Win95 NewTab

SUMMARY

An overhaul of the new tab page in the style of windows 95/vaporwave.
This overhaul features numerous features:
-Random background on reload
-Shortcuts to your most visited sites
-Customizable clock
-A customizable searchbar
-Ability to upload and select your own wallpapers
-And more

Source code available at: https://github.com/Metal-spoon/win95-newtab

Update 1.0.10 (03/20/2023) changelog:
-Fixed bug where numpad enter would not start search request

Update 1.0.9 (03/16/2023) changelog:
-Added startpage search engine
-Fixed bug where special characters wouldn't get added to search engine queries

Update 1.0.8 (01/09/2022) changelog:
-Added toggle-able badges
-Fixed a bug with topsites that contain quotes in their titles breaking the page
-Fixed a bug with regexes breaking topsites
-Removed random wallpaper setting because it wasn't necessary
-If you have multiple wallpapers enabled it will select a random one by default
-Some minor refactoring

Update 1.0.7 (05/08/2022) changelog:
-Fixed issue with wallpapers not saving
-Changed some styling
-Fixed issue with text overflowing in shortcut titles
-Added loading indicators
-Added three new settings for shortcuts


Update 1.0.6 (19/07/2022) changelog:
-Refactored a lot
-Changed default font
-Added outline to topsite titles
-Removed custom search engines
-Removed more unnecessary permissions

Update 1.0.3 (around 30/03/2022) changelog:
-Removed unused fontsettings permission as per Google's request
-Removed some unnecessary info on credits page
-Fixed minor bug where a certain site would not show up in the icons below the searchbox

The latest version of Win95 NewTab is available on the Chrome web and is currently being used by 7,000 active users. The initial version was launched on 2019-05-20.

HOW TO INSTALL Win95 NewTab FROM A CRX FILE

1. Download Win95 NewTab CRX file
2. NOTE: Sometimes the browser may block downloading / installing CRX file from outside the Chrome Web Store. If so, you may need to download the ZIP file instead
3. In the URL bar, go to chrome://extensions
4. Enable Developer mode

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