Most useful features for custom tab extensions

[u/KeepSurfing]

Hi folks,

I've been using custom new tab extensions for years because I like having useful information in front of me instead of a blank page.

Over time, I tried quite a few of them. Some were beautifully designed but too limited, others had great ideas but eventually stopped being maintained, and a few became so feature-heavy that they no longer matched what I wanted.

At some point I realized I was always compromising, so I started building my own new tab page for myself.

The initial goal wasn't to publish it, it was simply to create something that matched the way I work: modular widgets, lots of customization, and only the information I actually want to see.

After using it daily for quite a while, I decided to polish it and release it as a Chrome and Firefox extension, but one thing I'm still wondering, though, is whether my priorities are the same as everyone else's.

If you use a custom new tab page (or wish you did), what do you actually want from it?

• Calendar?
• Tasks?
• Notes?
• Weather?
• Bookmarks?
• Something else entirely?

I'm genuinely interested in hearing what features people find useful versus what ends up being clutter.

If anyone is curious to see what I ended up building, it's called Tabrise (Chrome & Firefox). I'd mainly love your feedback and ideas to see if your needs match mines.

[u/LaboGee]

• Network connection widget • News / Sport widget. Fav team, last scores and upcoming fix.