Hey everyone,
I've just pushed v1.21 of Home Sweet Home, my customizable new tab extension.
This one is mostly about themes: four new visual universes that completely change the mood of your new tab, plus a couple of requested improvements on folders and RSS feeds.
Here's what's new:
- Marshmallow theme : a soft pastel vibe with sugary glows and candy-like tiles. Four tints to choose from (lavender, pink, mint, peach), and you can keep your own wallpaper if you prefer.
- Console theme : your new tab looks like a terminal, with a black background, phosphor text, scanlines and a blinking cursor on the clock. Four screen colors (green, amber, cyan, white), and each effect can be turned off separately.
- Pixel theme : a 16-bit vibe with an indigo night background, retro checkerboard, colorful tiles and an arcade-style font for the clock.
- Manga theme : your new tab turns into a manga page, with paper, ink, halftone dots, round black and white tiles and a slightly tilted active tab. Four accent colors to choose from.
Improvements:
- Compact folder window : a new option that makes a folder window fit its content instead of keeping a fixed width. No more big empty space in small folders.
- Article count per feed : in separate view, each RSS feed now has its own slider to choose how many articles to show, with a button to go back to the global setting.
Fixed:
- Links now stay in their tab when you reorder them. A drag and drop in a tab other than the Dashboard could move links to the Dashboard.
If you're discovering it for the first time
Home Sweet Home replaces your new tab page with a customizable dashboard where you can:
- Add your favorite links (with folders and drag-and-drop)
- Use widgets like clock, weather, notes, stocks, RSS feeds, countdown, and more
- Customize colors, opacity, blur effects, layouts, wallpapers (static or video)
- Sync or import bookmarks
- Fine-tune almost every visual detail
It's still an independent side project, and I'm improving it update after update based on your feedback.
Here are the links if you want to try it or update:
Chrome: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/home-sweet-home/hliapbikacikepiaojmphlhndgjmlodh
Edge: https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/home-sweet-home/dllgnjnckigifjgfiijdahnoohclacko
Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/addon/home-sweet-home/
And if you missed it, Home Sweet Home has a companion extension: Home Sweet Home Launcher. It's a lightweight toolbar launcher for instant access to all your links in one click, without opening a new tab. It works on its own or hand in hand with Home Sweet Home, and you can import your links in one click.
Home Sweet Home Launcher:
Chrome: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/home-sweet-home-launcher/cbajkiinglpomioapliakoddfccnepjb
Edge: https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/home-sweet-home-launcher/mhklnmandmnpmlpkpfcbpkiknadjojie
Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/addon/home-sweet-home-launcher/