Focus Tab

Tracking since May 20, 2026.

Changelog

• Jun 8, 2026
  description

  Focus Tab replaces your new-tab page with a quiet, intentional dashboard:
  
  • Today's intention — one text field that auto-clears at midnight
  • Mini todo list — five items max, by design
  • Pomodoro timer — survives tab close, fires a notification at the end of focus and break
  • Top of Hacker News — refreshed in the background, click to read
  • Weather and local time — set your city once, forget it
  
  Nothing scrolls. Nothing tracks. Nothing about your data leaves your device — Focus Tab makes only two outbound calls: one for the top HN story (no personal info sent) and one for weather (just the coordinates of the city you set).
  
  Dark mode by default. Inter font, self-hosted (no Google Fonts call). Accessible focus rings; respects prefers-reduced-motion.
  
  Configurable: focus and break durations, time format (12 / 24 hour), temperature units (F / C), refresh intervals for HN and weather.
  
  what's new in 0.1.2
  
  todos archive — finally a memory
  
  • checking a todo archives it instantly, freeing a slot in the 5-cap
    active list — no more "done but still taking up space"
  • 5-second undo toast in the widget catches stray clicks
  • new History tab in settings: see everything you've completed,
    grouped by date, with per-item restore
  • export your archive as JSON, or clear it all if you want a reset
  • optional "N completed today" footer in the widget
  
  feed sources beyond hacker news (carried over from the 0.1.1 round
  for anyone catching up)
  
  • pick npr, bbc, aeon, quanta, lobsters, or paste any RSS URL
  • hide already-clicked stories with a single toggle
  • toggle score / comments / domain visibility on each HN card
  • settings polish: back-to-focus-tab link, dark dropdown menus
  
  the layout and zen aesthetic stay the same — these are capability
  additions, not a redesign.
  
  what's new in 0.1.3
  
  quick links — a launchpad in the hero strip
  
  • pin up to 6 favorite URLs as favicon chips under the time and weather,
    so the new tab is a way out, not a place to land
  • favicons come from chrome's own cache (no network requests, no per-site
    permissions to grant)
  • edit from a new "quick links" section in settings: add, reorder with
    ↑/↓, remove with ×, and a one-line "https://example.com" + label form
    for new entries
  • type bare hosts like "gmail.com" — they normalize to https:// for you
  • blank labels auto-derive from the hostname (mail.google.com → mail)
  • duplicates rejected on save; non-http(s) schemes blocked so a stray
    paste can't turn into a stored javascript: link
  • an empty list renders nothing — the hero stays clean until you add
    something
  
  the cap of 6 is deliberate. enough for gmail/calendar/github/drive/notion/
  slack-style essentials, few enough that the strip stays a "focus list"
  rather than a launcher.

  Focus Tab replaces your new-tab page with a quiet, intentional dashboard:
  
  • Today's intention — one text field that auto-clears at midnight
  • Mini todo list — five items max, by design
  • Pomodoro timer — survives tab close, fires a notification at the end of focus and break
  • Top of Hacker News — refreshed in the background, click to read
  • Weather and local time — set your city once, forget it
  
  Nothing scrolls. Nothing tracks. Nothing about your data leaves your device — Focus Tab makes only two outbound calls: one for the top HN story (no personal info sent) and one for weather (just the coordinates of the city you set).
  
  Dark mode by default. Inter font, self-hosted (no Google Fonts call). Accessible focus rings; respects prefers-reduced-motion.
  
  Configurable: focus and break durations, time format (12 / 24 hour), temperature units (F / C), refresh intervals for HN and weather.
  
  what's new in 0.1.2
  
  todos archive — finally a memory
  
  • checking a todo archives it instantly, freeing a slot in the 5-cap
    active list — no more "done but still taking up space"
  • 5-second undo toast in the widget catches stray clicks
  • new History tab in settings: see everything you've completed,
    grouped by date, with per-item restore
  • export your archive as JSON, or clear it all if you want a reset
  • optional "N completed today" footer in the widget
  
  feed sources beyond hacker news (carried over from the 0.1.1 round
  for anyone catching up)
  
  • pick npr, bbc, aeon, quanta, lobsters, or paste any RSS URL
  • hide already-clicked stories with a single toggle
  • toggle score / comments / domain visibility on each HN card
  • settings polish: back-to-focus-tab link, dark dropdown menus
  
  the layout and zen aesthetic stay the same — these are capability
  additions, not a redesign.
  
  what's new in 0.1.3
  
  quick links — a launchpad in the hero strip
  
  • pin up to 6 favorite URLs as favicon chips under the time and weather,
    so the new tab is a way out, not a place to land
  • favicons come from chrome's own cache (no network requests, no per-site
    permissions to grant)
  • edit from a new "quick links" section in settings: add, reorder with
    ↑/↓, remove with ×, and a one-line "https://example.com" + label form
    for new entries
  • type bare hosts like "gmail.com" — they normalize to https:// for you
  • blank labels auto-derive from the hostname (mail.google.com → mail)
  • duplicates rejected on save; non-http(s) schemes blocked so a stray
    paste can't turn into a stored javascript: link
  • an empty list renders nothing — the hero stays clean until you add
    something
  
  the cap of 6 is deliberate. enough for gmail/calendar/github/drive/notion/
  slack-style essentials, few enough that the strip stays a "focus list"
  rather than a launcher.
  
  what's new in 0.1.4
  
  ai day planner — one quiet ritual, then it gets out of the way
  
  • a small "plan my day" affordance under your intention, once per day:
    brain-dump what's on your plate, get back a suggested intention and
    up to 5 todos, accept or discard
  • your unfinished todos ride along as carry-over candidates — the plan
    decides what still matters
  • bring your own API key (DeepSeek or OpenAI), configured in a new
    "ai planning" settings section; pick a model or take the default
  • completely invisible until configured — zero AI pixels out of the box
  • after you accept or skip, the affordance disappears until tomorrow;
    no chat, no follow-ups, no background calls — one request, only when
    you ask
  • everything sent is disclosed in the privacy policy: your brain-dump
    text and current todo texts, to the provider you chose, only at the
    moment you click plan
  • provider access is granted as a runtime permission on save, revocable
    any time in chrome://extensions
  
  also fixed
  
  • conditional settings fields (custom RSS url, hacker news sub-source)
    now actually hide when they don't apply — a stylesheet rule had been
    quietly overriding the hidden attribute since 0.1.2
  
  the once-per-day cap is deliberate. the AI helps you set the day's
  direction, then leaves you alone — a planning tool, not a companion.

• Jun 2, 2026
  description

  Focus Tab replaces your new-tab page with a quiet, intentional dashboard:
  
  • Today's intention — one text field that auto-clears at midnight
  • Mini todo list — five items max, by design
  • Pomodoro timer — survives tab close, fires a notification at the end of focus and break
  • Top of Hacker News — refreshed in the background, click to read
  • Weather and local time — set your city once, forget it
  
  Nothing scrolls. Nothing tracks. Nothing about your data leaves your device — Focus Tab makes only two outbound calls: one for the top HN story (no personal info sent) and one for weather (just the coordinates of the city you set).
  
  Dark mode by default. Inter font, self-hosted (no Google Fonts call). Accessible focus rings; respects prefers-reduced-motion.
  
  Configurable: focus and break durations, time format (12 / 24 hour), temperature units (F / C), refresh intervals for HN and weather.
  
  what's new in 0.1.2
  
  todos archive — finally a memory
  
  • checking a todo archives it instantly, freeing a slot in the 5-cap
    active list — no more "done but still taking up space"
  • 5-second undo toast in the widget catches stray clicks
  • new History tab in settings: see everything you've completed,
    grouped by date, with per-item restore
  • export your archive as JSON, or clear it all if you want a reset
  • optional "N completed today" footer in the widget
  
  feed sources beyond hacker news (carried over from the 0.1.1 round
  for anyone catching up)
  
  • pick npr, bbc, aeon, quanta, lobsters, or paste any RSS URL
  • hide already-clicked stories with a single toggle
  • toggle score / comments / domain visibility on each HN card
  • settings polish: back-to-focus-tab link, dark dropdown menus
  
  the layout and zen aesthetic stay the same — these are capability
  additions, not a redesign.

  Focus Tab replaces your new-tab page with a quiet, intentional dashboard:
  
  • Today's intention — one text field that auto-clears at midnight
  • Mini todo list — five items max, by design
  • Pomodoro timer — survives tab close, fires a notification at the end of focus and break
  • Top of Hacker News — refreshed in the background, click to read
  • Weather and local time — set your city once, forget it
  
  Nothing scrolls. Nothing tracks. Nothing about your data leaves your device — Focus Tab makes only two outbound calls: one for the top HN story (no personal info sent) and one for weather (just the coordinates of the city you set).
  
  Dark mode by default. Inter font, self-hosted (no Google Fonts call). Accessible focus rings; respects prefers-reduced-motion.
  
  Configurable: focus and break durations, time format (12 / 24 hour), temperature units (F / C), refresh intervals for HN and weather.
  
  what's new in 0.1.2
  
  todos archive — finally a memory
  
  • checking a todo archives it instantly, freeing a slot in the 5-cap
    active list — no more "done but still taking up space"
  • 5-second undo toast in the widget catches stray clicks
  • new History tab in settings: see everything you've completed,
    grouped by date, with per-item restore
  • export your archive as JSON, or clear it all if you want a reset
  • optional "N completed today" footer in the widget
  
  feed sources beyond hacker news (carried over from the 0.1.1 round
  for anyone catching up)
  
  • pick npr, bbc, aeon, quanta, lobsters, or paste any RSS URL
  • hide already-clicked stories with a single toggle
  • toggle score / comments / domain visibility on each HN card
  • settings polish: back-to-focus-tab link, dark dropdown menus
  
  the layout and zen aesthetic stay the same — these are capability
  additions, not a redesign.
  
  what's new in 0.1.3
  
  quick links — a launchpad in the hero strip
  
  • pin up to 6 favorite URLs as favicon chips under the time and weather,
    so the new tab is a way out, not a place to land
  • favicons come from chrome's own cache (no network requests, no per-site
    permissions to grant)
  • edit from a new "quick links" section in settings: add, reorder with
    ↑/↓, remove with ×, and a one-line "https://example.com" + label form
    for new entries
  • type bare hosts like "gmail.com" — they normalize to https:// for you
  • blank labels auto-derive from the hostname (mail.google.com → mail)
  • duplicates rejected on save; non-http(s) schemes blocked so a stray
    paste can't turn into a stored javascript: link
  • an empty list renders nothing — the hero stays clean until you add
    something
  
  the cap of 6 is deliberate. enough for gmail/calendar/github/drive/notion/
  slack-style essentials, few enough that the strip stays a "focus list"
  rather than a launcher.

• Jun 2, 2026
  permissions

  storage, alarms, notifications

  storage, alarms, notifications, favicon

Permissions & access

Permissions

storagealarmsnotificationsfavicon

Host access

https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/*, https://*.open-meteo.com/*, https://feeds.npr.org/*, https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/*, https://aeon.co/*, https://www.quantamagazine.org/*, https://lobste.rs/*

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