BNT Better New Tab

Tracking since May 18, 2026.

Changelog

• May 31, 2026
  permissions

  unlimitedStorage, geolocation

  unlimitedStorage, storage, geolocation, history, search

• May 31, 2026
  description

  BNT Better New Tab replaces your browser's default new tab with a fast, beautiful and fully customizable experience — built entirely with pure HTML, CSS and JavaScript. No frameworks. No tracking. No bloat.
  
  ✨ FEATURES
  
  🎨 Themes & Appearance
  Choose from 12 ready-made templates (Aurora Glass, Neon Night, Minimal Matte, Ocean, Graphite and more) or build your own combination. Set any accent color, upload a background image or use the solid color mode. Change the UI font from the included library.
  
  🧩 16 Modular Widgets
  Enable only what you need. Drag, resize and arrange freely on a grid layout:
  • Clock — Digital or analog, optional seconds and date display
  • Weather — Real-time forecast, auto location via IP or manual city
  • Search — Multi-engine with smart history suggestions
  • Shortcuts — Quick-access bookmarks, grid or list layout
  • News — RSS feed aggregator with custom sources and notifications
  • Todo — Task list with completion tracking and compact mode
  • Pomodoro — Focus timer with customizable work and break durations
  • Countdown — Target date timer with optional confetti effect
  • Notes — Quick note-taking with font and size options
  • Calendar — Month view with customizable week start
  • Habits — Daily habit tracker
  • World Clocks — Multiple cities and timezones
  • Stats — Search count and task completion statistics
  • Currency — Live exchange rates between any two currencies
  • System — Battery percentage and network status
  • Quote — Daily inspirational quotes, per tab or once a day
  
  ⚡ Smart Search (Bangs)
  Type !yt cats to search YouTube directly. Use !w for Wikipedia, !gh for GitHub, or define unlimited custom bangs with any URL. Search history powers smart autocomplete suggestions.
  
  ⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts
  Fully customizable shortcuts for focusing the search box, opening settings and toggling edit mode. Conflict warnings with browser-reserved keys.
  
  💾 Backup & Restore
  Export all settings, widgets, shortcuts and data to a JSON file. Import on any device — perfect for syncing across computers.
  
  🌍 5 Interface Languages
  English, Turkish, German, French and Spanish. Language auto-detected from your browser. Switch anytime from settings.
  
  🔒 Privacy & Security
  No analytics. No ads. No external calls except weather and RSS (via open proxy). All data stays in your browser's localStorage. Content Security Policy enforced.
  
  📖 Open Source — MIT License
  BNT is fully open source. The source code is publicly available on GitHub under the MIT License. You are free to inspect, fork, modify and redistribute it.

  BNT Better New Tab replaces your browser's default new tab with a blazing-fast, beautiful, and fully customizable experience — built entirely with pure HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. No frameworks. No tracking. Zero bloat.
  
  🔥 WHAT'S NEW IN 2.3.1 (The Performance & Crypto Update)
  * 🚀 Ultra-Fast Rendering: A complete architectural rewrite with a new global caching engine. Network requests have been slashed by 90% for instant tab loading.
  * 🪙 New Crypto Tracker Widget: Live cryptocurrency prices with a sleek pill-based coin selector. Supports BTC, ETH, SOL, and more in 5 display currencies.
  * 📐 Advanced 37x28 Grid Engine: A brand-new high-density layout system. Widgets now resize flawlessly with smart anti-collision and strict boundary protection.
  * ☁️ Smart & Lightweight Backups: The Export/Import engine has been completely rebuilt with a strict whitelist. Backups are now lightning-fast, ultra-clean, and safe from cache bloat.
  * 🌍 Total Localization: Every single widget, menu, and setting is now fully translated into all 5 supported languages.
  
  ✨ FEATURES
  
  🎨 Themes & Appearance
  Choose from 12 ready-made templates (Aurora Glass, Neon Night, Minimal Matte, Ocean, Graphite and more) or build your own. Set any accent color, upload a background image, or use the solid color mode. Change the UI font from the included library.
  
  🧩 10 Modular Widgets
  Enable only what you need. Drag, resize and arrange freely on an advanced grid layout:
  • Clock — Digital or analog clock.
  • Search — Quick search box with bangs and history support.
  • Shortcuts — One-click site shortcuts.
  • Weather — Live weather, temperature, humidity and wind.
  • News — Top headlines from your RSS sources.
  • To-Do — Simple task list. Add, check off, and delete tasks.
  • Notes — Quick sticky notepad with autosave and word count.
  • Pomodoro — Focus timer with work sessions and automatic breaks.
  • Crypto (NEW) — Live cryptocurrency prices with 24h change. Powered by CoinGecko.
  • Quote — Daily inspirational quotes with offline fallback and copy support.
  (Note: Some legacy widgets have been temporarily removed in this version for architectural upgrades and will return in future updates.)
  
  ⚡ Smart Search (Bangs)
  Type !yt cats to search YouTube directly. Use !w for Wikipedia, !gh for GitHub, or define unlimited custom bangs with any URL.
  
  ⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts
  Fully customizable shortcuts for focusing the search box, opening settings, and toggling edit mode.
  
  💾 Backup & Restore
  Export your exact setup to a clean JSON file and import it on any device.
  
  🔒 Privacy & Security
  No analytics. No ads. All data stays strictly in your browser's localStorage. Content Security Policy enforced.
  
  📖 Open Source — MIT License
  BNT is fully open source. The source code is publicly available on GitHub under the MIT License.

• May 31, 2026
  host_permissions

  https://*/*, http://*/*

  https://*/*, http://*/*, https://suggestqueries.google.com/*

Permissions & access

Permissions

unlimitedStoragestoragegeolocationhistorysearch

Host access

https://*/*, http://*/*, https://suggestqueries.google.com/*

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