Mist
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Minimal new tab for Chrome

Your new tab.
Minus the noise.

Mist keeps the things you reach for close—search, shortcuts, time and weather—without turning your browser into another busy dashboard.

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6,000+ users★ 4.9 from 16 reviewsNo account · No extension telemetry

Mist shown with the Amber Knight illustrated theme and in its default minimal layout.
6,000+ Chrome users★ 4.9 from 16 reviewsChrome · Firefox · ZenLocal-first & private

Designed differently

Not another productivity dashboard.

A focused launchpad that opens fast, stays out of the way and still feels like yours.

Mist new tab with search, shortcuts and clock on a quiet dark layout
No productivity clutter
Mist keeps search, shortcuts and time close without turning every new tab into a task manager.
Mist settings panel grouped into General, Shortcuts, Weather and Themes sections
Fast by design
No feeds, heavy dashboards or onboarding maze—just a lightweight start page ready when you open a tab.
Mist theme picker with the illustrated signature themes
A space with personality
Switch from a quiet minimal canvas to a coherent illustrated atmosphere without changing your layout.

Signature themes

Cinematic atmospheres for your desktop.

Choose a signature atmosphere or create your own from any PNG or JPG wallpaper with an automatically generated four-color palette.

Sunset Apex Mist theme preview

Sunset Apex

Golden-hour momentum on an open road.

From install to yours

Make it yours in seconds.

  1. 01

    Install

    Add Mist from the Chrome Web Store. No signup or onboarding maze.

  2. 02

    Choose your atmosphere

    Start minimal, select one of five signature themes or create your own.

  3. 03

    Make it yours

    Arrange shortcuts, search and optional weather around your routine.

Real people use Mist

Real people keep Mist.

“It’s the best homepage: minimalist, simple, beautiful, and powerful all at once; it’s the perfect match for Helium.”
Chrome Web Store review
“I really love this extension, nice and minimal. I love how it groups the shortcuts on the home page!”
Chrome Web Store review
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Local-first core

Your data stays home.

Mist has no account database. Your new-tab configuration remains in Chrome extension storage, with optional network features documented clearly.

Browser storage
Your settings stay local
Shortcuts, groups, themes and preferences remain in Chrome extension storage.
Optional weather
Only when enabled
Weather providers are contacted only after you choose a city or approximate lookup.
Mist server
No account or automatic upload
Only appearance fields you review are sent when you explicitly create a private sharing link.

No hidden sync. No behavioral profile. Optional requests happen only when you use the feature.

Read the complete privacy policy

Widgets

Useful at a glance.
Quiet by design.

Mist widgets are compact, optional and limited to the information you want to see. They stay out of the way when disabled and never turn your new tab into another dashboard.

Under two seconds to read Up to five compact cards
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Market snapshot

Microsoft

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Illustrative quote · Cached locally when enabled

Focus timerPomodoro
Available
Latest updateRSS feed
Available

Choose your browser

Available where you browse.

Install Mist on Chrome, Firefox or Zen today. Microsoft Edge is next.

Available in theChrome Web StoreAvailable forMozilla FirefoxAvailable forZen Browser
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Before you install

Common questions.

What exactly is Mist?

Mist is a Chrome extension that replaces the new-tab page with a customizable dashboard for search, shortcuts, time, themes and optional weather.

Is Mist free?

Yes. Mist is free to install and contains no advertising, subscriptions or paid account requirement.

Where is my setup stored?

Your groups, shortcuts, themes and preferences stay in Chrome extension storage. Mist sends only explicitly reviewed appearance fields when you choose to create a private sharing link; shortcuts, weather, names and tab identity are excluded.

How does optional weather work?

You can enter a city or let Mist estimate an approximate city from your IP address. Weather can be declined or disabled at any time, and Mist never requests precise browser geolocation.

Which browsers are supported?

Mist is published in the Chrome Web Store today. Firefox and Zen builds are distributed directly from the project releases page, with Firefox store availability next on the roadmap. Edge and Safari are planned later.

Your next tab can feel better.

Make every new tab feel focused, familiar and unmistakably yours.

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