Smarttab

SmartTab — Your Free Custom New Tab Dashboard for Chrome

Turn every new tab into a personal productivity dashboard. SmartTab replaces Chrome’s blank new tab with a beautiful, fully customizable start page packed with widgets you actually use — to-do lists, weather, focus timers, stocks, crypto, Gmail, notes, birthdays & events, and more.

No account required. 100% free. Set up in under a minute.

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WHY SMARTTAB?
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Most new tab extensions give you a wallpaper or a clock. SmartTab gives you a complete command center — drag-and-drop widgets, four color themes, custom backgrounds, and settings that sync across your Chrome devices.

Whether you’re a student, remote worker, developer, or anyone who opens dozens of tabs a day, SmartTab helps you start every session focused and organized.

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KEY FEATURES
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🎯 PRODUCTIVITY
• To-Do List — daily, weekly, and monthly task tracking
• Pomodoro Focus Timer — customizable work/break cycles to stay in the zone
• Notes — capture ideas instantly, right on your new tab
• Daily Quote — fresh inspiration every day
• What’s Today — birthdays, custom events, and public holidays in one widget

🌤 INFORMATION AT A GLANCE
• Weather — live forecast with current temperature, °C / °F, compact or expanded layout
• World Clocks — track time across multiple cities and time zones
• Clock & Calendar — always know the date and time

💰 MARKETS & FINANCE
• Stocks — track AAPL, TSLA, NVDA, GOOGL & more with interactive charts
• Cryptocurrency — live rates for BTC, ETH, SOL and other coins with chart views

📬 STAY CONNECTED
• Gmail Widget — preview your latest unread emails without leaving the tab
• Quick Links — pin your favorite sites as one-click shortcuts with favicons
• Top Sites — jump to your most-visited pages instantly
• Built-in Search Bar — Google, Bing, Yahoo, or DuckDuckGo

🔐 PERSONAL TOOLS
• Password Manager — store passwords locally with PIN protection
• Secure & private — your data stays in your browser

🎨 FULL CUSTOMIZATION
• Drag & resize widgets — build the layout that fits your workflow
• 4 color themes — Dark, Light, Sunset, and Mocha
• Backgrounds — 15+ images, gradient presets, solid colors, or upload your own
• Dim overlay & blur — fine-tune readability over any background
• Transparent or contained widget cards — match your aesthetic
• Toggle any widget on or off — only show what you need

☁️ SYNC ACROSS DEVICES
• Layout, settings, and widget data sync via Chrome Sync — same dashboard on every device

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WHO IS SMARTTAB FOR?
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✓ Students managing tasks and deadlines
✓ Remote workers tracking time zones and focus sessions
✓ Developers who want a clean, information-rich start page
✓ Crypto & stock traders monitoring markets from a new tab
✓ Anyone who wants birthdays, holidays, and daily events at a glance
✓ Anyone tired of Chrome’s empty new tab page

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FREE. NO CATCH.
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SmartTab is completely free with no premium tier, no credit card, and no ads on your dashboard. Install it, customize it, and use every feature.

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PRIVACY & SECURITY
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Your privacy matters. SmartTab stores data locally in your browser. Gmail access uses Google OAuth and is optional — only enabled if you turn on the Email widget. Public holidays use your country (from weather location or a manual country code). We never sell your data.

Privacy Policy: https://fireplugs.github.io/privacy.html
Terms of Use: https://fireplugs.github.io/terms.html

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LINKS
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🏠 Homepage: https://fireplugs.github.io/
🚀 Product Hunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/smarttab

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WHAT’S NEW — v1.0.3.1
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NEW WIDGET
• What’s Today — track birthdays and custom yearly events, see public holidays for your country, and browse Today / Upcoming / All views
• Birthday reminder — friendly popup when someone has a birthday today (optional, once per tab session)

NEW CUSTOMIZATION & SETTINGS
• What’s Today settings — toggle public holidays, override country code, enable/disable birthday popup
• Unified widget tabs — Tasks and Events use the same clean tab style across widgets

WEATHER UPGRADES
• Current temperature shown beside the weather icon
• Clearer today highlight with min/max range
• More reliable forecast data pipeline

LAYOUT & UI IMPROVEMENTS
• Smoother widget arrange mode — fixed layout jump when entering/exiting edit mode; clearer on-screen hint
• Smarter drag & resize — better min/max sizes, placement, and overlap prevention across widgets
• Dashboard stays stable when DevTools is open (left, right, or bottom dock)
• Unified widget header controls (+, menu, toggles) across Gmail, Tasks, Notes, Passwords, Weather, and more
• Fixed overlapping text, buttons, and action icons in compact widget sizes
• Polished Settings panel spacing and dialog layouts

GMAIL & PERFORMANCE
• Gmail widget UI refresh and loading improvements
• General performance and stability fixes across widgets

PREVIOUS UPDATES
• v1.0.3.0 — Pomodoro, Stocks, Quick Links, World Clocks, Daily Quote, Sunset & Mocha themes, gradient/solid backgrounds, weather & market API updates
• v1.0.2 — Chrome Sync across devices
• v1.0.2.2 — Gmail widget loading fix
• v1.0.2.3 — Weather geo API update
• v1.0.2.4 — Weather horizontal layout support

Click “Add to Chrome” and make your new tab work for you.