MonoStart

Tracking since Jun 6, 2026.

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• Jun 15, 2026
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  🗂️ MonoStart — your browser's new tab, reimagined as a dashboard.
  
  MonoStart replaces the empty new-tab page with a fast, fully customizable start page that puts your links, search, and everyday tools one glance away. Build the exact layout you want with a drag-and-drop grid, then resize and arrange widgets to fit how you actually work.
  
  🧭 FEELS LIKE CHROME — ONLY BETTER
  MonoStart keeps everything you already know: the familiar Google search bar, your history, and the clean, instant new-tab you expect — so there's nothing to relearn. The customization sits on top, never in your way. Start minimal and keep it simple, or go full dashboard. It's your call, every step of the way.
  
  🔒 OPEN SOURCE & PRIVACY-FIRST
  MonoStart is fully open source — you can read every line of code. It's built privacy-first: no account, no sign-up, no analytics, no tracking, and no servers of our own. Your layout, links, notes, and reminders are stored locally on your device. The only data that ever leaves your browser is what you type into the search box, sent to Google purely to fetch autocomplete suggestions — exactly like a normal search bar.
  
  ✨ WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT
  • 🧘 A clean, distraction-free home base every time you open a tab
  • 🎛️ Everything in one place — search, links, tasks, timers, and reminders
  • 🌗 Total control over layout, colors, and theme (light & dark)
  • 🧩 Native Chrome feel, with as much (or as little) customization as you want
  • 🔓 Open source and privacy-first by design
  
  🔍 BUILT-IN GOOGLE SEARCH
  Search Google or type a URL right from your dashboard, with live autocomplete suggestions and quick access to your history. Includes 🎙️ voice search and 📷 Google Lens image search.
  
  🔗 ORGANIZE YOUR LINKS
  • 🎨 Group links into colored Sections (folders) with adjustable columns
  • 🔀 Switch any section between Grid and List view
  • 📌 Pin your most-used links to the header bar for instant access
  • ➕ Save the page you're on straight to your dashboard from the toolbar popup — drop it on the main grid, a section, or the header
  
  🧰 PRODUCTIVITY WIDGETS
  • ✅ Todos — a quick checklist for the day
  • ⏱️ Timers — run multiple labeled countdowns
  • 🔔 Reminders — schedule browser notifications with one-time or recurring (hourly / daily / weekly / custom) alerts
  • 🗒️ Sticky Notes — jot things down with custom colors
  • 🖼️ Photo / Image — add a favorite image from a URL or upload
  • 🔤 Text Labels — add clean headers to style and section your grid
  • 🌐 Embedded Pages — pin any website as a live widget
  
  🎨 MAKE IT YOURS
  Drag, drop, and resize widgets on a flexible grid. Recolor sections, choose your theme, and shape a start page that's genuinely yours.
  
  ⭐ Open source — see the code at https://github.com/paurushrai/monostart-chrome-extension
  
  🚀 Install MonoStart and turn every new tab into your most productive screen.

  🗂️ MonoStart — your browser's new tab, reimagined as a dashboard.
  
  MonoStart replaces the empty new-tab page with a fast, fully customizable start page that puts your links, search, and everyday tools one glance away. Build the exact layout you want with a drag-and-drop grid, then resize and arrange widgets to fit how you actually work.
  
  🧭 FEELS LIKE CHROME — ONLY BETTER
  MonoStart keeps everything you already know: the familiar Google search bar, your history, and the clean, instant new-tab you expect — so there's nothing to relearn. The customization sits on top, never in your way. Start minimal and keep it simple, or go full dashboard. It's your call, every step of the way.
  
  🔒 OPEN SOURCE & PRIVACY-FIRST
  MonoStart is fully open source — you can read every line of code. It's built privacy-first: no account, no sign-up, no analytics, no tracking, and no servers of our own. Your layout, links, notes, and reminders are stored locally on your device. The only data that ever leaves your browser is what you type into the search box, sent to Google purely to fetch autocomplete suggestions — exactly like a normal search bar.
  
  ✨ WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT
  • 🧘 A clean, distraction-free home base every time you open a tab
  • 🎛️ Everything in one place — search, links, tasks, timers, and reminders
  • 🌗 Total control over layout, colors, and theme (light & dark)
  • 🧩 Native Chrome feel, with as much (or as little) customization as you want
  • 🔓 Open source and privacy-first by design
  
  🔍 BUILT-IN GOOGLE SEARCH
  Search Google or type a URL right from your dashboard, with live autocomplete suggestions and quick access to your history. Includes 🎙️ voice search and 📷 Google Lens image search.
  
  🔗 ORGANIZE YOUR LINKS
  • 🎨 Group links into colored Sections (folders) with adjustable columns
  • 🔀 Switch any section between Grid and List view
  • 📌 Pin your most-used links to the header bar for instant access
  • ➕ Save the page you're on straight to your dashboard from the toolbar popup — drop it on the main grid, a section, or the header
  
  🧰 PRODUCTIVITY WIDGETS
  • ✅ Todos — a quick checklist for the day
  • ⏱️ Timers — run multiple labeled countdowns
  • 🔔 Reminders — schedule browser notifications with one-time or recurring (hourly / daily / weekly / custom) alerts
  • 🗒️ Sticky Notes — jot things down with custom colors
  • 🖼️ Photo / Image — add a favorite image from a URL or upload
  • 🔤 Text Labels — add clean headers to style and section your grid
  • 🌐 Embedded Pages — pin any website as a live widget
  
  🎨 MAKE IT YOURS
  Drag, drop, and resize widgets on a flexible grid. Recolor sections, choose your theme, and shape a start page that's genuinely yours.
  
  💬 HELP SHAPE MONOSTART
  MonoStart is free and open source, built by one developer — your feedback directly decides what gets built next.
  ⭐ Enjoying it? Star the repo: https://github.com/paurushrai/monostart-chrome-extension
  💡 Want a feature or found a bug? Tell me here: https://github.com/paurushrai/monostart-chrome-extension/issues
  ✍️  A quick review on this page helps more people discover MonoStart.
  
  🚀 Install MonoStart and turn every new tab into your most productive screen.

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