Start!

A new start page for all your start paging needs.

What is Start!?

Start! is a Chrome extension that provides a new start page experience in your browser. It offers an alternative layout featuring your favorite bookmarks taken from the Bookmark Bar and Chrome Web Apps. The interface also includes space for your preferred news feed. It offers dynamic backgrounds from Flickr or any URL you specify. Also get quick tips for easy navigation and troubleshooting for a smooth user experience.

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Users: 9,000+

Rating: 4.14 (443)

Version: 2.1.0 (Last updated: 2017-03-11)

Creation date: 2017-03-11

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Overrides new tab: Yes

Permissions:

chrome://favicon/
bookmarks
tabs
management

Size: 1.53M

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 10487 ▲ 27

Other rankings

#10516 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 51 #41 in start page keyword 44 ▼ 3

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Summary

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Try Start! 2 - a new version has been published: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/start-2/kmpdihgkoocjnalpalbomgfmheaooclo

This is an alternative start page for Chrome.

On the main pane you will have your bookmarks taken from the Bookmarks Bar. To put new sites there, just bookmark the sites as normally - into the bookmarks bar.

Below it are the Chrome Web Apps. There is also a possibility to add your favorite news feed to the page.

This uses Flickr for the background photos. You can also specify your own background with an url.

C|Net review: http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57393672-285/customize-and-enhance-chromes-start-tab/

User reviews

User reviews summary

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

User-friendly old version
Remarkably good
Simple, no extra features

Cons

New update disliked by many users
Icon quality is poor
No text with icons, hard to distinguish
Cannot uninstall
Cannot customize

Most mentioned

Old version preferred by many
New version has poor design
Poor quality of icons
Hard to distinguish icons without text

Recent reviews

Really great AND needed problemsolver! I hope Clustering / Nesting is the next feature on the line? Thank you :)

A Google user, 2013-08-24

Can't live without it.

A Google user, 2014-02-28

Really great AND needed problemsolver! I hope Clustering / Nesting is the next feature on the line? Thank you :)

A Google user, 2013-08-24

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Safety

Risk impact

Start! may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.