A fast, customizable new tab dashboard with shortcuts, widgets, weather, and beautiful backgrounds.
Users
10
+3 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
2
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#192K
#160K among extensions
Version
1.0.3
updated 17 Sep 2026
Users
monthly, 2 months
Latest, 16 Oct 2026:10 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 2 months
Latest, 16 Oct 2026:2 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About Arax - New Tab Dashboard
Make every new tab more useful with Arax — a fast, customizable dashboard for Chrome.
Arax replaces the default New Tab page with a clean workspace that brings your most useful information and tools together in one place. Customize the layout, add the widgets you need, and create a new tab experience that fits the way you work.
Key features:
• Custom backgrounds — choose a solid color, gradient, local image, or dynamic wallpaper.
• Dynamic Wallpapers — get fresh random Picsum images automatically every 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, or 1 day. Use “Change now” to instantly load a new wallpaper. Images are downloaded and cached for smoother reuse.
• Search — select your preferred search engine or configure a custom search provider.
• Quick links — organize your favorite websites with folders, drag-and-drop reordering, and editable shortcuts.
• Weather widget — view current weather and forecasts with support for metric and imperial units. You can select a city manually or use approximate location detection without precise browser geolocation.
• Productivity widgets — use the clock, notes, to-do list, focus timer, quote, calendar, and top sites widgets.
• Flexible layout — arrange, move, resize, and customize dashboard widgets to match your workflow.
• Backup and sync — preserve your settings with Chrome Sync when available, or export and import a backup manually.
• Offline-first design — core dashboard data remains available locally, even when network features are disabled or temporarily unavailable.
Privacy and control are built in:
• No account is required.
• Your dashboard settings, links, notes, tasks, and layout are stored locally by default.
• Network access is used only for enabled features such as weather, dynamic wallpapers, search suggestions, or website favicons.
• Optional browser permissions are requested only when you use features that need them.
• Weather setup uses approximate IP-based location and does not require precise location access.
Install Arax to turn every new tab into a focused, personal, and practical dashboard.