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~/start

by Max Flach · Functionality & UI
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

A terminal-style new tab page (links, todos, notes, calc, weather) and vim keys on every page.

Users
3
store count
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
total ratings
Store rank
#334K
#260K among extensions
Version
1.3
updated 14 Oct 2026

About ~/start

A new tab page that looks and works like a terminal. The first time, it asks your name, a city for the weather and a theme, right at the prompt. Then type to search Google with live suggestions, press 1-9 to open your links, or run commands: - links: add, remove and reorder your links from the prompt - todo and note: a todo list and a scratchpad on the start screen - calc: type arithmetic and see the answer as you type - weather: a four-day forecast from Open-Meteo - theme: Argonaut, Tokyo Night or green phosphor - dadjokes, fortune and cowsay, because a shell has them On every other page, vim keys, in the spirit of Vimium: - j k h l to scroll, d u for half pages, gg G for top and bottom - f to click any link or button by typing its label, F to open it in the background - s for a tab picker across all windows, with a preview of each tab - t and o for a go bar over open tabs, bookmarks, history and Google suggestions - J K to switch tabs, x X to close and reopen them, H L for back and forward - yy to copy the page's address, i to type into the page, ? for every key Chrome does not let extensions run on chrome:// pages or the Web Store. If you use Vimium or Surfingkeys, turn them off; they want the same keys. Your links, todos, notes and settings are kept in Chrome's own synced storage. Nothing is sent to the developer.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+3–00.00

Version history

2 versions recorded
1.314 Oct 2026
1.21 Oct 2026

Details

Category
Functionality & UI
First seen
1 Oct 2026
Size
484 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
flabcefbgjgnklonpbieiemlnmlipldb

Permissions and risk

Elevated riskimpact 4, likelihood 3
Permissions
tabshistorybookmarkssessionsstoragescripting
Site access
<all_urls>https://suggestqueries.google.com/*
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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