{"slug": "show-hn-startpagehq-turn-the-browser-new-tab-into-a-dashboard", "title": "Show HN: StartPageHQ – turn the browser new tab into a dashboard", "summary": "Start Page HQ launched a $2-per-month browser dashboard that consolidates notes, tasks, feeds, and developer tools into a single new tab page, replacing the need for multiple apps and tabs. The service syncs across all devices and includes features like Kanban boards, RSS feeds, AI tools, and custom page layouts for work, news, and side projects.", "body_md": "Stop juggling many apps and tabs every morning. Start Page HQ turns your browser into a personal workspace — notes, tasks, feeds, tools — that syncs across every device you touch.\n\nFeeds, productivity, dev tools, AI — everything you used to scatter across a dozen tabs, in one place.\n\nRSS, Hacker News, Reddit, YouTube, Substack, Podcasts — pull in content from everywhere you read.\n\nBookmarks, collections, wishlists — organize everything you save into groups with custom icons and layouts.\n\nKanban boards, daily todos, habit streaks, Pomodoro timers, and Google Calendar — all on every tab.\n\nFormat JSON, test regex, diff text, generate QR codes, encode Base64 — tools you reach for daily.\n\nGenerate images, translate languages, get AI news digests — all on your start page.\n\nSeparate pages for work, news, and side projects. Dark or light. 8 accent colors. Style every widget your way.\n\nStop tab-hopping between dozens of apps. Start Page HQ replaces or consolidates the tools you use every day — right in your browser.\n\nEvery widget, every feature, every device. No limits, no tiers.\n\n~$2/month\n\nCan't find what you're looking for? Reach out at [hello@startpagehq.com](mailto:hello@startpagehq.com)\n\nYes. Click \"Try Live Demo\" to launch a full demo in your browser - no account needed. You can explore all non-AI widgets, customize your layout, and see if it fits your workflow.\n\nExtensions are available for desktop Chrome (and Chromium browsers like Edge, Brave, Arc), Firefox, and Safari. On any other browser, you can use the web app directly or set it as your start page URL in browser settings.\n\nSign in on any browser and your pages, widgets, settings, and data sync automatically. Add a link on your laptop, it appears on your phone. Rearrange widgets on your tablet, the change is there on your desktop.\n\nThe browser extension is the primary way to use Start Page HQ - it replaces your new tab page so your workspace is there every time you open a tab. But it also works as a regular web app if you prefer not to install anything.\n\nFeeds (RSS, Hacker News, Reddit, YouTube, Podcasts, Substack, News, GitHub), Productivity (Tasks, Todo, Calendar, Habits, Pomodoro, Search, Stopwatch, Countdown), Notes, Tools (JSON, Regex, Diff, Base64, QR, Markdown, Units, Image Compression, Audio, IP), Creative (AI Image, Canvas), Discover (AI Diary, Quote, Quiz, Riddle, Summary, Story, What If), Finance, and Time & Weather.\n\nAdd links manually or organize them into groups with custom icons and layouts using the Links widget. Browser bookmark import is not currently supported.\n\nPages let you organize widgets into separate contexts - like Work, News, Tools, or Projects. Switch between them with a single click. Each page has its own set of widgets and layout.\n\nA Container holds two widgets side by side in a two-column layout. This lets you mix full-width and split-width widgets on the same page for flexible, dense dashboard layouts.\n\nAI credits power features like image generation (from 10 credits), translation (1 credit), and background removal (2 credits). The Annual plan includes 5,000 credits per year, Lifetime includes 10,000. You can buy additional credit packs anytime.\n\nAnnual is $25/year with 5,000 AI credits that renew each year. Lifetime is a one-time $49 payment with 10,000 AI credits. Both give full access to every feature. The Lifetime deal is a limited launch offer.\n\nAll non-AI widgets continue to work. You can purchase additional credit packs at any time. There is no interruption to your workspace.\n\nYou keep access until the end of your billing period. After that, your data remains safe - you can resubscribe anytime to pick up where you left off.\n\nDark and light themes, 8 accent colors, per-widget styling (solid, clear, or outline), individual widget colors, grid or list views, and widget-specific layout options. You can also enable a two-column page layout for denser dashboards.\n\nYes. On iOS, a companion app is required to install the Safari extension. On any other mobile browser, you can use Start Page HQ as a web app or set it as your start page URL in browser settings.\n\nYour data is stored securely on our servers and synced across your devices via encrypted connections.\n\nYes. If you're not happy, request a refund within 14 days of purchase. Email hello@startpagehq.com with your account email and purchase date, and we'll process it within 3-10 business days.\n\nTools we build to help developers and creators ship faster.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-startpagehq-turn-the-browser-new-tab-into-a-dashboard", "canonical_source": "https://startpagehq.com", "published_at": "2026-05-25 20:05:54+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-05-25 20:07:30.686015+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-products", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["StartPageHQ", "Hacker News", "Reddit", "YouTube", "Substack", "Google Calendar", "Chrome", "Firefox"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-startpagehq-turn-the-browser-new-tab-into-a-dashboard", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-startpagehq-turn-the-browser-new-tab-into-a-dashboard.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-startpagehq-turn-the-browser-new-tab-into-a-dashboard.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-startpagehq-turn-the-browser-new-tab-into-a-dashboard.jsonld"}}