DevDash

DevDash: The Ultimate Developer New Tab Dashboard DevDash is a local-first, highly-customizable new-tab dashboard for developers and creators that eliminates context switching and keeps you focused. Instead of a blank page, every new tab opens a beautiful, premium workspace containing all your productivity tools, developer utilities, system stats, and local AI. === Key Features === 1. Productivity & Focus - Daily Inspiration: Refreshing tech and motivational quotes. - Active Goals & Tasks: Persistent daily goals and checklists. - Focus Timer: Built-in Pomodoro timer with work/break modes and desktop notifications. - Quick Links: Custom bookmark launcher with automatic favicon detection. - Scratchpad: Auto-saving notepad with copy-all capability. 2. Developer Utilities - Regex Tester: Live regular expression tester with flags and highlighting. - Epoch Converter: Live Unix epoch display and bidirectional time converter. - JSON Formatter: Minify, format, and validate JSON automatically on paste. - JWT Decoder: Decode JSON Web Tokens 100% locally. - Base64: Instant encoder and decoder. - UUID Generator: Bulk or single v4 UUID generation. - ColorBox: Color picker, HEX/RGB/HSL conversion, and WCAG contrast check. - API PingBox: Send GET, POST, PUT, DELETE requests directly from your new tab. - DP/PX/SP Converter: Convert units across Android density buckets. - Command CheatSheet: Instant command reference for Git, Docker, processes, network, permissions, and files. 3. DevOps & Advanced Tools - GitHub Insights: Contribution heatmap and profile stats. - PR Monitor: Track open Pull Requests using GitHub PAT authentication. - Stack Overflow Watcher: Real-time question feed based on tags. - Cron Sentinel: Cron expression scheduler with human-readable explanations. - Region Compass: Latency pinger for AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure regions. - Env Vault: Multi-profile local .env variable manager. - Intent Builder: Android Intent URI constructor. - Docker Monitor: Check local running containers and status. - IAM Decoder: AWS/GCP IAM permission error explainer. - OTel TraceBox: Fenced OpenTelemetry trace JSON visualizer. 4. 100% Local AI Integration - AI Chat Widget: Directly integrates with your local Ollama server (http://localhost:11434). Run private queries locally on your own machine without sending data to the cloud. 5. Aesthetics & Personalization - 20 Gradient Themes: Midnight, Carbon, Aurora, Sunset, Nebula, and more. - Glassmorphism Settings: Configure glass blur strength, opacity, and tint. - Layout Management: Full drag-and-drop grid with resize handles. Freeze your perfect layout using the Layout Lock. - Presets: Shift dashboard views in one click (e.g. Developer View, Focus View, Info View, Full View). === 100% Privacy Focused === - No Account Needed: Start using it immediately. - Zero Telemetry: No analytics, no user tracking, no third-party cloud database. - Chrome Storage: Everything is saved locally via chrome.storage.local. Audit the source code or run it fully offline. DevDash is open-source and built for developers who care about security and privacy. ### 1. Permissions Justifications Copy and paste each line below into the corresponding permission justification box: * **`storage`**: > Stores user dashboard layout configurations, active widget selections, custom bookmarks, and local cache. * **`unlimitedStorage`**: > Prevents browser storage eviction as user scratchpad notes and clipboard history databases grow over time. * **`alarms`**: > Triggers background timers for the Pomodoro clock intervals and periodic widget refresh loops. * **`notifications`**: > Sends desktop notifications to alert the user when the Pomodoro focus work or break timers expire. * **`bookmarks`**: > Reads and lists the user's bookmarks directly inside the dashboard's quick links widget for fast navigation. * **`management`**: > Displays a list of installed extensions and allows the developer to toggle them on or off from the dashboard. * **`clipboardRead`**: > Reads and archives the text copied by the user to present a local clipboard history clipboard-manager widget. * **`clipboardWrite`**: > Allows the developer to copy command cheatsheets, formatted JSON strings, or generated UUIDs directly back to the clipboard. * **`declarativeNetRequest`**: > Implements temporary network blocking rules to block distracting website domains while focus mode is active. * **`sidePanel`**: > Configures a responsive dashboard layout to run inside the Chrome Side Panel interface for multitasking. * **`system.cpu`**: > Queries and displays real-time CPU core utilization stats inside the hardware system monitor widget. * **`system.memory`**: > Queries and displays real-time RAM usage percentages inside the hardware system monitor widget. --- ### 2. Broad Host Permission & Remote Code Justifications * **`host permission use`**: > Required to retrieve developer metrics from APIs (GitHub, NPM version details, Stack Overflow feeds, weather reports, and Hacker News), and connect to local docker API / Ollama AI endpoints without CORS blockages. * **`remote code use`**: > This extension does not use remote code. All scripts and assets are loaded locally from the extension package. --- ### 3. General Disclosures & Compliance * **Single purpose description**: > A local-first developer productivity new-tab dashboard consolidating hardware stats, code formatters, and offline API widgets. * **Icon image is missing**: > Upload the file located at [icons/icon128.png](file:///home/samarpit/Documents/Projects/2026/samargupta096/devdash/icons/icon128.png) in your project directory to the "Store Icon" section. * **Data usage compliance**: > Go to the **Privacy practices** tab, scroll to the bottom, and check the box certifying that you do not sell user data and comply with all developer program policies.