Surge - Material New Tab

Replace your new tab with the weather and a todolist displayed over a popular image from Reddit.

What is Surge - Material New Tab?

Surge - Material New Tab is a Chrome extension that transforms your new tab page into a personalized operational dashboard. It offers an integrated to-do list, weather forecasts, and a digital clock that you can move around the page. The extension permits you to set a custom background image or have one automatically selected from a Reddit subreddit or multireddit of your choice. The extension also contains a custom search bar that allows you to search various websites based on your text input. It adheres to Google's Material Design style for a minimalist aesthetic. The software also comes with customizable themes, quick access to Chrome Apps, and regular updates for continuous performance improvements.

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Extension stats

By: iFallUpHill Studios

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Users: 830 ▲ 12

Rating: 4.69 (39)

Version: 2.0.4 (Last updated: 2017-05-19)

Creation date: 2017-05-18

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Overrides new tab: Yes

Permissions:

storage
http://api.openweathermap.org/data/*

Size: 677.89K

Email: if*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 33768 ▲ 58

Other rankings

#326 in Functionality & UI ▼ 3 #31 in temperature keyword 10 #116 in custom background keyword 22 ▼ 4 #136 in material keyword 45 ▼ 5 #251 in weather keyword 26 ▲ 4

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Extension summary

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Surge is a simplistic new tab page designed to integrate seamlessly into your daily workflow.

Set a custom background image or have Surge select one for you from a Reddit subreddit or multireddit of your choice. Check your personalized the time, date, and weather, and keep yourself on track with the built-in to-do list. Surge also features a custom search bar that can query different websites based on your input to help speed up your searches.

Features: • Custom search bar that searches different websites based on input • User-settable background image • Automatically updating background image from subreddit or multireddit source • Built-in and user-customizable themes • To-do list • Weather • Draggable Time and Date • Quick access to Chrome Apps • Material Design inspired styling

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