Bookmarks in flexible columns
Drag and drop folders into columns to build the layout you want.
CHROME EXTENSION
CalmStart
A calm new tab for your bookmarks.
CalmStart replaces Chrome's new tab page with a clean, customizable start page: bookmark folders in flexible columns, search, and sync through the browser.
Open source under the MIT License, based on Humble New Tab Page. No advertising, no analytics, and no developer-operated sync server.
- Platform
- Chrome
- Developer
- Dr. Thomas Entner
FEATURES
What CalmStart offers
Search bookmarks and the web
Search selected folders or all bookmarks, optionally with web search. Results appear in a dropdown or filter the existing start page.
Made to your taste
Adjust fonts, colors, spacing, and backgrounds. Profiles let you switch between saved start-page layouts.
Sync through the browser
Settings and layout sync through Chrome's built-in extension storage. If a layout conflict occurs, CalmStart keeps local recovery backups.
More than bookmarks
Optionally show most visited pages, recent bookmarks, recently closed tabs, and tabs from other devices.
No detour through servers
No advertising, no analytics, and no data sent to the developer's servers. Bookmarks and layout stay in your browser.
IN PICTURES
CalmStart in pictures
Screenshots from the Chrome Web Store.
GOOD TO KNOW
Questions and answers
Does CalmStart send my bookmarks to a server?
No. CalmStart does not transmit bookmarks, browsing data, settings, or layout to developer-operated servers and uses no advertising or analytics services. Settings and layout are kept in the browser's extension storage. When sync is on, your browser account provider syncs them between your devices.
What is synced between browsers?
Supported settings and the portable layout, meaning folder titles and references to your bookmark folders. Open folders, folder appearance, favorites, recently opened links, and profiles sync only if you turn on the matching switch. Your full bookmark database is not synced.
Why does CalmStart request its permissions?
Bookmarks to show and arrange your folders, favicons for the icons, storage for settings and layout, and tabs to open links in your chosen tab mode. Font settings power the font picker. Top sites are read only for the optional "Most visited" section, and sessions only for "Recently closed" and "Other devices".
Where does CalmStart come from?
CalmStart is based on the open-source Humble New Tab Page by Ian Billingsley. Like the original, it is released under the MIT License, and the source code is on GitHub.
SUPPORT
Help with CalmStart
Need help, want to report a problem or share feedback? Feel free to get in touch.
Please include the app version, operating-system version, device and a short description. Do not send passwords, tokens or other confidential data.
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