Chrome Extension
Aura

Your space. Your web.

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Free forever
No account needed
Open source
Chrome Manifest V3
Dark Glassmorphism
Live Clock
Instant Search
Quick Links
Keyboard Shortcuts
Accent Colours
Animated Orbs
Film Grain
Focus Mode
Onboarding Wizard
Zero Data Collected
Free Forever
Dark Glassmorphism
Live Clock
Instant Search
Quick Links
Keyboard Shortcuts
Accent Colours
Animated Orbs
Film Grain
Focus Mode
Onboarding Wizard
Zero Data Collected
Free Forever
Preview
New Tab
12:00
Monday, January 1
⌕ Search the web...
GitHub
Mail
YouTube
Notion
X
Features

Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.

Carefully crafted for focus, speed, and beauty — out of the box.

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Glassmorphism UI
Deep dark background with layered glass cards, animated orbs, and film grain texture.
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Live Clock
Large serif clock with 12/24h format, seconds indicator, and date display.
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Instant Search
Google, DuckDuckGo, Brave, or Bing — with a cinematic magnifying glass animation on submit.
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Quick Links
Magnetic 3D-tilting link cards with favicon support. Alt+1–9 keyboard shortcuts.
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Full Customisation
6 accent colours, 3 clock fonts, orb intensity, particles, focus mode, and more.
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Onboarding Wizard
First-run setup walks you through every setting in 10 guided steps — zero friction.
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Privacy First
No account, no tracking, no analytics. All settings are stored locally on your device.
Reviews

Loved by people
who care about their workspace.

★★★★★
Aura is the most beautiful new tab I've ever used. The glassmorphism aesthetic is perfect — clean without feeling sterile.
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Alex K.
UI Designer
★★★★★
The onboarding wizard is thoughtful. It walked me through every setting in minutes and the defaults were already great. Just works.
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Sam R.
Software Engineer
★★★★★
The keyboard shortcuts are a game changer. Alt+1 opens GitHub instantly. Saved me a ridiculous amount of time every day.
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Jordan M.
Product Manager
Shortcuts

Built for the keyboard.

Every action is one key away. No mouse required.

Focus search
Any key
Clear search
Esc
Open quick link 1–9
Alt+1–9
Open Settings
,
Submit search
Enter
Direct URL navigation
Type URL+Enter
Privacy
Your data stays
on your device.

Aura never phones home with your browsing habits. Everything is stored in Chrome's local storage — only you can access it.

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No account required
Install and use immediately — no sign-up, no email, no passwords.
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Local storage only
Settings live in chrome.storage.local — never synced to any external server.
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Zero analytics
No trackers, no telemetry, no third-party scripts. Just your new tab.
Install

Up and running
in 30 seconds.

Get started in 30 seconds
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↓ Download v2.1.7
1
Download and unzip the file
You'll get a folder called aura-newtab-plus-v2.1.7
2
Open chrome://extensions in Chrome
3
Enable Developer mode
Toggle in the top-right corner of the extensions page
4
Click Load unpacked → select the unzipped folder
5
Open a new tab — Aura appears instantly ✦
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Server
2.1.7
Version
46d 6h 17m
Uptime
32,219 MB
Free RAM
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