Monknow New Tab - Personal Dashboard for Firefox

People use bookmarks in order to reach their favorite site or webpage in an instant, without having to type anything in the search bar. Still, the bookmark bar is kind of limited, and old-fashioned, some would say. Even if the bar will create drop-down menus, provided you get past the visual limit, that's not the most pleasant way to look for your sites.

Monknow New Tab - Personal Dashboard for Firefox, a long name indeed, changes the way you manage bookmarks, breaking the rules completely.

This extension will transform your new tab into something more than it was. That bland, mostly empty screen will be replaced by a vibrant new layout. Each time you open your browser or a new tab, you'll be met by a list of your favorite sites.

The list may seem as limited as the bookmark bar, but that's not the case, as you can add new items from the bottom of the list. On top of that, the extension lets you create groups. Groups are sets of bookmarks that can be accessed from the left-hand sidebar.

There are three groups by default — Home, Social, and Tool. If you didn't figure out how they work, they are simple directories that contain bookmarks of a certain theme. Of course, you can create whatever bookmarks you wish, add new groups, or edit the existing ones, freedom of use is ensured. Still, if you prefer to have your items neatly ordered, exploiting the group's feature is highly recommended.

The bookmark part is clear enough, but there are more details to this add-on than that. The first one would be the search engine used. A new tab can be instructed to use any search engine from the provided list. If you go to Settings > General, you'll be able to choose what search engine a new tab should use, even if you have a different one for your home page.

You can change the theme to a dark one, for eye-relief reasons, move the sidebar to the right, set a wallpaper as background, change the appearance of the bookmark, and more.

In conclusion, Monknow New Tab - Personal Dashboard for Firefox is a useful tool for individuals who grew tired of the default bookmark system. Together with the other included functions, this add-on can be a substantial improvement to your overall browsing experience.