Commander

About

Sick of the minimal, basic weather display new tab pages that sit around doing nothing? 

Transform your browser's new tab into a powerful productivity hub with Commander - an opinionated, feature-rich extension designed for developers and power users who want everything in one place.

What You Get

Smart Note-Taking & Tasks
- Full-featured markdown editor with live preview
- Automatic task extraction from markdown checkboxes
- Task tracking with built-in time logging
- File-based or all-tasks view modes

Time Management Suite
- Analog clock with timezone conversion
- Customizable timer with ruler-based controls
- Precision stopwatch with lap tracking
- Multiple world clocks for remote teams with keyboard friendly quick conversion
- Quick-log for rapid note capture with daily rotation

Intelligent Bookmarks
- Sync and scrape content from browser bookmarks
- Optional semantic search powered by Cohere embeddings
- Chat with your bookmarks using AI (supports OpenAI, Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, Cerebras, and **local LLMs**)
- Automatic content extraction and tagging
- Browse bookmarks in tree view or search semantically

AI-Powered Chat
- Discuss Hacker News threads with full context
- Multiple LLM provider support: OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Cerebras
- Chat history with session management
- Automatic content fetching and article scraping

Weather at a Glance
- Current conditions with hourly forecast
- Beautiful celestial arcs (sun/moon tracking)
- Optional AI-generated weather summaries
- Powered by Open-Meteo and MET Norway

Tab Debt Tracker
- Monitor open tabs with time-open tracking
- Tree view showing tab hierarchy (parent-child relationships)
- One-click tab closing and management
- Visual indicators for old tabs

Highly Customizable
- 14+ configurable keyboard shortcuts
- Light/dark/auto theme modes
- Custom CSS variable overrides
- Granular control over all features

Perfect For
- Developers who live in their browser
- Remote workers managing multiple time zones
- Knowledge workers with extensive bookmark collections
- Anyone who wants a productivity-focused new tab experience

Privacy First
- All data stored locally in browser storage
- API keys never leave your machine (sent only to your chosen provider)
- No analytics, no tracking, no telemetry

Tech Stack

Built with modern web technologies: WXT & Svelte 5, Typescript.
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Get started in seconds - install, configure your preferred LLM provider, and enjoy a new tab page that actually works *for* you.