Start Page HQ

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

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• May 10, 2026
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  Start Page HQ replaces your new tab with a fully customizable dashboard packed with 50+ widgets. RSS feeds, tasks, bookmarks, weather, developer tools, AI features, and more — organized exactly how you want across multiple pages with custom themes.
  
  Create separate pages for work, personal, or side projects. Add widgets like Hacker News, Reddit, YouTube feeds, Google Calendar, Pomodoro timer, habit tracker, kanban boards, and notes. Developer tools include JSON formatter, regex tester, text diff, QR code generator, and Base64 encoder.
  
  Your workspace syncs across all your devices. Choose from dark and light themes with 8 accent colors and flexible layouts. Everything lives in one tab — no switching between apps.

  Start Page HQ replaces your new tab with a fully customizable dashboard. Build the workspace you actually want — choose from 50+ widgets, organize them across multiple pages, and pick a theme that fits how you work.
  
  Create separate pages for work, personal use, study, or specific projects. Each page has its own layout, theme, and widget mix. Drag widgets to rearrange them, resize them to fit your screen, and hide what you don't need.
  
  Some of the widgets included:
  
  - Tasks — kanban boards, todo lists, and project planning with drag-and-drop.
  - Notes — rich-text notes with formatting, lists, and code blocks.
  - Quick note — a one-click scratchpad for anything you don't want to lose.
  - Calendar — see your upcoming events at a glance, with optional Google Calendar sync.
  - Feeds — follow any RSS source, with built-in connectors for sites like Hacker News, Reddit, and YouTube channels.
  - News — headlines from your chosen sources, with optional AI summaries.
  - Podcasts — subscribe to podcast feeds and play episodes right from your start page.
  - Weather — current conditions and forecasts for any location.
  - World clock — track time across multiple cities and time zones.
  - Focus timer — Pomodoro-style work and break intervals to help you stay on task.
  - Habit tracker — log daily habits and review streaks over time.
  - Countdown — count down to deadlines, launches, trips, or any future date.
  - Stopwatch — a simple stopwatch when you need to time something quickly.
  - Daily quote, quiz, and riddle — small daily prompts to kick off your day.
  - Bookmarks — group your most-used links into clean, themed bookmark sets.
  - Search — search the web, or your own bookmarks, from any page.
  - Currency converter — live exchange rates between any two currencies.
  - Unit converter — convert length, weight, temperature, and more.
  - IP info — your public IP, approximate location, and connection details.
  - Uptime monitor — track availability of your sites and services.
  - Stripe sales — see live revenue numbers if you use Stripe for billing.
  - Embed — embed any external page or service directly into a widget.
  
  Developer tools:
  
  - JSON formatter — pretty-print, validate, and minify JSON.
  - Regex tester — write and test regular expressions with live highlighting.
  - Text diff — compare two pieces of text side by side.
  - QR generator — turn any link or text into a QR code.
  - Base64 / URL encoder — encode and decode common text formats.
  - Markdown editor — write and preview Markdown without leaving the tab.
  - Image compression — shrink images for the web in seconds.
  - Audio editor — quick edits and trims for short audio clips.
  
  AI features:
  
  - Quick answer — ask a question and get a short, direct answer.
  - AI image — generate images from a text prompt.
  - Translation — translate text between languages.
  - News summary — short AI-written summaries of today's headlines.
  - AI diary — guided journaling prompts that adapt to what you write.
  - Story snippet — a fresh short-fiction snippet whenever you open a new tab.
  - What-if — playful "what if X happened" scenarios for breaks between work.
  
  Your workspace syncs across all your devices. Choose from dark and light themes with 8 accent colors and flexible layouts. Everything lives in one tab — no switching between apps.

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