Cards

Name: Cards
Rating: 4.063492063492063 (63 reviews)
Author: madd512

New tab page styled like Google Now

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Cards is a Chrome extension that transforms your new tab page into a sleek, Google Now-style dashboard. It displays useful cards such as current weather, your favorite apps, most visited websites, recently closed tabs, and more. This creates a personalized and efficient browsing start page that keeps essential information and shortcuts at your fingertips, enhancing productivity and user experience.

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By:

madd512

Users:

721 -18

Rating:

4.06

(63)

Version:

1.3.2 Last updated: 2013-08-14

Creation date:

2013-08-13

Risk:

Permissions:

topSites
geolocation
management
tabs
bookmarks
chrome://favicon/
http://api.openweathermap.org/

Size:

1.95MB

Email:

ch*****@madd.tech

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 34,410 ▲ 46

Other rankings

#5421 in Tools ▼ 43 #25 in card keyword 17 ▼ 6

User reviews

Users appreciate the Cards extension's attractive card-based interface and improvement over Chrome's default new tab. They enjoy its design and widgets but request more customization such as rearranging cards and adding personal bookmarks. Common issues include missing cards like news and sports, and technical problems with widgets not displaying properly. Some dislike that the old Chrome start page is no longer accessible after installing the extension. Overall, users see strong potential but desire increased flexibility and restored functionalities.

Pros

Visually appealing card-based design that users enjoy.
Offers better customization than the default Chrome new tab page.
Loved by users who appreciate its concept and design.
Positive reception towards its potential and ongoing updates.
Incorporates useful widgets like weather and shortcuts.

Cons

Lacks sufficient customization options, especially for moving or rearranging cards and bookmark shortcuts.
Missing desired features such as news, sports, and feed cards that users want.
Issues with weather widget functionality, including temperature units and visibility problems.
Users experience difficulties reverting back to the default Chrome start page after installation.
Some functionality present in Chrome's original new tab (like recently closed tabs and open tabs from other devices) is missing or removed.

Recent reviews

J'ai adoré, vu l'image, hein? L'histoire de voir l'image et tout... Ça m'a donné envie de l'avoir, et hop, je la voulais, et voilà...

Er*****, 2017-06-18

UGLY, when trying to switch back to normal chrome start page, unable to.

Dz*****, 2015-12-03

so good

Anonymous, 2015-06-17

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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Cards requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

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Cards has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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