FocusTab — Private. Minimal. Yours.

Tracking since Apr 22, 2026.

Changelog

• Apr 26, 2026
  description

  Transform your new tab into a calm, focused dashboard — with everything you need, and nothing you don't.
  
  FocusTab replaces Chrome's default new tab page with a clean productivity hub: tasks organized into categories, reminders with real system notifications, quick notes, a Pomodoro focus timer, your daily focus goal, and a fast search bar — all in one beautifully designed page.
  
  Built for people who value their attention and their privacy equally.
  
  
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  ✦ EVERYTHING YOU GET — FREE, FOREVER
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  ◆ Tasks with Categories
  Organize your life into separate lists — Home, Work, or any custom category you create. Unlimited tasks. Unlimited lists. Switch between them with a single click.
  
  ◆ Task Reminders with Real Notifications
  Set a reminder on any task — 15 minutes, 1 hour, tomorrow, or a custom date and time. Chrome fires a real system notification when the time comes, even if the new tab is closed.
  
  ◆ Upcoming Reminders Panel
  See every reminder across every list at a glance, color-coded by urgency. Red for overdue, amber for today, blue for later.
  
  ◆ Pomodoro Focus Timer
  A built-in timer with 25, 50, 15, and 5-minute presets. Continues running even if you close the tab. Plays a gentle chime and fires a notification when your session completes.
  
  ◆ Quick Notes
  A sticky-note style scratchpad for ideas, snippets, phone numbers, or anything you need to jot down. Auto-saves as you type.
  
  ◆ Daily Focus
  One prominent field at the top of the page: "What's your one focus today?" Your answer stays visible on every new tab, then resets at midnight.
  
  ◆ Fast Search Bar
  Search Google, DuckDuckGo, or Bing directly from your new tab. Paste a URL and it navigates instead of searching.
  
  ◆ Quick Links
  Your 8 most-visited sites, auto-populated. One click away.
  
  ◆ Greeting + Clock
  A personalized greeting by time of day and a large, elegant clock in a warm serif typeface.
  
  ◆ Dark Mode
  Automatic based on your system preference, or pick Light or Dark manually.
  
  
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  ✦ PRIVACY-FIRST BY DESIGN
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  ◆ Zero tracking. Zero analytics. Zero telemetry.
  We do not collect anything. Not your name, not your t

  A new tab that minds its own business.
  
  FocusTab replaces Chrome's new tab with a calm, minimalist dashboard — tasks, reminders with real notifications, Pomodoro timer, quick notes, and a daily focus goal.
  
  Nothing leaves your device. No login. No server. No tracking. No analytics.
  
  Private. Minimal. Yours. Free, forever.
  
  
  WHAT'S INSIDE
  
  ◆ Tasks with custom categories — unlimited lists, unlimited tasks
  ◆ Reminders with real Chrome notifications, even when the tab is closed
  ◆ Pomodoro timer (25 / 50 / 15 / 5 min) that keeps running in the background
  ◆ Quick notes that auto-save as you type
  ◆ Daily focus — one question, one answer, resets at midnight
  ◆ Upcoming reminders, color-coded by urgency
  ◆ Fast search — Google, DuckDuckGo, or Bing
  ◆ Quick links to your 8 most-visited sites
  ◆ Light and dark mode, automatic or manual
  
  
  WHY IT'S DIFFERENT
  
  Most productivity extensions want your email, your data, and your attention.
  This one wants none of that.
  
  All data stored with Chrome's local storage API. Uninstall the extension and your data goes with it. Open your browser's network tab after installing — you'll see nothing leaving.
  
  Built by a security engineer. Minimum permissions. No third-party SDKs.
  
  
  Bug reports and feature requests:
  https://github.com/npbhatter17/focustab-issues

• Apr 26, 2026
  short_description

  Privacy-first new tab with tasks, reminders, notes, Pomodoro timer, and focus. No login. Zero tracking. All local.

  A minimalist new tab built around privacy. Tasks, reminders, Pomodoro, notes — all local. No login. No server. No tracking.

• Apr 26, 2026
  name

  FocusTab — Clean New Tab

  FocusTab — Private. Minimal. Yours.

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