New tab page by start.me

Name: New tab page by start.me
Rating: 4.317796610169491 (1416 reviews)
Author: https://start.me

Replace your New Tab Page with a personal dashboard.

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start.me is a powerful Chrome extension that replaces your New Tab page with a customizable personal dashboard. It helps you stay organized and boost productivity by providing easy access to bookmarks, notes, to-do lists, and over 3,500 widgets including calendar, weather, and stock quotes. The extension syncs across all your devices and browsers, allowing you to keep your essential information and tools at your fingertips wherever you go.

With features like bookmark importing, open tab saving, stylish backgrounds, and collaboration options, start.me is the ideal tool for anyone looking to personalize their browsing experience. Trusted by over 850,000 users worldwide, it offers a clean, intuitive interface and continuous updates to enhance your workflow and browsing efficiency.

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Version:

7.3.0 Last updated: 2024-01-26

Creation date:

2020-05-06

Risk:

Permissions:

storage
activeTab
contextMenus

Host permissions:

https://start.me/

Size:

2.02M

Email:

in*****@start.me

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 1,576 ▲ 48

Other rankings

#250 in Functionality & UI ▼ 4

#2 in start page keyword 44

#6 in new tab keyword 48 ▼ 1

#14 in new tabs keyword 48 ▼ 2

#19 in page keyword 68 ▼ 1

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New tab page by start.me (v7.3.0)

50,399 4.20

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User reviews

Users appreciate Start.me for its highly customizable and visual bookmark organization, multiple pages for categorization, and seamless cloud sync across devices, boosting productivity. It is widely considered reliable and easy to use with useful widgets. However, many note the free version is quite basic. Common drawbacks include limited customization of interface elements, occasional technical glitches like loading errors, privacy concerns due to cloud dependency, and regional access issues requiring VPNs. Overall, it is regarded as an excellent organization tool, especially when upgrading to the paid version.

Pros

Highly customizable new tab page with visual bookmark organization that appeals to users who prefer a visual layout.
Ability to create multiple pages/tabs to organize bookmarks by category such as work, personal, projects, etc.
Cloud synchronization allowing access across multiple devices and browsers.
Useful productivity and organizational features including widgets for news, weather, calendars, and notes.
Reliable and easy to use, with long term users praising consistent performance and helpful customer support.

Cons

Free version is limited; many useful features require paid subscription.
Some users experience usability issues like fixed frame width with no adjustability and persistent search bar that reduces bookmark space.
Occasional technical problems reported such as SSL certificate errors, slow widget loading (particularly Twitter), or homepage not opening.
Privacy concerns due to cloud-based account requirement and data stored online instead of locally.
Restrictions or accessibility issues reported in some countries (e.g., China) requiring VPN for full functionality.

Recent reviews

I am obsessed with this. I am such a visual person and need to see my bookmarks visually. This helps me SO much and makes my organizational brain so happy.

St*****, 2025-04-15

Without the paid subscription, this is a standard basic new tab like many of the others.

Sh*****, 2025-03-13

Muy buena! Pero por favor, quite la barra de Search o póngala como una opción a elegir. Resta espacio. De hecho, una de las razones para pagar la herramienta es tener más pestañas para no tener que hacer scroll, pero con la barra de búsqueda caben menos marcadores para hacer clic directamente. Gracias!

Mi*****, 2025-03-11

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Extension safety

Risk impact

New tab page by start.me requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

New tab page by start.me has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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