Minimo

Minimo

An elegant, minimal new tab page

What is Minimo?
Minimo is a Chrome extension designed to bring simplicity and elegance to your browser. As a minimal new tab page, it offers features like synced tabs from your remote Chrome sessions, estimated download speed, a simple user interface for customizing shortcuts, and a rich-text minimal scratchpad. The available theme colors and synchronized preferences add personalization and consistency across devices, making browsing enjoyable and effortless.
Stats
Users: 3,000+
Rating: 4.83 (46)
Version: 1.4.2 (Last updated: 2023-01-22)
Creation date: 2019-08-31
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Overrides new tab: Yes
Permissions:
  • bookmarks
  • storage
  • sessions
  • tabs
  • chrome://favicon/
Size: 1.25M
URLs: Website
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Summary

Minimo provides a simple way to quickly access your favorite websites and have useful information at a glance. It syncs with your tabs from your mobile devices and displays them at the bottom for quick access.

Features

  • Useful information at a glance (current date & time, connection status, estimated download speed in Mbps, battery level)
  • Synced tabs from remote Chrome sessions
  • An optional button for your navigation bar for quick access to your shortcuts and synced tabs.
  • Simple UI for customizing shortcuts that sync as Bookmarks across all your devices
  • Rich-text, minimal scratchpad called "Writing mode" to you jot down notes for later (stored locally, in a per-device basis)
  • Variety of theme colors and synced preferences across browser sessions
User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Very minimalistic and distraction-free
  • Clean and simple design
  • Customizable, with support for custom CSS and multiple timezones
Cons
  • Issues with address bar search being unresponsive on first entry
  • Overrides bookmarks permissions which hinders access to bookmarks
  • Lack of feature to remove clock or customize it with an analog option
Most mentioned
  • Minimalistic and distraction-free design
  • Need for more customization options (like background image, search bar, clock format)
  • Issues with address bar search and bookmarks access
Recent reviews
!!! AWESOME !!! Needs the Chrome "Bookmarks Manager, Settings and Extensions" added to the "Right-Click Context Menu".
by Donald Carrico Donald Carrico, 2024-01-27

Exactly what I needed!
by Abhay Salvi Abhay Salvi, 2023-01-26

Very minimalistic and distraction free. However, facing some issue where the first search in the address bar goes unresponsive and I have to enter it again. Otherwise, very nice indeed.
by Romit Maity Romit Maity, 2022-05-23
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Safety
Risk impact

Minimo may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

Minimo has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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