# Simple Init Tab

> Turn your new tab into a modern dashboard with synced links, favorites, shared resources, and configurable widgets.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/simple-init-tab](https://chrome-stats.com/d/simple-init-tab)

## Overview

- **ID:** `simple-init-tab`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Sergio Alarcón Felipe
- **Category:** bookmarks,tabs
- **Daily users:** 2
- **Version:** 0.17.8
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-01
- **First published:** 2026-02-15
- **Size:** 4.03 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/simple-init-tab/)
- **Website:** [https://simple-init-tab.sergioalarconfelipe.com/app.html](https://simple-init-tab.sergioalarconfelipe.com/app.html)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/simple-init-tab/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/simple-init-tab/privacy/)

## Description

Simple Init Tab turns your new tab into a customizable, visual, and productive dashboard where you can quickly access your important sites, organize your links, and keep useful everyday tools close at hand.

Organize your shortcuts into sections and categories, mark links as favorites, search instantly, and rearrange everything easily with drag and drop. The panel is fully configurable: each user can adjust the layout, the number of visible items, and the columns to match the way they work.

Your favorite links stay synced across devices, so you always have quick access to the sites you use most. You can also share sections, categories, or individual links with other users, with permissions designed for simple and controlled collaboration.

Simple Init Tab also includes configurable widgets such as a world clock, quick notes, tasks, Pomodoro, and recent links. You can show or hide the widgets you need and choose the information that is truly useful to you.

With its modern, visually polished design, light and dark modes, dynamic colors, and multilingual interface, Simple Init Tab turns every new tab into a clean, beautiful, and truly practical space.

## Rankings

- #65,234 — Overall
- #191 — invite

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `identity`
- `storage`
- `alarms`
- `notifications`
- `contextMenus`
- `activeTab`

### Host permissions

- `https://simple-init-tab.sergioalarconfelipe.com/api/*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Enables sending notifications which can be spammed but have minimal direct security impact.
- This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/simple-init-tab)