Backdrop (Ambient)

by ROTD Apps · rotd.be · Functionality & UI

FeaturedEstablished publisherManifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

A simple and lightweight new tab extension inspired by Backdrop (Ambient) on Chromecast.

Users

127

+33 in 30 days

Rating

5.0 / 5

unchanged in 30 days

Ratings

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#76K

#64K among extensions

Version

1.1.3

updated 21 Jul 2025

Users

monthly, 3 years

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 127 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 5 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Backdrop (Ambient)

Make your new tab more beautiful and more useful with the following features: • New wallpaper every day • Live weather for current location (°C/°F) • Choose between grayscale and colored weather icons • Lightweight, only the current image is stored on the device • Most visited sites The design of the extension is inspired by Backdrop (now Ambient/Daydream) on the Google Chromecast. Users can choose to have the weather displayed with the original grayscale Backdrop icons or the new colorized Ambient icons. We also try to keep the extension as lightweight as possible and thus do not include the wallpapers in the extension. Weather and location data provided by Here.com Wallpapers provided by Bing.com