brave/brave-browser

[Feature Request] New Tab Widgets

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#13713 opened on Jan 22, 2021

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Description

Description

I know that Brave is already working on extra widgets on brave://newtab, but I have some more ideas (that may or may not have been proposed already)

List

  • Email checker (shows number of unread emails) for Gmail, Outlook, and/or ProtonMail etc.
  • A typeable "Notes" widget that allows you to type thoughts in. Auto-saves (like Google Docs) after every change
  • GitHub Notifications (has total number of unread notifications, and number notifications within the past week)
  • News Aggregator (Like Google News or MSN or Apple News)
  • Inspirational quote?
  • World clock
  • Hours to sunrise/sunset
  • Music controls (for Spotify, Pandora, YouTube, etc.)
  • StayFocusd integration (like time remaining, nuke shortcut)
  • Hangouts checker
  • Custom shortcuts
  • Maybe some others? I'll edit this if I remember any that I've missed.
  • "Connection" widget that shows connections to various services like Wi-Fi, Tor Network, IPFS, ProtonVPN, Bitdefender VPN, and so on
(I'm totally basing this off of DashOne, an extension in the Chrome Webstore)

Contributor guide

Tech stack
javascripttypescriptreacthtmlcss
Domain
frontend
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Familiarity with Brave's new tab page codebaseReactJavaScript/TypeScript
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40
Research direction
Start by exploring the Brave browser's new tab page source code, particularly the files under `components/new tab page`. Identify how existing widgets are structured. Choose one widget from the list (e.g., 'World clock') and implement a minimal version. Review linked PRs or comments for any prior work or guidance.