A personal dashboard
for Chrome’s New Tab
Nova Tab is a beautiful, fast, privacy-first replacement for Chrome’s New Tab page. Live clock, customizable bookmarks, search, and modern themes — all stored on your device.
Everything you need
Designed for speed, beauty, and full control over your data
Live clock
Local time with 12/24-hour format, optional seconds, and a localized date. No API required.
Instant search
Central search bar with Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, and Brave Search. Shortcuts: / and Ctrl/Cmd+K.
Bookmark manager
Add, edit, delete, folders, drag-and-drop, move between folders, and optional favicons.
Themes & backgrounds
Dark, light, and system themes. Solid color, gradient, or a local image with blur overlay.
Export & backup
Export everything as JSON and restore later. All data stays on your machine.
Fast & lightweight
Pure vanilla JavaScript — no heavy frameworks. Instant load and a tiny memory footprint.
Privacy first
No servers. No accounts. No analytics. No ads. Every bookmark, setting, and background image lives only in your browser.
Install in under a minute
Download the zip and load it as an unpacked Chrome extension
Download
Get the project zip from GitHub and extract the folder.
Developer mode
Open chrome://extensions and turn on Developer mode.
Load unpacked
Click “Load unpacked” and select the newtab-extension folder.
Done
Open a new tab. Nova Tab is ready.
Ready for a better New Tab?
Fast, beautiful, and fully under your control.
Get started — free download