Customize your Start Page and New Tab page with live backgrounds, shortcuts and widgets; like weather, wallpapers and much more!

Latest Version

Version
6.3.14
Update
November 25, 2024
Size
10.59MiB
Developer
squarestartpage.com
Category
Users
9,000+
Rating
3.97297 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English (United States)
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Permissions
Storage
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SquarePage Extension

This extension changes your new tab and has a default search of Yahoo. Note: we do not change your default search provider. The search box on the new tab page uses Yahoo search.

FEATURES:
★ Fully customizable start page
★ Create many pages to group shortcuts and widgets
★ Use HEX color codes for custom backgrounds
★ Dozens of HD background images
★ Upload your own custom backgrounds
★ Animated and Interactive backgrounds
★ Dark Mode
★ Add Widgets, like weather, notes, calculator, and much more!
★ Add & Move Shortcuts anywhere on the page
★ Select from a shortcut library, including over 100+ popular sites
★ Customize the shortcut icons by choosing a library of icons and colors
★ Open links or search results in new tabs
★ Hide shortcuts or the search box (for the minimalist)
★ Quick access to your email provider!

★ NEW ★ Includes Backup and Restore

\"It's like a desktop experience for your browser!\" – Anonymous

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You can remove or disable the extension at any time.

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You can follow our updates here:
https://squarestartpage.com/changelog

By adding this extension, you agree to our privacy policy available at https://squarestartpage.com/privacy

By adding this extension, you agree to our terms of service available at https://squarestartpage.com/terms

If you have questions or feedback, you can contact us here
https://squarestartpage.com/contact

If you need help removing or resetting the Start Page, follow these steps:
https://squarestartpage.com/uninstall

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If you have a feature request, please feel free to send us a feedback message via the settings window, we look forward to improving your experience.

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Disclosure: We provide Yahoo search by default as one of our affiliate providers.

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You can follow our updates here:
https://squarestartpage.com/changelog

CHANGELOG: (shows most recent changes)

## [6.2.3] - 2022-05-29

### Fixed
* Fixed a few minor storage issues
* Fixed a few settings saving issues

## [6.2.2] - 2022-05-22

### Added
* Feature for backup and restore

### Fixed
* Restored user data back to local storage since Chrome Storage has incredible low limits

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## [6.2.0] - 2022-05-22

### Added
* Updated Storage to use Chrome Sync (across user devices)
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "SquarePage", "short_name": "SquarePage", "description": "Customize your Start Page and New Tab page with live backgrounds, shortcuts and widgets; like weather, wallpapers and much more!", "version": "6.3.14", "manifest_version": 3, "icons": { "16": "assets/images/start-16x16.png", "32": "assets/images/start-32x32.png", "128": "assets/images/start-128x128.png" }, "chrome_url_overrides": { "newtab": "/index.html" }, "permissions": [ "storage" ], "optional_permissions": [ "bookmarks", "topSites" ], "background": { "service_worker": "service-worker.js" }}
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