TileCat - New Tab and Dashboard Extension

Tracking since Apr 19, 2026.

Changelog

• Jun 5, 2026
  short_description

  Categorize the web. Build custom dashboards from any site, instantly.

  A customizable new tab page and dashboard for organizing your online life with style.

• Jun 5, 2026
  name

  TileCat: Custom Web Dashboard Builder

  TileCat - New Tab and Dashboard Extension

• May 22, 2026
  description

  Is your browser a mess of 20+ tabs? Are you constantly switching windows to monitor stocks, watch streams, and check your messages?
  
  Stop switching. Start seeing.
  
  Meet TileCat, the agile productivity engine that lets you deconstruct the web and rebuild it your way. Unlike basic tab managers, TileCat is a Live Dashboard Builder. It lets you take any part of any website—a video player, a trading chart, a chat window—and arrange them into a single, specialized grid.
  
  Whether you are building a Morning Briefing (News + Calendar + Weather) or a Pro Workstation (Slack + Jira + Analytics), TileCat gives you "God Mode" for your browser.
  
  🚀 Why TileCat is Different (New Features):
  💎 Deep Element Picker (Focus Mode): Don't need the sidebar or ads? Use the Smart Picker to grab just the content you want. Now upgraded with Cross-Frame Detection, letting you pinpoint and extract video players or widgets buried deep inside complex websites.
  
  🛡️ Unbreakable Embedding: Powered by an advanced Anti-Frame-Busting Engine, TileCat can embed websites that usually refuse to load in other tools. If a site is truly stubborn (like Outlook or WhatsApp), our new Smart Launcher instantly pops it into a clean, focused window for you.
  
  🎛️ Proximity HUD & Precision Controls: Hover near the bottom of your dashboard to reveal the new Navigation HUD.
  
  Zoom & Fit: Stretch content to fill the tile or zoom out to see more.
  
  Interaction Lock: Freeze a tile to prevent accidental clicks while monitoring data.
  
  Scroll Toggle: Enable scrolling for articles or lock it for static widgets.
  
  📚 Tile Stacks: Running out of space? You can now stack multiple tabs inside a single tile. Cycle through them with a click—perfect for grouping social feeds or related documents in one corner of your screen.
  
  ✨ Core Features:
  Drag-and-Drop Builder: creating a layout is as easy as moving icons on your phone. Split rows, columns, or create complex grids in seconds.
  
  Live Resizing: Drag the borders of any tile to resize it instantly. The content adjusts automatically.
  
  Save & Load: Built the perfect setup? Save it to your Library. Launch your "Crypto Scanner" or "Entertainment Center" with one click.
  
  Dark Mode Native: A beautiful, frosted-glass interface that looks great day or night.
  
  How it works:
  Add: Click "Add Page" to capture a whole site, or "Pick Element" to grab a specific part.
  
  Build: Drag your new tiles into your preferred layout.
  
  Refine: Use the HUD to zoom, crop, or lock your tiles.
  
  Enjoy: Experience the web in a single, organized view.
  
  🔒 Privacy First Policy: TileCat operates 100% locally on your device. We do not track your browsing history, we do not see your passwords, and we do not send your data to external servers. Your layouts live in your browser, and nowhere else.
  
  Made with ❤️ by JeanMn.

  Transform your browser into a beautiful, high-performance workspace. TileCat is a next-generation Launchpad, Dashboard, and Smart Dock that brings the aesthetics of modern operating systems right into your browser. Whether you want to declutter your tabs, build interactive bento-box dashboards, or seamlessly control your music, TileCat gives you the ultimate multi-tasking superpower.
  
  If you love sleek, frosted-glass interfaces and highly customizable widgets, this is the extension you've been waiting for.
  
  ✨ What TileCat Does (Key Features)
  Interactive Launchpad & Bento Dashboards: Build your perfect home base. Drag, drop, and resize website shortcuts, live iframes, and interactive widgets onto a stunning, customizable grid. Group items into folders or create massive "bento box" layouts for your favorite sites.
  
  Smart Media Monitor Widget: Never lose track of your music again. TileCat’s intelligent media engine automatically detects what’s playing (like Spotify or YouTube) and displays it in a beautiful, anti-flicker "Now Playing" widget directly on your dashboard.
  
  The Edge-Glow Smart Dock: Access your tools anywhere. Simply hover near the bottom edge of your screen, and TileCat’s gorgeous frosted-glass dock smoothly slides into view. Use it to instantly save pages, pick elements, or launch your dashboards without opening a new tab.
  
  Element Pinning & Projection: Want to watch a video while browsing another site? Use the Masking Engine to "pop out" and pin specific elements (like a YouTube video or a live chat) to float perfectly over your current window.
  
  Premium Themes & Aesthetics: TileCat is obsessed with design. Enjoy silky-smooth animations, subtle hover scales, and stunning themes (including Apple, Brutal, and a signature frosted "Glass" theme) that make Chrome feel like a futuristic OS.
  
  🚀 Why You Should Install TileCat
  Declutter Your Mind (and Your Tabs): Stop drowning in dozens of open tabs. TileCat allows you to organize your most important pages, tools, and media into highly visual, easy-to-access dashboards.
  
  Unmatched Multitasking: With the Smart Dock and Element Pinning, you no longer have to constantly switch back and forth between windows. Bring the content to you, right where you are working.
  
  A Beautiful Browsing Experience: Browsing the web shouldn't feel boring. TileCat completely revamps your browser with premium blur effects, glowing edge triggers, and satisfying micro-interactions that make everyday tasks feel magical.
  
  It Works With You: From the 1-second intent delay on the dock (so it never pops up accidentally) to the smart anti-flicker media locks, every detail of TileCat has been heavily optimized so it feels like a native part of your computer.
  
  Upgrade your Chrome experience today. Add TileCat and build the workspace you deserve.

• May 22, 2026
  permissions

  activeTab, scripting, storage, favicon, declarativeNetRequest, unlimitedStorage, webRequest, webNavigation

  tabs, activeTab, scripting, storage, favicon, declarativeNetRequest, unlimitedStorage, webRequest, webNavigation, topSites

Permissions & access

Permissions

tabsactiveTabscriptingstoragefavicondeclarativeNetRequestunlimitedStoragewebRequestwebNavigationtopSites

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