Star Wars Weather

Open a new tab page display a star wars background based on the weather!
What is Star Wars Weather?
Star Wars Weather is a free and fun Chrome extension that allows you to customize your new tab page with weather-based Star Wars backgrounds. It features 10 planets and 20 unique images, automatically adjusts to the time of day, supports Imperial and Metric units, and is available in English and Spanish. No data collection, no ads, and no in-app purchases.

Extension stats

By: vwbosu
Users: 4,000+
Version: 1.3.6.3 (Last updated: 2024-02-20)
Creation date: 2022-07-07
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Overrides new tab: Yes
Permissions:
  • geolocation
Size: 54.30M

Other platforms

Star Wars Weather (v1.3.4.1)
5.00 (2) 44
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

Customize your new tabs with a picture of the iconic film-franchise based on the weather!

Key Features: ✅ 10 planets ✅ 20 unique images. ✅ Quick and easy changes between Imperial and Metric units! ✅ Available in English and Spanish ✅ Automatically adjusts to the time of day. ✅ All data stored privately, locally and securely. Never leaves your device. Absolutely no data collection. ✅ No ads, No in-app purchases.100% free, 100% fun.

Background: A while back there was a website by Tom Scott that would get the weather in an area and compare it to a Star Wars planet. This website has unfortunately stopped working due to reasons listed here. This extension revives and expands on this idea, there are now 10 planets, and each one has 2 images for day and night. This also uses more data about the climate like humidity, wind speeds and elevation.

User reviews

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Brightens the day and mood of users
  • Fun addition to the browser for Star Wars fans
  • Runs smoothly on various computers
  • Good selection of planet backgrounds
  • Accurate weather representation
Cons
  • Hides bookmarks by default
  • Limited variety of planets
  • Difficulty changing settings (e.g., language, Celsius)
  • Text readability issues
  • Some users experience lag in options menu
Most mentioned
  • Brightens my day
  • Smooth performance
  • Limited variety of planets
  • Issues with settings and readability
  • Star Wars fan appeal
Recent reviews
so good
by Sanskriti Singh, 2024-11-09

This is amazing, I was just randomly searching through themes and found this and I cannot go back. I love the images and the little factoids.
by Benjamin Horton, 2024-11-08

This really brightens my day and gives me something to look forward to whenever I open a new browser. 10/10
by J, 2024-10-21
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Star Wars Weather requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Star Wars Weather has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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