Background Customisation

Several background features previously in beta are now live, giving you full control over the dashboard's look and feel.

• Custom Background Image: Personalize your start page by setting custom images as your background.
• Gradient Toggle: Easily enable or disable background gradient overlays.
• Blur & Opacity Sliders: Adjust panel blur and opacity settings for a tailored glassmorphic aesthetic.

AI & Image Search Integration

Search has been significantly enhanced with direct integration to various AI and image search engines.

• AI Search Modes: A new AI toggle alongside search lets you directly search or chat with AI modes of supported search engines (Google, Bing, Brave, DuckDuckGo) instead of their traditional indexes.
• Image Search Integration: A similar toggle is now implemented for supported image engines, including Google, Bing, Ecosia, Yahoo, Mojeek, Baidu, and Naver.

UI Enhancements & Fixes

Refinements across the interface to enhance the overall user experience.

• General Enhancements: UI has been enhanced for a more robust experience.
• Multi-Sections Fixes: Fixed and polished multiple sections to ensure smooth navigation and interactions.

Introducing Folders

Folders are introduced as a brand-new way to organise the dashboard. Shortcuts can be grouped together to keep the workspace clean and efficient.

• Intelligent Grouping: Shortcuts are dragged onto one another to instantly create a folder.
• Folder Management: Links are moved in and out of folders with ease. A "Back" button inside a folder facilitates returning to the main grid or removing items from the group.
• Customisable: Folders can be toggled in the Shortcut settings (enabled by default), allowing for switching between a flat grid and an organised folder structure.

Universal Shortcut Reordering

Complete control is provided over the placement of shortcuts within the dashboard grid.

• Drag-and-Drop: Drag-and-drop reordering is enabled for all shortcuts across the entire grid—including folders.
• Manual Control: Previously, shortcuts were fixed by their creation date. Now, manual placement allows for a highly tailored navigation experience.

Advanced Settings & Portability

New tools have been introduced to manage Neo Page data with greater control.

• Import & Export: Preferences, shortcuts, and countdowns can be exported to a JSON file. This allows for effortless backups or transferring setups to new browsers.
• Master Reset: A reset button allows for reverting all settings, shortcuts, and search engine preferences to defaults instantly.
• Advanced Panel: A dedicated "Advanced Settings" section houses these maintenance features.

Beta Features

An all-new section has been added to Advanced Settings to allow users to toggle experimental features. The following features are currently in beta:

• Custom Background Image: Personalize your start page by setting custom images as your background.
• Gradient Toggle: Easily enable or disable background gradient overlays.
• Background Motion Toggle: Control animations and motion effects for dynamic background themes.
• Blur & Opacity Sliders: Adjust panel blur and opacity settings for a tailored glassmorphic aesthetic.
• Position Switches: Re-align key dashboard components using layout positioning options.

UI & Navigation Polish

Refinements to settings navigation enhance the daily user experience.

• Simplified Navigation: Transitioning between display, search, and shortcut settings is more intuitive and smooth.
• UI Overhaul: A comprehensive UI overhaul has been performed on several elements throughout the Neo Page interface. The aesthetic is now more circular and sleek, moving away from traditional glowy and boxy designs.
• Refined Overlays: The previous popup interface for editing shortcuts is replaced by a neat and integrated overlay for a more seamless experience.

Notice for Microsoft Edge Users

Due to the Microsoft Edge Add-ons manual approval process, the latest updates may take longer to reach Edge users compared to other platforms.

• Immediate Access: To receive latest features without any delay, Neo Page can be downloaded from the Chrome Web Store.
• Microsoft Addons: Updates will still be pushed to Microsoft Edge Add-ons but take some time to be approved by the store.
• Auto-Updates: Users across all browsers are advised to keep the "Auto-update" setting enabled for the extension. This ensures that the latest updates arrive at the earliest possible time without the need for manual intervention.

8 New Themes & Accent Colors

Customization options have expanded to include 8 new themes.

• Pastel Series: Pastel Green, Pastel Yellow, Pastel Blue, and Pastel Pink for a softer visual experience.
• Night Series: Night Green, Night Yellow, Night Blue, and Night Pink for vibrant dark modes.
• Dynamic Accent Colors: Accent colors change intelligently based on the selected theme.
• Match System: The "Auto Mode" feature is renamed to "Match System" for improved clarity.

Greetings & Nicknames

Enhancements for a more personalized experience.

• New Additions: New greetings and playful nicknames are available to keep the dashboard feeling fresh.

Countdown Updates

More robust event tracking capabilities.

• Merged Interface: The Countdown card is merged with the Date and Time card.
• New Popup: A new box popup interface allows for effortless event creation.
• Multiple Countdowns: Tracking is available for up to 3 simultaneous countdowns.

Search Engine Grid

Better organization and expanded options.

• Grid Layout: Search Engines are elegantly listed in a grid layout rather than a plain list.
• New Search Engines: Swisscows, Gibiru, Ecosia, Yahoo, Mojeek, Startpage, Baidu, and Naver provide more choice.

Settings UI Overhaul

A complete structural overhaul of the primary configuration overlay provides massive efficiency.

• Tri-Section Architecture: Settings are segregated into three focused pillars: Display, Search, and Shortcuts. This eliminates extensive scrolling.
• Minimalist Pencil Icon: The settings trigger icon is semi-transparent by default, revealing full opacity only when hovered. It recedes into the background when not in use.
• Signature Purple Accent: The core UI accent color across the settings panel is a refined purple, aligning with the premium design language.

AI & New Search Engines

The search ecosystem is expanded with deeper integration of AI models.

• New Search Engines: ChatGPT, LeChat, Proton, Qwen, and Google Images are natively integrated.
• AI Badge Identifier: AI-based search engines feature an AI badge in the UI to distinguish them from traditional indexers.
• Slash Commands: Typing / followed by an engine name (e.g., /chatgpt) in the search box allows for instant engine switching.
• ChatGPT Integration: If logged out, queries execute a standard search. If logged in, queries are routed directly to the ChatGPT message box for seamless communication.

Shortcuts & Widgets

Increased autonomy and dynamic utilities for the dashboard.

• Top Sites Integration: The automated Top Sites protocol dynamically fetches frequently visited endpoints and maps them as shortcuts.
• Event Countdown Widget: A dynamic countdown to specific events or milestones is available within the Date & Time cluster.

Auto Theme Mode

Aesthetics respond intelligently to the broader system theme.

• Dynamic Switching: Auto Mode dynamically switches themes based on OS preferences. Light mode transitions to Dark mode, and Monochrome shifts to Super Black as the OS theme changes.

Unified Search Experience

The search bar allows for customized information retrieval by enabling instant toggling between powerful engines.

• Google: The default search provider, offering universal indexing.
• Grok: An integrated AI assistant for conversational reasoning and deep logic queries.
• DuckDuckGo & Brave: Designed for privacy-focused use with zero-tracking results.
• Bing: A popular web-search ecosystem powered by Microsoft.
• YouTube & Amazon: Direct routing for video and product searches.

Flexible UI Toggles: Controls for the search container's visual footprint allow for showing only the minimal engine icon or both the icon and name. Icon placement is adjustable to the left or right of the bar.

Quick Switch: Clicking the active search engine icon inside the bar allows for rapid cycling between engines.

Intelligent Memory: Up to 3 favorite search engines can be selected in settings for quick access. The last used engine becomes the default automatically.

Smart Greetings & Weather

A welcoming dashboard designed around environmental progression.

• Adaptive Greetings: Time-sensitive welcome messages shift to match the local cycle (Morning, Afternoon, Evening).
• Nickname Generation: Playful, stylistic nicknames are randomly selected and cached locally.
• Personal Configuration: Actual names or preferred nicknames can be input in settings for a permanent local touch.
• Live Weather Module: An optional weather cluster fetches active local temperature mapping using local browser data.
• Minimalism: A primary toggle allows for hiding the greeting and weather block entirely.

Favourites & Bookmarks

Go-to sites can be bookmarked within a clean, customizable environment.

• Immediate Access: The extension includes 7 optimized default sites. These can be edited or deleted directly from the dashboard.
• Native Bookmarks Override: A toggle in settings allows for rendering native browser bookmarks instead of self-built shortcuts.
• Grid Display Mechanics: UI density is adjustable, with options to render 8 or 16 favorites.
• Clean Wrapping Physics: The 8-slot array uses a 2-row wrap for structural separation. The 16-slot array uses 2 dense horizontal rows. All mapping is saved locally.

Date & Time Configuration

Widget clock-face formats adapt to user preferences.

• Digital Configurations: Support for both 12-hour AM/PM formats and 24-hour cycles.
• Date Density: The date tracking block can be shown or suppressed independently of the core timeframe logic.

4 Hardware Themes

Structural code allows for instant aesthetic shifts.

• Light Mode: A bright ivory space designed for illuminated environments.
• Dark Mode: A deep charcoal space designed to prevent eye strain.
• Super Black: A true black theme designed for OLED displays.
• Monochrome: A stripped-down shading option for distraction-free use.

System Overlays

Built-in mechanics secure local data caches and guide new users.

• The Welcome Tour: An integrated contextual walk-through highlights configuration layouts and visual toggles.
• Data Wiping: A Master Reset toggle in settings clears all stored local arrays, including shortcuts and settings, reverting the extension to a fresh installation state.

Browser Compatibility

Neo Page is verified to work across various core ecosystems. The extension can be installed on modern Chromium or Mozilla-based browsers.

• Google Chrome: Supported via the Chrome Web Store.
• Microsoft Edge: Supported via Microsoft Edge Add-ons.
  Note: To receive latest features without any delay, download from the Chrome Web Store instead. Updates are still pushed to Edge but take time to be approved.
• Mozilla Firefox: Supported via Firefox Mozilla Add-ons.
• Brave Browser: Supported via the Chrome Web Store extension pipeline.