StartGrid

StartGrid is a free browser extension for Firefox and Chrome that replaces your browser's default new tab page with a customizable grid of widgets — a clock, weather, notes, bookmarks, and optional Google Calendar previews — set against a background of your choice.

What StartGrid does

Every time you open a new tab, StartGrid shows your chosen widgets and background instead of the browser's blank default page. You arrange which widgets appear and where; everything is configured locally in your browser.

  • Widget grid — arrange clock, weather, bookmarks, notes, and other widgets freely on your new tab page.
  • Backgrounds — solid colors, gradients, custom images, or live photo providers (Unsplash, Bing, NASA APOD, Wikimedia).
  • Optional Calendar widget — shows your upcoming Google Calendar events at a glance.
  • All settings and data stay local to your browser; nothing is uploaded to a StartGrid-run server.

Google Account access

The Calendar widget is entirely optional and inactive until you explicitly click "Connect" in its settings panel. Connecting uses Google Sign-In and grants StartGrid read-only access to your calendar events — StartGrid never sends, deletes, or modifies anything in your Google account. See the Privacy Policy for full details on what's accessed and how it's used.