Clock + widgets
Analog + digital clock, live weather with 3-hour forecast, AD/BS calendar with holidays and day details, reminders, quick notes, focus pill and status bar.
Free Chrome new-tab extension · v1.0
Aura Tab
The iOS-style 3D glass new tab for Chrome.
Clock, weather, AD/BS calendar, reminders, notes, 100+ apps, 10 themes, toolbox, games, AI and serverless chat — wrapped in frosted glassmorphism.
- No account
- No tracking
- Your data stays in your browser
10theme families
100+curated apps
10search engines
6offline games + chess
0accounts or trackers
Everything on one glass page
A complete start page. Every widget below is included, offline-first, with zero sign-ups.
100+ app library
Curated shortcuts across AI, Google, Email, Dev, Hack, Microsoft, Design, Social, Music, Video, Shopping, Productivity and News — with folders, drag reorder, search and a macOS-style dock.
10 search engines
Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, Brave, Yandex, Ecosia, Startpage, Mojeek and You.com in a brand-colored switcher (keys 1–0), with URL detection.
10 glass themes
Mono, Glass 3D, Tactile, Liquid, Neu, Chrome, Parallax, Retro, Generative and Game — each in Light, Color and Dark modes, plus custom accents and wallpaper uploads.
Toolbox gadgets
Focus timer, calculator and world clock. Ask AI answers questions with your own OpenRouter key (free models, key never leaves your browser).
Playable arcade
Five offline games plus full chess vs 5-level bot, local 2-player, and serverless online play over 6-digit codes. Serverless chat, file sharing and calls with end-to-end encryption.
Gallery
Click any shot to view it larger.
Install in a minute
1
Get the extension
Install from the Chrome Web Store, or load unpacked: open chrome://extensions, enable Developer mode, choose Load unpacked and select the extension folder.
2
Allow location (optional)
Grant location once for automatic local weather — or set your city manually. Nothing is uploaded anywhere.
3
Make it yours
Open a new tab, press S for settings: pick a theme, wallpaper, search engine and PIN. Everything saves instantly in your browser.
Permissions it asks for — and why
- storage — saves your settings, shortcuts, reminders and notes locally.
- geolocation — optional, only to fetch weather for your current location.
- Host access — only to the services you use: weather data, optional wallpaper photos, optional AI provider, and public relays that exchange encrypted connection codes.
Questions
Is Aura Tab really free?
Yes — every feature is free, with no account and no premium tier. Optional AI answers use your own OpenRouter key on free models.
Where is my data stored?
Only in your browser (Chrome storage and localStorage). There is no Aura server, no analytics and no tracking of any kind.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Clock, reminders, notes, apps, themes, games and chess-vs-bot all work offline. Weather, live wallpapers, AI answers and online play need a connection.
How do calls and online chess work without a server?
Friends connect directly browser-to-browser (WebRTC, end-to-end encrypted). Short share codes are exchanged through public message relays that only ever see encrypted ciphertext.
Which Chrome versions are supported?
Chrome 111 and newer on desktop.
How do I reset everything?
Settings → Data → Reset wipes local data and restores defaults. Export a backup first from the same panel.
Support
Found a bug, want a feature, or need help? Write to us — we reply from cwe-ios@jiteshprakash.com.np.
Privacy policy
Last updated: September 2026. Short version: Aura Tab cannot see your data — it never leaves your device except to services you explicitly use.
1. Data stays in your browser
Preferences, shortcuts, reminders, notes, wallpapers, game progress and settings live only in your browser (Chrome storage / localStorage). There is no Aura Tab server, no account system, no analytics, no crash reporting and no advertising.
2. Location
If you enable automatic weather location, your browser shares your coordinates with the Open-Meteo weather API to fetch the forecast. You can use a manually entered city instead, in which case no location is shared. Coordinates are never stored on any server by us (we operate none).
3. Third parties you choose to use
- Open-Meteo — weather forecasts for your chosen location.
- Picsum — only if you enable live-photo wallpapers.
- OpenRouter — only if you enter your own API key for AI answers; the key is stored locally and sent only to OpenRouter with your questions.
- Public MQTT relays — only to exchange encrypted connection codes for peer-to-peer chat, calls and online chess. Relays see ciphertext only.
- Google STUN / Metered TURN — only during calls or peer connections, to establish the direct encrypted link. Media itself is end-to-end encrypted (DTLS-SRTP).
4. Microphone and camera
Accessed only when you start a voice/video call or test your devices, after the browser's permission prompt. Audio and video travel directly to your peer, encrypted; nothing is recorded or stored.
5. Children and contact
Aura Tab collects no personal data from anyone, including children. Questions about this policy: email cwe-ios@jiteshprakash.com.np.