Dashby

The default new tab page in Chrome usually includes a shortcut to the Google search engine and a few of your most visited websites. The browser does offer a few customization options, allowing you to change the background image and even providing some images of its own, to modify the shortcuts or alter the color and the theme. As you can see, the possibilities are limited but, luckily, there are third-party tools that can help you turn the new tab page into a really helpful working environment. One of them is Dashby.

This Google Chrome extension completely transforms your new tab page into a useful tool with its gadgets.

First, it comes with a generous collection of both static and dynamic wallpapers in full HD, which you can use to enjoy a livelier and more interesting workspace.

Secondly, not only that it comes with a search bar to launch Internet searches like in the default new tab page, but it also features support for various other search engines alongside Google, namely Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yandex and Yahoo. In other words, you do not have to “settle” for Google, if that is not your preferred search engine

There are a few additional features that makes this add-on really worth your while. To be more specific, it displays the current time and date in the new tab page, as well as your current location. The weather forecast can also be shown in the new tab page if you need it.

Dashby imports your bookmarks to one of its gadgets, providing one-click access to websites you access frequently.

Right below the bookmarks panel, a to-do list is shown, where you can build a list of your tasks and mark them as done when completed.

Dashby provides a great way to customize your new tab page with panels that might remind you of the old desktop gadgets. With its help, you can turn a boring new tab page into a really useful workspace to write down and manage tasks, as well as launch frequently accessed webpages with a single click.