novaTab

A minimal Chrome new tab extension that turns your browser bookmarks into a clean navigation page, with theme customization and full-text search.

English | 中文

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Features

• 🌲 Bookmark tree sidebar — full bookmark hierarchy with expand / collapse
• 🗂 Visual grid — browse folders and bookmarks as cards
• 🔍 Global search — real-time search across all bookmarks
• 🌗 Dark / Light / System — follows your OS preference
• 🌐 i18n — English, Chinese, Japanese
• ⌨️ Keyboard shortcuts — / search · [/] collapse/expand · H home · ? help
• 🔗 Bookmark checker — concurrently probe bookmarks for accessibility, view results, and delete broken ones in bulk

Tech Stack

Framework	React 18 + TypeScript (strict)
Build	Vite 5 + @crxjs/vite-plugin
Styling	Tailwind CSS v4 + shadcn/ui (Radix)
Icons	lucide-react
i18n	i18next + react-i18next

Installation

1. Download nova.zip from the Releases page and unzip it to get the nova/ folder
2. Open Chrome and navigate to chrome://extensions
3. Enable Developer mode in the top-right corner
4. Click "Load unpacked" and select the nova/ folder

Keyboard Shortcuts

Key	Action
/	Focus search bar
Esc	Clear search
[ / ]	Collapse / expand all folders
H / Home	Go to root
?	Open shortcuts dialog

Local Build

Prerequisites: Node.js 18+, npm 9+, Google Chrome

npm install
npm run dev        # Vite dev server → http://localhost:5173
npm run build      # Production build → dist/
npm run type-check # Must exit 0 before committing

Once built, follow the installation steps above and select the dist/ folder.

License

MIT