# startpage

> Overrides the browser's newtab-page with a custom startpage.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/square-startpage](https://chrome-stats.com/d/square-startpage)

## Overview

- **ID:** `square-startpage`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** etacarinaea
- **Category:** appearance,tabs
- **Daily users:** 304
- **Weekly downloads:** 7
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (20 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.12.0
- **Last updated:** 2022-02-02
- **First published:** 2019-05-31
- **Size:** 30 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/square-startpage/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/etacarinaea/startpage](https://github.com/etacarinaea/startpage)

## Description

'Startpage' is a Firefox add-on that allows you to customize your browser's new tab page. Key features include an easy customization menu, keyboard controls, a customizable search function, and an export/import function. You can tailor the design using simple CSS syntax, defining colors with hex color codes and square sizes in pixels, turning your start page into a hub of your favorite sites and tools. It's particularly useful for those who regularly switch between devices, as configurations can be exported and imported for seamless use.

## Rankings

- #6,712 — Overall
- #6 — live start page
- #6 — start page
- #36 — override
- #82 — fart
- #87 — web page

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Can alter new tab settings; fairly benign but with some capability to affect user experience.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

### Pros

- Very customizable and flexible
- Simple and elegant design
- Easy backups
- Fully styleable with no clutter

### Cons

- Difficult to rearrange bookmarks
- Performance issues with animations after update
- Bugs when certain features are enabled
- Lacks integration with existing bookmarks folder and drag & drop sorting

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/square-startpage)