Startpages are the home of your browser, they can contain useful information such as recently visited websites, time and weather data.

The code for a startpage can be found under src/ of any startpage folder, there is also an extension available for each startpage under src/web-ext-artifacts/

• startpage_3 is on its way: it will be just as minimal as previous startpages, but as with my other two startpages, each one contains a unique feature to make it stand out from the rest.

First, let's clone the repo:

git clone https://github.com/grtcdr/startpages

Set it as a home page for Firefox:

1. Open Firefox and click on the hamburger menu on the top right
2. Click Preferences
3. Click Home
4. Next to "Homepage and new windows" is a drop down list: select Custom URLs, which we will use to specify the URL of the startpage_1.html local file.
5. Paste the URL of startpage_1.html, this URL will look like: file:https:///path/to/your/startpage.html Here's an example: file:https:///home/user/Startpages/startpage_1/src/startpage.html

Locate the XPI file under startpage_x>src>web-ext>web-ext-artifacts, this file is an extension and allows you to set the startpage as your new tab page permanently:

1. Open Firefox and click on the hamburger menu on the top right
2. Click Addons
3. Drag & Drop the XPI file into the Add-ons page
4. A pop-up will appear, click Add.

You now have the startpage set as your new tab page. If you want to disable/remove it, disable/remove the add-on from about:addons and you're back to normal. If you don't want to use the extension, you can find a how-to guide to set the startpage as your new tab page using a different method over at https://stpg.tk. It didn't work for me, but it might help you out (I heard they're updating it to address some issues).

I use web-ext to build and sign my startpage extension, if you are making changes to the startpage to fit your needs and want them to apply to the extension:

• Install Mozilla's web-ext from their github page
• In your terminal, navigate to the startpage directory and run:

web-ext sign --api-key=$AMO_JWT_ISSUER --api-secret=$AMO_JWT_SECRET

For more information on how to obtain your api-key and api-secret, read this guide by Mozilla. Web-ext sign is talked about under "Signing your extension for self-distribution"

I'm not the only person making these, there's a whole community just as passionate about spicing up the once boring space most people forget about! You can find many more startpages on reddit at r/startpages!