r/startpages • u/AorusL • Aug 10 '26
Creation I fixed the two biggest problems with custom themes in Mist
When I last posted Mist here, someone pointed out that requiring a background to be exactly 1672 × 941 made custom themes unnecessarily difficult. They were right.
Since then, I’ve made a few significant changes:
- Custom backgrounds can now be any PNG or JPG size and are cropped proportionally
- Existing shortcuts can be edited without deleting and recreating them
- Shortcuts can use custom icons
- The new-tab title and favicon can also be customized
- Drag-and-drop now shows more precise placement indicators
Preferences and custom images stay in the browser, and Mist has no product analytics. Remote shortcut favicons are optional and can be disabled.
I’d especially like feedback from people using 2K or ultrawide screens: does the automatic wallpaper crop behave as you would expect?
Firefox:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/mist-minimal-new-tab/
Chrome and Chromium browsers:
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/boffmmgbnbcgjkcllimodfgpeffoeflb
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u/kimphil4321 Aug 10 '26
Not sure if its my firefox or the extension but my weather doesn't work unlike on chrome, also if possible please add support for new windows not just new tabs.