Ghiblify

Tracking since Apr 25, 2026.

Changelog

• May 22, 2026
  description

  Replace new tab page with a more personal tab. Every refresh is another chance for another picture. This page is flexible to many preferences, allowing you to get the most out of every new tab.
  
  Studio Ghibli is nostalgic and soothing, known for Hayao Miyazaki's captivating visual style. All pictures taken from online sources, credit to Studio Ghibli for many of their free-for-personal-use works.
  
  🚨 CHANGES TO 1.1.5 🚨
  🎵 Added more lofi girl music.
  🌁 Added more wallpapers (boy and the heron, from up on poppy hill, nausicaa).
  
  🚨 CHANGES TO 1.1.0-1.1.3 🚨
  🔨 Fixed saved links 🔨 Fixed todo list 🔨 Fixed search bar, slight adjustments📆 NEW date widget 🎥 RETURNED youtube videos 🎨 REDESIGNED settings 🐭 NEW custom cursors 📸 UPGRADED photo settings 🔨 Automatic alignment of text in widgets 👉 NEW user-adjusted right hand bar, saves preferences 🌡️ NEW fahrenheit + celsius adjustment for weather 😌 NEW mindfulness widget (click to switch to others) 📝 NEW notes widget ⏳ NEW promodoro timer widget 🔗 NEW quicklinks widget 🌠 FASTER image loading ☔️ FASTER weather widget
  
  ✨ Features ✨ 
  🌄 Curated collection of studio ghibli photos, free for personal use by studio ghibli
  ✏️ Easy access customization bar on left when you move your mouse left
  ❓ Customize which movies you would like to see backgrounds for
  🔆 Customize brightness, saturation, contrast, and blur of backgrounds
  ❤️ select favourites in the left-hand bar (choose to show these exclusively)
  🗑️ remove backgrounds you do not want in your rotation
  🧠 beta animated background (calm)
  
  💻 Widgets you can put on dashboard: Clock, search bar, movie information, to-do list
  💻 Toggle widgets on and off on left-hand bar
  💻 Freely drag widgets across screen
  💻 Click clock to convert to 24-hour/12-hour clocks
  💻 Click movie information to customize format (name, Japanese name, screen time, quote, year released)
  💻 Right click to-do list to cross out items
  💻 Click right hand side of search bar to switch between Google, Duckduckgo, Bing, and Yahoo
  
  ✅ Move mouse to right side of screen to access widgets (breathing, weather, gif)
  ✅ Move mouse to left side of screen to access adjustments to main screen
  ✅ Click on some widgets to access additional settings
  ✅ Toggle widgets on and off

  Transform every new tab into a calm, beautiful, and productive personal dashboard inspired by the magical worlds of Studio Ghibli.
  
  Ghiblify replaces your default Chrome new tab page with a customizable anime-inspired productivity space featuring stunning Studio Ghibli scenery, aesthetic widgets, focus tools, weather, bookmarks, sticky notes, Pomodoro timers, and more. Designed for fans of cozy visuals, relaxing atmospheres, and distraction-free productivity.
  
  Whether you want a peaceful anime aesthetic, a customizable productivity homepage, or simply a more personal browser experience, this Ghiblification helps make every tab feel inspiring, nostalgic, and useful.
  
  ✨ Features ✨
  
  🌄 Curated collection of Studio Ghibli-inspired wallpapers and scenery
  🎞️ Backgrounds from beloved classics like Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, My Neighbor Totoro, Ponyo, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Princess Mononoke, The Wind Rises, and more
  🎨 Aesthetic anime-inspired new tab experience designed for focus and relaxation
  🖥️ Fully customizable personal dashboard and homepage
  ✏️ Easy-access customization sidebar — simply move your mouse to the left side
  ❓ Choose which Ghibli movies appear in your wallpaper rotation
  🔆 Adjust brightness, saturation, contrast, blur, and visual effects
  ❤️ Favorite wallpapers you love and optionally display only favorites
  🗑️ Remove wallpapers from rotation with one click
  🎛️ Drag mode + edit mode for flexible layout customization
  ⌨️ Keyboard shortcuts: ⌘/Ctrl + K → toggle sidebar, ⌘/Ctrl + B → open bookmarks
  
  🧩 Productivity Widgets 🧩
  
  🕒 Time, Date, Greeting
  • Beautiful responsive typography
  • Minimal and aesthetic clock design
  
  📝 Sticky Notes
  • Quick note-taking directly in your browser
  • Auto-continues bullets and lists
  • Great for reminders, ideas, journaling, and study notes
  
  🍅 Pomodoro Timer
  • Focus and break sessions
  • Full-screen Focus Mode
  • Perfect for studying, coding, homework, deep work, and productivity
  
  🌤️ Weather Widget
  • Current weather conditions
  • Hourly forecast
  • 7-day forecast
  • Animated weather icons
  
  🔗 Quick Links
  • Organize favorite websites
  • Drag-to-reorder
  • Grid or list layouts
  • Inline editing
  
  ✅ To-Do List
  • Simple task management
  • Drag-and-drop organization
  • Hide completed tasks
  • Minimal distraction-free productivity workflow
  
  📚 Bookmarks Panel
  • Full Chrome bookmarks integration
  • Drag-to-reorder bookmarks and folders
  • Quick bookmark search
  • Clean modern sidebar interface
  
  🎬 Movie Info + Character Avatars
  • Displays current movie information
  • Film title, release year, runtime
  • Choose your favorite Studio Ghibli character avatar
  
  🌙 Designed for Comfort & Focus 🌙
  
  Ghiblify is designed to feel cozy, soft, nostalgic, and calming — helping reduce the stress of cluttered browser tabs while still giving you powerful productivity tools.
  
  Perfect for:
  • Anime fans
  • Cozy gaming and study aesthetics
  • Productivity enthusiasts
  • Fans of minimalist dashboards and aesthetic browsers
  
  Use Ghiblify as:
  • A Studio Ghibli new tab extension
  • An anime productivity dashboard
  • A customizable homepage
  • A focus and study tool
  • A cozy browser companion
  • A relaxing aesthetic workspace
  
  ℹ️ Disclaimer ℹ️
  
  Studio Ghibli images are used under their publicly shared personal-use allowance and from publicly available online sources. Full credit belongs to Studio Ghibli and the original creators/artists where applicable.
  
  This extension is a fan-made, non-commercial project created out of appreciation for Studio Ghibli’s artistry and storytelling. Please support Studio Ghibli by purchasing official films, merchandise, and media releases.
  
  This extension is not affiliated with or endorsed by Studio Ghibli.

• May 22, 2026
  short_description

  Add some magic into your everyday life. Photos sourced from the studio ghibli website, free for personal use.

  A Studio Ghibli–inspired new tab with widgets, themes, weather, pomodoro, sticky notes, quick links, and bookmarks.

• May 22, 2026
  name

  ghiblify - new tab

  Ghiblify

• May 22, 2026
  host_permissions

  (empty)

  https://api.open-meteo.com/*, https://api.bigdatacloud.net/*

• May 22, 2026
  permissions

  storage, geolocation

  storage, bookmarks, search, favicon, geolocation

Permissions & access

Permissions

storagebookmarkssearchfavicongeolocation

Host access

https://api.open-meteo.com/*, https://api.bigdatacloud.net/*

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