Your new tab for Chrome

A beautiful new tab, built around you.

Your everyday tools, in the tab you already open. Keep notes, tasks and favourite links close, and arrange your space exactly how you like it.

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A little more useful, every day

Your everyday tools.
One new tab.

Backs widgets are called Backons. Pick the ones you use, keep them within reach, and leave the rest out.

Notes & tasks

Remember what matters.

Keep your to-dos and quick notes in view, so your next step is easy to find when you open a tab.

Bookmarks

Your links, one click away.

Give your favourite sites a place on your dashboard. Open the pages you use every day without hunting through menus.

Pomodoro timer

Give one thing your focus.

Start a timed work session and take a break when it ends. Your timer is right there beside your tasks.

Weather

Plan before you head out.

Check the conditions and forecast from your new tab, so you know what to expect before you leave.

Tab Time

Know where your time goes.

See time spent on websites with optional Tab Time tracking. Your history stays in your browser, and you can pause tracking anytime.

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Clocks & personal touches

Enjoy opening your browser.

Choose a clock you love, add a plant or a lantern, and leave as much open space as you like.

Make yourself at home

Your new tab. Your way.

Choose what you need.

Add Backs to Chrome, open a new tab, and pick the widgets you want to see every day.

Put it where it belongs.

Arrange your widgets on the grid. Keep a few essentials in view or build a fuller workspace.

Set the mood.

Choose a background you love. Your widgets pick up its colours, bringing the whole space together.

Spaces

A place for work.
A place for you.

Keep your work tasks in one Space and your personal notes and links in another. Each Space has its own saved layout, ready when you switch.

Start with two Spaces for free. Premium gives you unlimited Spaces.

Your style

As simple or as full
as you like.

A layout that fits you. Move your widgets around and make room for what you use.

A background you love. Choose an Unsplash photo or bring your own image to make the space feel personal.

Colours that come together. Your widgets adapt to the background, so you can change the mood without styling everything again.

Make your next tab feel like yours.

Install Backs, open a new tab, and start with the tools you use every day.

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Frequently asked questions

Before your first
new tab.

How Backs works, what’s free, and what happens to your data.

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General questions

What is Backs, and what does it change in Chrome?

Backs is a Chrome new tab extension. It replaces the default new tab page with a customisable dashboard for your widgets, backgrounds and everyday tools. Install it in Chrome on your computer, then open a new tab to use it.

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What can I customise?

Choose the widgets you want, arrange them on the grid, and change your background. Widgets adapt their colours to the image you choose. You can keep your dashboard minimal or fill it with the tools you use.

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What’s included for free, and what does Premium add?

The free plan includes custom layouts, clocks, bookmarks, notes, tasks, the Pomodoro timer, Tab Time and two Spaces. Premium is optional and adds unlimited Spaces, cloud sync, extra weather tools and image attachments. You can review the current subscription options inside Backs before upgrading.

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Do I need an account to use Backs?

No. You can use your free local dashboard without creating an account. Sign in when you want to manage a Premium subscription or use account features such as cloud sync.

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What are Spaces?

A Space is a separate saved dashboard with its own layout and content. Use one for work and another for personal projects, then switch between them inside Backs. Your notes, tasks and widget setup stay with the Space they belong to.

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Does Backs work offline?

Your locally saved layout, notes, tasks and bookmarks remain available offline. Live weather, new online backgrounds, cloud sync and Space sharing need an internet connection.

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Where is my dashboard data stored?

Your local dashboard data is stored in your browser. If you use Premium cloud sync or image attachments, the content needed for those features is also stored in Backs’ cloud services. Live weather and Unsplash backgrounds use online services too.

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What is included when I share a Space?

A shared Space includes its layout, supported widget styles, colours and supported Unsplash background. It leaves out your notes, tasks, bookmark links, saved tabs, account details and uploaded images. Anyone with the link can view the shared design. Importing creates an independent copy that they can customise.

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Backon questions

What does Tab Time record?

Tab Time is optional and starts recording only when you enable it. It measures active browsing time by website domain and stores that history locally. It ignores incognito tabs. You can pause tracking, exclude sites or clear your records.

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Does the Pomodoro timer keep running when I close my Backs tab?

Yes, while your browser is running. The Pomodoro timer runs in the extension’s background, so you can switch to another tab or close the dashboard without ending your session. Open Backs again to see the timer or pause it.

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Do weather Backons need an internet connection?

Yes. Weather Backons need an internet connection to get current conditions and forecasts. Your locally saved dashboard, notes, tasks and bookmarks can still be used offline.

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