Windowshade

Ever lose track of time staring at your screen? Windowshade replaces your new tab page with a clock that shows what the sky…

Windowshade - Replace your new tab page with a clock

Windowshade is a Chrome extension that replaces your new tab page with a clock that shows what the sky currently looks like. Introduce a little natural light into your Chrome experience to get a better grip on the world without looking away. Note: uses location API to accurately calculate sunrise and sunset times.

Extension stats

Users: 128

Rating: 4.15

Version: 1.21 (Last updated: 2013-08-13)

Creation date: 2013-08-13

Permissions:

geolocation

Size: 90.19K

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 64,276 ▼ 696

Other rankings

#15180 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 284

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

doesnt always work.

by

A Google user, 2019-03-10

I like this extension. Sometimes my chrome forgets it exists and I have to disable and then re-enable. Small price to pay.

by

Reed Morse, 2016-06-15

simple but elegant

by

Maikol Garcia, 2014-09-06

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Windowshade requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Windowshade. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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