A Fine Start - minimal new tab page

Name: A Fine Start - minimal new tab page
Rating: 4.947368421052632 (19 reviews)
Author: https://afinestart.me

A minimal new tab page for Chrome that presents your favorite links as a clean, simple list.

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A Fine Start is a Chrome extension that transforms your new tab page into a simple, minimal interface displaying your favorite links as a neat, customizable list. It features group organization, drag-and-drop sorting, and group folding for an efficient browsing start. Users can choose from multiple themes, including dark mode, to personalize their experience.

Designed with privacy in mind, it stores bookmarks locally by default, with an optional Premium subscription offering secure syncing of bookmarks across browsers and devices. This extension balances simplicity, customization, and privacy to help users get where they want to go faster without distractions.

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By:

https://afinestart.me

Users:

1,000

Rating:

4.95

(19)

Version:

3.0.6 Last updated: 2025-03-18

Creation date:

2020-04-12

Risk:

Permissions:

activeTab
storage

Host permissions:

https://afinestart.me/*

Size:

129.00KB

Email:

bl*****@afinestart.me

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

16 hours ago

Ranking

# 23,655 ▲ 329

Other rankings

#1332 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 2

#14 in start page keyword 43

#27 in purpose keyword 1 ▲ 1

#88 in new tabs keyword 48 ▼ 6

#150 in premium keyword 33 ▲ 1

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A Fine Start - minimal new tab page (v3.0.8)

235 4.59

(27)

A Fine Start - minimal new tab page (v3.0.6)

390 3.40

(5)

User reviews

Users praise A Fine Start for its minimalistic, clean, and well-designed interface that balances functionality with simplicity. It is highly configurable, with options for manual or paid synchronization aspects, making it a versatile new tab page extension. Many appreciate its useful bookmarking and organizational features while maintaining user privacy. However, some users report issues with bookmark display settings and wish for an easier way to import existing bookmarks. Overall, it is considered one of the best minimal new tab extensions available.

Pros

Minimalistic and clean design appreciated by many users.
Highly configurable and customizable, allowing manual config or paid sync features.
Functional and useful new tab page with bookmarking and organization features.
Good balance between simplicity and attractiveness, satisfying both aesthetics and utility.
Developer respects privacy concerns, providing user confidence.

Cons

Bookmarks display issues: 'Only On the New Tab Page' setting not functioning as expected for some users.
Lack of an easy bookmark import feature, causing some users difficulty in migrating bookmarks.
No major negative points consistently reported across multiple reviews.

Recent reviews

IMO, A Fine Start - minimal new tab page is one of the best, most configurable, minimal extensions on the web store. You can pay for sync features or go the free route and do it yourself with a manual config file (.txt).

sk*****, 2024-11-19

Самое лучшее расширение! Практично и минималистично, теперь только им и пользуюсь

m1*****, 2024-07-21

it is just beautiful

Ed*****, 2024-07-12

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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A Fine Start - minimal new tab page requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

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Risk likelihood

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A Fine Start - minimal new tab page has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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