Merlin
Minimal New Tab Clock

Minimal New Tab Clock

A simple, ultra-lightweight clock to replace your tab menu.

What is Minimal New Tab Clock?
'Minimal New Tab Clock' is a Chrome extension that transforms your browser tab into a minimal clock. It is designed to be ultra-lightweight and ultra-simple, with an aesthetic that can be adjusted with font and colour settings. Feature updates have been focused on improving performance, customizable themes and the overall user experience.
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Merlin
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Users: 10,000+
Rating: 4.48 (149)
Version: 1.8.1 (Last updated: 2023-08-25)
Creation date: 2019-10-06
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Overrides new tab: Yes
Size: 75.75K
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# 7573 ▼ 62
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Summary
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Minimal clock, minimal settings, minimal fuss.

V1.8.1

  • Added rudimentary ability to change the clock's font

V1.8.0

  • Adding ability to hide seconds
  • Improve performance on e-ink displays
  • General performance improvements
  • Style updates to menu
  • Updated manifest to V3

V1.7.0

  • Updating colour picker to include HEX and HSL input
  • Added ability to close menus with 'Escape' key
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User reviews
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Pros
  • Minimal and simple design
  • Quick loading of new tab
  • Option to change color
Cons
  • Difficulty in getting exact color codes
  • Problem in accessing bookmarks
  • Clock size is small for some users
Most mentioned
  • Minimalistic design
  • Fast loading
  • Color customization
Recent reviews
Minimalista y efectivo. Recomendado.
by Rodrigo Rodrigo, 2022-02-08
Perfect. Chrome Sync would make this even better, but I wouldn't say it's necessary.
by Akash Menon Akash Menon, 2021-11-24
Would it be possible to make the tab icon black or at least rounded? The square looks a bit jarring and out of place.
by Haofei Wang Haofei Wang, 2021-11-12
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Safety
Risk impact

Minimal New Tab Clock is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Minimal New Tab Clock has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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