# Yako

> A beautiful browser start page for Microsoft users and admins. Quick access to all your Microsoft portals.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `yako`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Merill Fernando
- **Category:** web-development,bookmarks,tabs
- **Daily users:** 65
- **Weekly downloads:** 8
- **Version:** 1.0.16
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-18
- **First published:** 2026-04-11
- **Size:** 592 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/yako/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/merill/yako/issues](https://github.com/merill/yako/issues)

## Description

Every time you open a new tab, Yako gives you a clean, fast start page built for anyone who works with Microsoft 365, Azure, Entra, Intune, Defender, and other Microsoft cloud services.

Three views, one new tab
- Classic: A minimal start page with backgrounds, clock, quick links, and notes
- <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/031f206fbcae515f6045d3373f0d4c0aa5eee21a5c3570f5313b0edc67c2e9e9/http%3A//MSPortals.io" rel="nofollow">MSPortals.io</a>: A searchable directory of every Microsoft admin portal
- <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/5c3fff9b8bc66b6bcc481cb559b48c268e19c92e87d3e14eb56dece1961f49bc/http%3A//cmd.ms" rel="nofollow">cmd.ms</a>: A command-line style interface to jump to any portal using <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/5c3fff9b8bc66b6bcc481cb559b48c268e19c92e87d3e14eb56dece1961f49bc/http%3A//cmd.ms" rel="nofollow">cmd.ms</a> shortcuts

Search 900+ Microsoft portals
Start typing to instantly find any Microsoft admin portal by name, URL, or category. Results come from <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/5c3fff9b8bc66b6bcc481cb559b48c268e19c92e87d3e14eb56dece1961f49bc/http%3A//cmd.ms" rel="nofollow">cmd.ms</a> and <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/031f206fbcae515f6045d3373f0d4c0aa5eee21a5c3570f5313b0edc67c2e9e9/http%3A//MSPortals.io" rel="nofollow">MSPortals.io</a>, two trusted community projects.

Quick Links
Pin your most-used portals for one-click access. Browse a built-in catalog of Microsoft portals with icons from the Microsoft Cloud Logos project, or add custom links to any URL.

Customizable
Digital or analog clock. Dark mode. Dynamic backgrounds from Unsplash. Custom fonts. Notes and checkboxes. Custom CSS. Make it yours.

Privacy focused
Yako requires only the storage permission. It collects no data, has no account system, and no personal information is ever sent. Portal data is fetched from GitHub to stay up to date. The full source code is available on GitHub so you can verify these claims yourself.

Open source &amp; community powered
Yako is a fork of Bonjourr, a beautiful open source new tab extension. We added Microsoft portal search, catalog integration, <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/031f206fbcae515f6045d3373f0d4c0aa5eee21a5c3570f5313b0edc67c2e9e9/http%3A//MSPortals.io" rel="nofollow">MSPortals.io</a> and <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/5c3fff9b8bc66b6bcc481cb559b48c268e19c92e87d3e14eb56dece1961f49bc/http%3A//cmd.ms" rel="nofollow">cmd.ms</a> views, and admin-focused features on top of their work. Portal data is sourced from Adam Fowler's <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/031f206fbcae515f6045d3373f0d4c0aa5eee21a5c3570f5313b0edc67c2e9e9/http%3A//MSPortals.io" rel="nofollow">MSPortals.io</a> and Merill Fernando's <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/5c3fff9b8bc66b6bcc481cb559b48c268e19c92e87d3e14eb56dece1961f49bc/http%3A//cmd.ms" rel="nofollow">cmd.ms</a>. Quick link icons come from Loryan Strant's Microsoft Cloud Logos project.

If you love Yako, please consider donating to Bonjourr at <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/d4f531c9f30e2da1e63c44a050bd5362c8b5d10358691db02c068ff32c5de5d4/http%3A//ko-fi.com/bonjourr" rel="nofollow">ko-fi.com/bonjourr</a> — they built the foundation that makes this possible.

Free. Open source. No accounts. No tracking. Just a better new tab for Microsoft users and admins.

## Rankings

- #14,273 — Overall
- #127 — microsoft

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Host permissions

- `https://services.bonjourr.fr/*`
- `https://getyako.com/*`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Can change homepage settings, which might annoy the user but typically carries low risk.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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