Overrides the default new tab page with a minimalistic design of customizable links and background image.

Latest Version

Version
0.5.4
Update
March 24, 2019
Size
856KiB
Developer
Category
Users
0
Rating
0 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English (United States)
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Permissions
Storage
UnlimitedStorage
Bookmarks
TopSites
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MyNewTabPage Extension

This extension is for those users who have a standard list of sites that they visit often and want an elegant, simple and attractive way to quickly navigate to them.

Features:
- Cycling background from Unsplash.com
- Configurable keyword for fetching background
- Configurable refresh rate of: 15, 30, 45 or 60 seconds
- Manual refresh button
- Searchbar (DuckDuckGo.com)
- Current date and time.
- Add/remove bookmarks to show only the websites you use frequently
- Custom bookmark icons. 3 ways to choose:
- Scan the website for pre-existing icons
- Choose from the included icon library
- Upload your own custom icons

To customize, access the options page via the gear icon in the bottom left corner of the new tab page. Alternatively, click the extension's icon to the right of the URL navbar and click \"Options\".

Acknowledment:
Basic functionality is from \"Elemental New Tab\" by Andrew McGrath.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "MyNewTabPage", "short_name": "MyNewTabPage", "description": "Overrides the default new tab page with a minimalistic design of customizable links and background image.", "version": "0.5.4", "chrome_url_overrides": { "newtab": "newtab.html" }, "background": { "scripts": ["background.js"], "persistent": false }, "permissions": [ "storage", "unlimitedStorage", "bookmarks", "topSites" ], "optional_permissions": [ "" ], "options_page": "options/options.html", "manifest_version": 2, "icons": { "16": "images/ico.png", "32": "images/ico.png", "48": "images/ico.png", "128": "images/ico.png" }}
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