about:now
Minimalist new tab page with calendar widget.
This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on
2023-04-01
Manifest V2 Overrides new tab
- By:
- pioug
- Users:
- 12
- Rating:
- 4.67 (3)
- Version:
- 0.2.8 Last updated: 2015-05-18
- Creation date:
- 2015-05-18
- Risk:
- Low risk impact High risk likelihood
- Permissions:
- identity
- storage
- identity
- Size:
- 338.94K
- Email:
- gi*****@gmail.com
- URLs:
- Website
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Chrome Web Store
- Updated:
- 2 years ago
User reviews
Really like the extension, however I miss two features: one is a list of all upcoming events, the other is a indicator (small dot) in the month calendar to indicate that a day has an event. Otherwise great job.
by 
Stan Derksen, 2017-10-02
Stan Derksen, 2017-10-02Genial - this is what I was waiting for. Thanks!
by 
Andrzej Górny, 2015-03-13
Andrzej Górny, 2015-03-13Extension safety
Risk impact
about:now requires very minimum permissions.
Risk impact analysis details
- Medium Can alter new tab settings; fairly benign but with some capability to affect user experience.
Risk likelihood
about:now may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- Critical This extension is not longer available in the store
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