# A Fine Start - minimal new tab page

> A replacement for Firefox’s new-tab page that presents your favorite links as a clean, simple list.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/a-fine-start](https://chrome-stats.com/d/a-fine-start)

## Overview

- **ID:** `a-fine-start`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Blake Watson
- **Category:** bookmarks,tabs
- **Daily users:** 267
- **Weekly downloads:** 6
- **Rating:** 4.48 / 5 (29 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.0.14
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-03
- **First published:** 2019-09-16
- **Size:** 135 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/a-fine-start/)
- **Website:** [https://afinestart.me/help](https://afinestart.me/help)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/a-fine-start/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/a-fine-start/privacy/)

## Description

**A Fine Start** is a Chrome extension that transforms Firefox’s new tab page into a simple, minimalist list of your favorite links. It allows you to group and sort bookmarks according to your preferences, providing a streamlined browsing experience that helps you access sites quickly.

Beyond its tidy typographic design, **A Fine Start** prioritizes user privacy. By default, your bookmarks are saved directly in your browser without sharing personal data. For enhanced functionality, a Premium subscription enables bookmark syncing across browsers and devices, with minimal and secure data collection limited to email and bookmarks solely for sync purposes. All permissions requested support these features without compromising your privacy.

This extension is perfect for users seeking a distraction-free, organized start page with a strong privacy commitment and optional cross-device syncing.

## Rankings

- #7,101 — Overall
- #242 — Bookmarks
- #10 — live start page
- #10 — start page
- #102 — present
- #114 — new tab

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `https://afinestart.me/*`
- `activeTab`
- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `afinestart.me`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/a-fine-start)