Install from the Chrome Web Store
- Open the Chrome Web Store listing.
- Click Add to Chrome, then confirm Add extension in the prompt Chrome shows.
- Open a new tab. That's it, no setup screen, no account, no sign-in required.
Your next new tab shows a Makoto Shinkai wallpaper with the clock and search bar already in place. Open the settings gear in the corner any time to choose films, adjust brightness and blur, or toggle widgets.
What each permission does
Chrome shows a permissions prompt before install. Here is exactly what each one is used for, matching the extension's manifest:
- Storage: saves your settings (films shown, brightness, widget layout) and shortcuts on your device. Nothing leaves your browser.
- Read your browsing history's top sites (
topSites): fills empty shortcut tiles with sites you already visit often. Read on your device only, never transmitted. - Search: sends what you type in the search bar to your own default search engine, the same as Chrome's address bar. The query never passes through the developer.
- Identity / email (
identity,identity.email): powers the optional Google sign-in used only to show your name and picture in the greeting. - Access to googleapis.com: needed only after you choose to sign in, to read your basic Google profile (email, name, picture).
For the complete picture, including what's stored locally and which third parties your browser ever talks to, see the full privacy policy.
Removing it
- Right-click the extension's icon in Chrome's toolbar and choose Remove from Chrome…. (If you don't see the icon, go to
chrome://extensionsinstead.) - Confirm the removal. Chrome's default new tab returns immediately.
- Everything the extension stored locally, settings, notes, shortcuts, is deleted with it.
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