ZenStart

A beautiful, customizable new tab page browser extension that transforms your browsing experience with an elegant dashboard featuring bookmarks, favorites, and personalized themes.

Features

🎨 Beautiful Themes

• 8 carefully crafted themes including Claymorphism, Amber Minimal, Fresh Green, and more
• Dark/Light mode support for all themes
• Real-time theme preview

📚 Smart Bookmark Management

• Organize bookmarks into collapsible groups
• Drag-and-drop reordering for groups and links
• Import bookmarks from any browser (HTML format)
• Export your bookmarks for backup
• Search through all your bookmarks instantly

⭐ Quick Favorites

• Safari-style favorites grid for your most visited sites
• Drag to reorder, click to visit
• Custom names for cleaner display
• Automatic favicon loading

🔍 Unified Search

• Search your bookmarks or the web from one place
• Support for Google, Kagi, DuckDuckGo, and Bing
• Keyboard shortcuts (⌘K) for quick access
• Smart bookmark suggestions as you type

⚙️ Customization Options

• Personalized greeting with your name
• Adjustable bookmark columns and layout
• Configurable scroll heights
• URL display preferences (show/hide paths)
• 12/24 hour time format

📱 Responsive Design

• Beautiful masonry layout that adapts to any screen size
• Smooth animations and transitions
• Modern glassmorphism effects
• Optimized for both desktop and mobile browsers

Installation

Firefox

Install directly from the Firefox Add-ons store: Get ZenStart for Firefox

Chrome

Chrome Web Store listing coming soon!

Usage

Getting Started

1. Install the extension
2. Open a new tab - ZenStart will automatically replace your default new tab page
3. Enter your name when prompted for personalization
4. Start adding your favorite websites and organizing bookmarks!

Adding Bookmarks

• From any page: Click the ZenStart extension icon and save the current page
• Manual entry: Use the settings menu → Bookmark Groups/Links → Add Link
• Import: Settings → General → Import (supports standard browser bookmark exports)

Organizing Content

• Create Groups: Organize related bookmarks together
• Reorder: Drag and drop groups and links to arrange them
• Collapse/Expand: Click group headers to show/hide content
• Favorites: Add your most-visited sites to the quick access favorites grid

Customization

Access all customization options through the settings gear icon:

• Change themes and appearance
• Adjust layout and columns
• Manage favorites
• Import/export data

Development

ZenStart is built with modern web technologies:

• Frontend: Svelte 5 + SvelteKit
• Styling: Tailwind CSS with custom design system
• Storage: Chrome Storage API with localStorage fallback
• Icons: Lucide icons + custom SVGs

Building from Source

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/zenstart.git
cd zenstart

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build for production
npm run build

# The built extension will be in the `build` directory

Privacy

ZenStart respects your privacy:

• ✅ All data stored locally on your device
• ✅ No analytics or tracking
• ✅ No data sent to external servers
• ✅ Works completely offline
• ✅ Open source and auditable

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please feel free to:

• Report bugs or request features via GitHub Issues
• Submit pull requests for improvements
• Share feedback and suggestions

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

Support

If you enjoy ZenStart, please:

• ⭐ Star this repository
• 📝 Leave a review on the browser extension store
• 🐛 Report any bugs you find
• 💡 Suggest new features

Made with ❤️ for a better browsing experience