Aperture - Minimal New Tab icon

Aperture - Minimal New Tab

by Nobojit Halder ยท Functionality & UI
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

A calm, minimal new tab: clock, focus, sticky notes, bookmarks, timer and beautiful themes. Private by default.

Users
21
+5 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#149K
#124K among extensions
Version
1.1.0
updated 13 Jul 2026

Users

monthly, 3 months
01021Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 21 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 months
001Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Aperture - Minimal New Tab

โœจ ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ turns every new tab into a calm, beautiful start - a clock, your focus for the day, and nothing you didn't ask for. ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ• Clock - analogue or digital, four sizes, optional seconds and 24-hour mode, plus an optional second time zone under the clock ๐ŸŽฏ Focus - pin what matters today; unfinished focuses carry over to tomorrow ๐Ÿ“ Sticky notes - a corner notes board with folders, six colors, pin-to-top, drag to reorder, and checklists (type "- [ ] task" and tick items off) ๐Ÿ”– Bookmarks - quick-launch shortcuts with icons; press 1โ€“9 to open them. and place them where you like: a tidy corner panel, under the search bar, or a bottom shelf โฒ๏ธ Focus timer - a Pomodoro-style timer with configurable lengths, a gentle chime and an optional desktop notification ๐Ÿ” Search - uses whatever default search engine you chose in Chrome ๐Ÿ’ฌ A daily quote โ€” add your own favourites to the rotation โ€” and an optional greeting with your name ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐ŸŒ— 10 themes, from Midnight to E-Ink ๐Ÿ”ค 6 font pairings and a custom accent colour ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Backgrounds: theme gradients, 14 hand-drawn illustrated scenes, curated photography, a fresh photo every day, or your own image ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ Show or hide every single element - down to a page with nothing but a clock โŒจ๏ธ Keyboard-first: "/" focuses search, 1โ€“9 launch bookmarks, n/b toggle the notes and bookmarks panels, Esc closes panels ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜ Your notes, settings and images live in your browser. There are no accounts, no analytics and no tracking, and nothing is ever sent to us. If you turn on sync, only your settings (never notes or images) travel through your own Chrome account. Export/Import gives you a full JSON backup anytime. ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป No frameworks, no background processes - just a fast, quiet page. Fonts are bundled, so typography works even offline. ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ Chrome itself shows a small footer bar at the bottom of new-tab pages provided by extensions (Chrome 138+). That bar is part of the browser, not Aperture - to hide it, right-click the footer and choose "Hide footer on New Tab page".

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+3+16.7%00.00
30 days+5+31.2%00.00

Version history

2 versions recorded
1.1.013 Jul 2026
1.0.09 Jul 2026

Details

Category
Functionality & UI
First seen
9 Jul 2026
Size
309 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
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Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 1, likelihood 3
Permissions
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