 7y ago
        Don't you worry -- Mozilla isn't immune from this. They removed this feature on Firefox for iOS which is super annoying. You can type in new tab page but it's not allowed to be about:blank. Yay installing an empty HTML page on my server just to have basic functionality.
        lol768 7y ago
        That's odd, it works in Fennec for Android. I wonder if it's a side effect of iOS not actually using Firefox's rendering engine.
vasco 7y ago
I've been using Google's Arts and Culture "New Tab" extension for years, showing me paintings I'd never look at otherwise. It's pretty nice, and sometimes you discover interesting artists. https://artsandculture.google.com/ https://artsandculture.google.com/
- dominotw 7y ago
  i cannot seem to find the extension. do you mind linking it.
  - belltyler 7y ago
    I've got you: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-arts-culture/akimgimeeoiognljlfchpbkpfbmeapkh https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-arts-cultur... It will change the artwork daily by default, but you can change the settings to change on each new tab.
m00dy 7y ago
I use the one fetching from flickr.
VectorLock 7y ago
I really love Markdown New Tab. Its very helpful having a little Markdown page to quickly take notes, have links to frequently visited pages, or whatever else I want to see what I open a new tab. I think its probably the best extension I have in Chrome. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/markdown-new-tab/demppioeofcekpjcnlkmdjbabifjnokj https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/markdown-new-tab/d...
- mrunseen 7y ago
  Concept is nice but I would afraid of new tab becoming cluttered like my bookmarks relatively quickly.
mezod 7y ago
I use my own app to form new habits as the new tab... https://everyday.app https://everyday.app :D
cryptozeus 7y ago
Honestly chrome has become so heavy that I cannot imagine new tab opening with hq image. Not commenting on your plugin.
- Hurtak 7y ago
  I think this should be fine. I did not notice any typing / suggest box lagging or performance problems and I do not have the strongest laptop. The same thing for some extensions that I used before and rendered background image. AFAIK these things should also run in separate thread, so lag in the web page should not freeze omnibox.
jkaufmann_ 7y ago
Always interesting to see examples of web extensions on HN. Given that these new tab extensions are a dime a dozen, I recommend adding some sort of differentiating feature to yours to make it stand out a bit. One that I love: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/githunt/khpcnaokfebphakjgdgpinmglconplhp?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/githunt/khpcnaokfe...
pgeezy 7y ago
One of my co-workers made this astronomy-themed one and I'm really fond of it: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/telescope/mcbkdemjpfgkelnhcnbkoafaljnblcjd https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/telescope/mcbkdemj...
- Hurtak 7y ago
  This is cool, I could add Nasa as another image provider, alongside of Bing.
pvtmert 7y ago
i am suprised that nobody mentioned `unsplash` (eg: https://instant.unsplash.com https://instant.unsplash.com) or its chrome extension yet. :/
Raphmedia 7y ago
This is pretty great. I use Momentum but it has become bloated with paid features.
mrunseen 7y ago
I use Earth View from Google, mainly because of i dont want to see (or show someone) "top sites" like rest of the HN https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/earth-view-from-google-ea/bhloflhklmhfpedakmangadcdofhnnoh https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/earth-view-from-go...
20190820234322 7y ago
I switched to setting newtab to chrome://history/ a few months ago and couldn't believe this didn't occur to me earlier. It's faster than any of the extensions and you get a timeline of a big chunk of your life
c54 7y ago
Here’s something similar for Firefox (just the pretty image part): https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/pretty-new-tab-image/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/pretty-new-ta...
texuf 7y ago
I've been using this one https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/new-tab-art/oldcmmikbakmkmikgikndeekekdihgnf https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/new-tab-art/oldcmm... Open a new tab and see a piece of art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art or the Cleveland Museum of Art.
arnado 7y ago
What benefit is there to have this as an extension, as opposed to a lightweight page being served up?
- quickthrower2 7y ago
  It probably needs to keep state for some of the widgets. Although on a web page there is is localstorage but that's more like a cache than a guaranteed storage. OP does have a regular page you can use though: https://hello-extension.netlify.com/ https://hello-extension.netlify.com/
klhugo 7y ago
You got a new user. I love it. Great work!

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64 points by Hurtak 7y ago

devilsenigma 7y ago

There is another similar extension called Momentum https://momentumdash.com/ https://momentumdash.com/

Hurtak 7y ago
I also like Embark https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/embark-new-tab-page/aeajehgeohhgjbhhbicilpenjfcbfnpg?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/embark-new-tab-pag...
joshstrange 7y ago
Came here to post about this. I don't use any of the features (todo list, etc) of it but I like seeing the pretty pictures.

keyle 7y ago

13:37, nice touch.

rpastuszak 7y ago
Elite o’clock!

phn 7y ago

In the same vein, I use https://tabliss.io/ https://tabliss.io/ for the simple fact it requires minimal permissions and works on firefox. The reason I started using something like this is because the "top sites" I visit is not something I want on my screen if I'm showing it to other people.

mwilliaams 7y ago
What are your top sites? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

salex89 7y ago

It's pretty. Somehow Momentum, which is similar, didn't catch up to me. Is there any way to show the same favorites as with the default Chrome setup, only over the image of the day? :)

Hurtak 7y ago
Not at the moment but maybe there is Chrome api to get the favorites and we could implement it as another widget that you can display in front of the image.
notatoad 7y ago
Chrome has the option to display an image background on your default new tab page, if you want to keep chrome's favourites.
- salex89 7y ago
  Correct, I use that. However, it is jus one image and without anything else.

sceptically 7y ago

The most useful extension regarding new tabs is (in my case) this one: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/empty-new-tab-page/dpjamkmjmigaoobjbekmfgabipmfilij https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/empty-new-tab-page...

kchamplewski 7y ago
I'm pretty sure this didn't use to need an extension, at some point I definitely had my new tab just set to "about:blank" which accomplished the same thing.
- KenanSulayman 7y ago
  But Google decided that's not actually what you wanted to do and removed that feature. Funnily enough the blank page extension was made by a Chrome developer, so I assume there were some team internal tensions and those who wanted to keep that feature were overridden..
  - gibspaulding 7y ago
    That's really sad. It works in FireFox!
    - Spivak 7y ago
      Don't you worry -- Mozilla isn't immune from this. They removed this feature on Firefox for iOS which is super annoying. You can type in new tab page but it's not allowed to be about:blank. Yay installing an empty HTML page on my server just to have basic functionality.
      - lol768 7y ago
        That's odd, it works in Fennec for Android. I wonder if it's a side effect of iOS not actually using Firefox's rendering engine.

vasco 7y ago

I've been using Google's Arts and Culture "New Tab" extension for years, showing me paintings I'd never look at otherwise. It's pretty nice, and sometimes you discover interesting artists. https://artsandculture.google.com/ https://artsandculture.google.com/

dominotw 7y ago
i cannot seem to find the extension. do you mind linking it.
- belltyler 7y ago
  I've got you: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-arts-culture/akimgimeeoiognljlfchpbkpfbmeapkh https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-arts-cultur... It will change the artwork daily by default, but you can change the settings to change on each new tab.

m00dy 7y ago

I use the one fetching from flickr.

VectorLock 7y ago

I really love Markdown New Tab. Its very helpful having a little Markdown page to quickly take notes, have links to frequently visited pages, or whatever else I want to see what I open a new tab. I think its probably the best extension I have in Chrome. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/markdown-new-tab/demppioeofcekpjcnlkmdjbabifjnokj https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/markdown-new-tab/d...

mrunseen 7y ago
Concept is nice but I would afraid of new tab becoming cluttered like my bookmarks relatively quickly.

mezod 7y ago

I use my own app to form new habits as the new tab... https://everyday.app https://everyday.app :D

cryptozeus 7y ago

Honestly chrome has become so heavy that I cannot imagine new tab opening with hq image. Not commenting on your plugin.

Hurtak 7y ago
I think this should be fine. I did not notice any typing / suggest box lagging or performance problems and I do not have the strongest laptop. The same thing for some extensions that I used before and rendered background image. AFAIK these things should also run in separate thread, so lag in the web page should not freeze omnibox.

jkaufmann_ 7y ago

Always interesting to see examples of web extensions on HN. Given that these new tab extensions are a dime a dozen, I recommend adding some sort of differentiating feature to yours to make it stand out a bit. One that I love: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/githunt/khpcnaokfebphakjgdgpinmglconplhp?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/githunt/khpcnaokfe...

pgeezy 7y ago

One of my co-workers made this astronomy-themed one and I'm really fond of it: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/telescope/mcbkdemjpfgkelnhcnbkoafaljnblcjd https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/telescope/mcbkdemj...

Hurtak 7y ago
This is cool, I could add Nasa as another image provider, alongside of Bing.

pvtmert 7y ago

i am suprised that nobody mentioned `unsplash` (eg: https://instant.unsplash.com https://instant.unsplash.com) or its chrome extension yet. :/

Raphmedia 7y ago

This is pretty great. I use Momentum but it has become bloated with paid features.

mrunseen 7y ago

I use Earth View from Google, mainly because of i dont want to see (or show someone) "top sites" like rest of the HN https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/earth-view-from-google-ea/bhloflhklmhfpedakmangadcdofhnnoh https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/earth-view-from-go...

20190820234322 7y ago

I switched to setting newtab to chrome://history/ a few months ago and couldn't believe this didn't occur to me earlier. It's faster than any of the extensions and you get a timeline of a big chunk of your life

c54 7y ago

Here’s something similar for Firefox (just the pretty image part): https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/pretty-new-tab-image/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/pretty-new-ta...

texuf 7y ago

I've been using this one https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/new-tab-art/oldcmmikbakmkmikgikndeekekdihgnf https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/new-tab-art/oldcmm... Open a new tab and see a piece of art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art or the Cleveland Museum of Art.

arnado 7y ago

What benefit is there to have this as an extension, as opposed to a lightweight page being served up?

quickthrower2 7y ago
It probably needs to keep state for some of the widgets. Although on a web page there is is localstorage but that's more like a cache than a guaranteed storage. OP does have a regular page you can use though: https://hello-extension.netlify.com/ https://hello-extension.netlify.com/

klhugo 7y ago

You got a new user. I love it. Great work!