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Practical, no-fluff guides on browser start pages, new tab pages, productivity and the best free tools online.
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What is a browser start page?
Start page vs homepage vs new tab — what each means and why people replace the default.
Lost your settings or shortcuts? Here's how to get them back
Page reset to default? How to restore your recent setup from cloud version history or a backup.
Ready-made setup kits
One-click layouts for developers, creators, students and traders — import in a single click.
How-to guides
Set your homepage & new tab in every browser
Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, Brave and Opera — every step, plus the new-tab limitation explained.
Replace your Google homepage
The quick version: swap the empty Google box for a page that works for you.
Turn your new tab into a command center
Nine practical ways to reclaim the page you open dozens of times a day.
Add shortcuts to your new tab page
Chrome, Edge and Firefox steps — plus unlimited grouped shortcuts on any browser.
Homepage changed by itself
Reset Chrome, Edge or Firefox when an extension or unwanted setting took over.
Chrome New Tab page settings
What Customize Chrome can change, and why a custom new-tab URL still needs an extension.
Edge homepage and new tab
Home button, startup pages, and how to hide the Microsoft news feed.
Firefox homepage and new tab
Custom URLs for new windows, Firefox Home shortcuts, and recommended stories.
Homepage on a phone
Chrome on Android has a homepage setting. Safari on iPhone has a start page, not a URL field.
Tool roundups
Best free AI tools in 2026
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok, DeepSeek, Suno — what each is actually good for.
Best start pages in 2026
Six browser start pages compared honestly — which deserves your first tab.
Best new tab extensions for Chrome
Full dashboards to minimalist backgrounds — plus how to install and remove them safely.
New tab extension privacy
Permissions and privacy text from public Chrome Web Store listings, checked October 2026.
Switch from Momentum
Remove the extension and rebuild grouped shortcuts on a start page you control.
Start page for students and teachers
What the Student kit contains, how to import it, and how teachers can reuse it.
iGoogle alternatives
Official Google dates for iGoogle, and what still works as a start page in 2026.
Stock ticker on a new tab
Which indices Dayblaster lists, where the live ticker fetches data, and how TickerTab differs.
Comparisons
Dayblaster vs Momentum
Calm mindfulness vs an energetic command center — which fits you.
Dayblaster vs start.me
Zero-setup launchpad vs the veteran bookmark manager.
All comparisons
Dayblaster vs Bonjourr, Tabliss, Start Page HQ, MyStartPage, TickerTab, Momentum and start.me.
Dayblaster vs Bonjourr
Minimalist open-source new tab vs grouped shortcuts, news and markets.
Dayblaster vs Tabliss
Free customizable new-tab extension vs a ready-made start page.
Dayblaster vs Start Page HQ
63-widget workspace and paid plans vs a simpler one time Pro option.
Dayblaster vs MyStartPage
Free cloud dashboard with 40+ widgets vs local-first Dayblaster.
Dayblaster vs TickerTab
Chrome market terminal vs a general start page with a markets ticker.
7 best Momentum alternatives
Free and paid new-tab dashboards to replace Momentum — and who each one suits.
How we review
Official sources, check dates, not-listed cells, and the conflict that Dayblaster is our product.
Changelog
Dated changes from Dayblaster’s development history, grouped by month.
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