Sparkly – Beautiful & Productive New Tab

About

Sparkly transforms your new tab into a beautiful, productive     
  dashboard built for developers.                                  
                                                          
  Stunning Wallpapers                                              
  - HD wallpapers from Unsplash on every new tab                   
  - Search and pick wallpapers by keyword                          
  - Choose from your wallpaper history or a solid color
  - Blur and dim options for better readability                    
                                                 
  Developer News Feed                    
  - Hacker News — top stories from the front page
  - GitHub Trending — trending repositories right on your tab
  - Dev.to — latest articles from the dev community

  Smart Search Bar
  - Switch between Google, Bing, Yahoo, and DuckDuckGo
  - Instant search suggestions as you type
  - Keyboard navigation for power users

  Tab Manager
  - Quickly find and switch to any open tab
  - Search and filter tabs by title or URL
  - Tab count badge shows total open tabs at a glance
  - Duplicate tab detection with one-click cleanup
  - Group tabs by window or by site/domain
  - Suspend inactive tabs to free up memory
  - Recently closed tabs with instant restore
  - Save and restore tab sessions across browsing sessions
  - Collapsible sidebar that remembers its state

  Top Sites & Bookmarks
  - Frequently visited sites displayed as quick-access tiles
  - Bookmarks sidebar for one-click access

  Customizable Settings
  - Appearance settings — accent color, font size, layout density,
  border radius
  - Light, dark, or auto theme
  - Toggle top sites, bookmarks, tab manager, and more
  - Glass-effect UI with smooth animations

  Privacy First
  - No data leaves your device
  - No ads, no tracking, no account required
  - Completely free, no hidden paywalls
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What's New in 4.4.6

--- New Features ---

• Universal Search Bar — Press Cmd+Shift+K (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+K (Windows/Linux) on any webpage to instantly search your open tabs and the web. Includes auto-suggestions, tab switching across all windows, and works with your preferred search engine.

• Custom Wallpaper Upload — Upload your own images as wallpapers. Supports JPG, PNG, and WebP with drag-and-drop or file picker.

• Customizable Keyboard Shortcut — Change the universal search shortcut from Settings > General or via chrome://extensions/shortcuts.

• Global Search Toggle — Enable or disable the universal search bar from Settings > General.

--- Improvements ---

• Switching to a tab in a minimized window now properly restores and focuses the window.
• Close duplicate tabs now preserves the tab you're currently viewing instead of an arbitrary one.
• Uploaded wallpapers no longer appear in wallpaper history (since they have no Unsplash source).
• Improved wallpaper thumbnail quality in the settings preview.
• Settings changes (search engine, open links in new tab, global search) now sync reliably to the content script.

--- Bug Fixes ---

• Fixed Unsplash attribution showing twice when FeedHub is disabled but Google Workspace is enabled.
• Fixed wallpaper not updating when selecting from history after using a custom upload.
• Fixed auto-suggestions not appearing in the universal search bar on certain websites (CORS issue).
• Fixed keyboard input being hijacked by websites (e.g., Claude.ai) while the search overlay is open.