Essentio
A Minimal New Tab for Focus
A clean new tab for Chrome and Microsoft Edge, with quick tools, daily inspiration, and a playful touch. Built to help you stay focused, productive, and motivated.
Offline-first and private, with no tracking.
Why I built Essentio
I used to use Momentum, and it's a great new tab experience. But on my older Windows device, I ran into performance issues. I wanted something lighter for the tab I opened over and over throughout the day.
So I built Essentio. It started with no wallpapers, one language, and just the essentials.
The idea was to keep things deliberately minimal: a simple new tab that opens quickly and gives me a quiet place to start. Less to load, less to look at, and more room to focus.
Since then, it's grown to include profiles, more languages, wallpapers, and everyday tools, while keeping that original focus on a workspace you can make your own.
A shoutout to Minim and Reflect New Tab, too. Alongside Momentum, they helped inspire my own take on what a new tab could be.
Features
Private & Offline-First
A new tab designed around privacy, with no tracking and an offline-first experience.
Multiple Profiles
Create separate profiles, each with its own widgets and appearance settings. Keep a different setup for the different parts of your day.
11 Languages & Counting
Available in Arabic, Mandarin, German, English, Spanish, French, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and Swedish, with more languages on the way.
Wallpapers & Appearance
Choose from six hand-picked Unsplash wallpapers, add your own image, or keep things simple with a gradient wallpaper.
Explore wallpapersWidgets for Your Day
Bring together Speed Dial, day/week/month/year progress, an analog clock, Dual Clock, a calendar, Network Speed with ping, jitter, and download checks, Notes, a To-Do List, World Clock, a Coin Flipper, and a two-dice roller. Your everyday tools, in one place.
Explore widgetsImport, Export & Sync
Back up your settings, move them across devices, and keep selected preferences in sync.
TabNest & Quick Links
Save and reopen your most-used daily tabs in one click with TabNest. Reach email, calendars, cloud storage, and other productivity tools through quick links.
Focus & Daily Inspiration
Hide distractions with Focus Mode for a cleaner workspace, and get a fresh inspirational quote every day.
A Playful Companion
Meet Oneko, an interactive on-screen cat that follows your cursor and adds a little personality to your new tab.
Essential Links Hub
Explore a curated collection of useful websites. Some links may be labeled Sponsored, Promoted, or Featured.
Help shape Essentio
Have a feature request or an idea? I'm always open to feedback. Let's make Essentio even better together.
A closer look
Screenshots of Essentio.
