MineWeather

Make your new tab page display a crafty scene based on the weather!

MineWeather transforms your Chrome new tab page into a dynamic, blocky weather scene inspired by popular video game aesthetics. Customize your browsing experience with unique images representing 8 different weather conditions, seamlessly adjusted to the current time of day.

Enjoy features like fast image resizing to perfectly fill your screen, quick switching between Celsius and Fahrenheit by simply clicking the extension icon, and infrequent background updates that keep your weather information fresh without draining your battery. Fully local and private, MineWeather ensures no data collection, making it a secure and visually appealing way to stay informed about the weather every time you open a new tab.

Download

By:: SAWDOG
Users:: 2,000+
Rating:: 4.54
(28)
Version:: 0.5.1 (Last updated: 2022-11-23)
Creation date:: 2021-12-21
Risk:: Low risk impact Very low risk likelihood
Permissions:: geolocation
storage
alarms
Host permissions:: https://api.open-meteo.com/
Size:: 8.98M
Email:: ch*****@sawyerpollard.com
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Updated:: a day ago

Ranking

# 18,260 ▲ 1,302

Other rankings

#178 in News & Weather #21 in weather keyword 26 ▲ 3

Other platforms

MineWeather (v0.5.1)

115 5.00

(11)

MineWeather (v0.5.0)

798 4.30

(10)

User reviews

MineWeather is loved for its beautiful Minecraft-themed weather visuals and simple, accurate weather updates, enhancing the user's new tab experience. However, many users report it suddenly stops working, showing a grey loading screen. Users also desire more customization, including manual location input, better language consistency, and options to upload personal wallpapers. Some find it obstructs important Chrome UI elements like bookmarks. Overall, its charm and simplicity are appreciated, but stability and feature enhancements are needed.

Pros

Visually beautiful and minimalistic design with peaceful and cute Minecraft-themed weather images.
Provides accurate and convenient weather information, with both Celsius and Fahrenheit options.
Creates a positive and enjoyable user experience, making opening a new tab pleasant.
Simple and informative functionality without being cluttered.
Has been reliable and favored by long-term users.

Cons

The extension frequently stops working and displays a grey loading screen, affecting multiple users and devices.
Lacks features like manual location input, search bar, and customization options for wallpapers or screenshots.
Hides Chrome interface elements like bookmarks bar and favorite icons, which some users find inconvenient.
Occasional inaccuracies in temperature display and language consistency were noted.
Limited customization and interactivity options, such as difficulty to set preferred location or upload custom images.

Recent reviews

MUITO BOM

Multi Padrão, 2025-02-05

Such a cute extension. Super accurate even if I move around. Love the options to change to celcius or farenheit by clicking on the extension, nice variety of pictures

Charlotte Menon, 2024-10-03

awesome!!!!!!!

qbrin, 2023-12-05

View all user reviews

Extension safety

Risk impact

MineWeather requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

High Access to location data can impact user privacy if misused or shared improperly.
Medium *** ***** *** *** ********* ****** ****** *** **** **** ********** ** ****** **** ***********
Low ******* ****** ** *** ********* ******** **************

Risk likelihood

MineWeather has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
Low **** ********* *** ******* **** **** * ****** **** ***** ******** *** **** ****** ** ** ****** *** *****
Low **** ********* *** ***** **** **** * ****** **** ***** ********** *** **** ****** ** ** ****** *** *****
Good **** ********* ** * ******** ********* ** ****** *** *****
Good **** ********* *** **** **** *******