| ▲ | Show HN: Minimal, customizable new tab for Chrome/Firefox(flowtide.app) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 points by georg-stone 3 hours ago | 19 comments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hello HN! Flowtide is a project I have been working on for about 2 months now. It is a customizable new tab page for Firefox or Chrome. By default, it is configured to have a minimal amount of features, but it can be configured to include a clock, to-do list, or even soundscapes. Install: https://flowtide.app/ GitHub: https://github.com/thingbomb/flowtide | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | Kavenerinds 4 minutes ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As a longtime user of Momentum that switched to Bonjourr about 5 months ago, this looks cool. The search function would be the reason for me to switch to this. Thanks for sharing! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | torgoguys an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
It looks nice and works well. Unrelated, but I think we all need to migrate to a new word instead of "minimal" for such things. Perhaps just "simple." I get what we all mean as applied to this project, but it isn't what minimal typically means in English. A minimal new tab experience would be a blank tab. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | andrelaszlo an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
It looks really nice. The first question that pops into my head (being aware that this is a popular category of apps) is: when do people look at blank tabs? Whenever I open a new tab, it's with the intention of entering an address or a search term, and any content would be an unwelcome distraction. I'd be more likely to use something like this if it lived under a regular domain name and I could put it into a pinned tab, personally. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | hxii 15 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Neat! Reminds me of Tabliss (https://github.com/joelshepherd/tabliss) as well. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | elpocko 43 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I already have the minimal number of features in my new tab in Firefox and I didn't even need to install a 3rd party addon: it's called "Blank page", you can find it in the settings. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | Ringz an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
> Flowtide is a beautiful, smart New Tab page for your browser. Than, please, add a screenshot to the repository. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | djbusby 22 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I love these things. I have a custom NTP for my Chrome and FF profiles. It's my productivity hack. I put all my super frequent bookmarks there, big buttons are easy to click, keyboard shortcut. Doesn't sync tho :( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | atulvi an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Also checkout Minim for chrome. Very Minimal and Open Source https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/minim-a-minimal-new... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | Y-bar an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This is great, giving it a try! A few first impressions: - The dark overlay when customising the screen makes it hard to see the visual adjustments- And - Can the clock default to system (12 or 24 hours)? - Can I add the pinned tabs I had on the default home screen somehow? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | jpcom 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reminds me of the mac lock screen, nicely done! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||