01 — Selected Work

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VOID 静けさの中の力

A new-tab environment designed to make the browser feel quieter, faster, and more intentional.

Monochrome atmospheric artwork for the VOID project

01.5 — Preview

Inside the Void.

DROP IMAGES INTO /assets/images/void/

VOID is a browser new-tab extension built by unchartedAli around a simple idea: your new tab should be a useful space, not another source of noise. It combines time, search, shortcuts, personal information, planning tools, and focus features inside one calm dashboard.

Type: Browser Extension
Platform: Chromium & Firefox / Manifest V3
Version: 2.0.0
Year: 2026

Public release

02 — Overview

A new tab that works like a small workspace.

Open a new tab and VOID gives you the information and tools you actually need: a large clock and date, search, shortcuts, a configurable widget grid, and an optional day-progress view. The interface stays intentionally restrained so the content remains the focus.

03 — Features

What lives inside VOID

Clock, date & greeting

Large time display with optional seconds, 12/24-hour formatting, and Gregorian or Persian calendar output.

Search, your way

Search through Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, or a user-configured AI endpoint from the same field.

Shortcuts

Keep important sites close and reorder shortcuts by drag interaction or keyboard controls.

Notes & To-Do

Write quick notes and manage tasks directly on the new-tab surface without opening another app.

Calendar & bookmarks

See upcoming calendar items plus recent and bookmarked pages in dedicated data widgets.

Focus & Pomodoro

Switch into a minimal focus overlay or use the Pomodoro workflow when the browser needs to become a work surface.

Goals & habits

Track daily goals, habits, and a Top 3 list while a day-progress meter summarizes the state of your day.

World clocks & Scratchpad

Keep multiple time zones visible and use a temporary clipboard space for information that should expire.

lumilist

A dedicated widget is preserved as part of the dashboard architecture, with its own storage and drop-in contract.

Adaptive layout

Widget usage can gently influence ordering inside a limited range instead of randomly rearranging the dashboard.

Themes & backgrounds

Choose light, dark, or system themes, plus bundled background categories, rotation modes, parallax, and an optional user image.

24 preloader animations

Choose from a library of 24 standalone Circle Loader animations, with speed and size controls.

04 — The Void Style

Two visual systems, one dashboard.

VOID currently ships with two complete style layers. The Void style uses monochrome surfaces, hairline edges, restrained blur, film grain, wide-tracked labels, and a high-contrast clock. An iOS-inspired style is available as the alternate skin. The widgets share the same semantic markup, so the visual system can change without changing the underlying dashboard structure.

05 — Privacy

Local by design.

VOID has no accounts, analytics, or telemetry. User data is stored through the extension storage layer, with selected local caches kept locally by design. Network access is only used for features that need it, such as a configured weather provider, optional remote quotes, or an ICS calendar feed.

Permissions matter. The current Manifest V3 build declares storage, bookmarks, top sites, notifications, alarms, and favicon permissions, while history and geolocation are optional.

06 — Installation

Install VOID from source

The current source package is structured as a Manifest V3 browser extension. For development, you can load it as an unpacked extension in a Chromium-based browser.

A FIREFOX

Mozilla Add-ons

Install VOID directly from Mozilla Add-ons. Every release is reviewed and signed by Mozilla.

Get it on Mozilla Add-ons →

B DIRECT

Direct download

Grab the signed package (v2.0.0) for Chromium browsers or Firefox, then follow the install steps below.

Download VOID 2.0.0 ↓

DEVELOPMENT INSTALL

Download the source
Get the project folder and make sure the folder you select contains manifest.json.
Open the extensions page
In Chrome, open chrome://extensions.
Enable Developer mode
Turn on Developer mode from the extensions page.
Load the extension
Select Load unpacked and choose the extension directory containing manifest.json.
Open a new tab
VOID replaces the browser's default new-tab page. The preloader appears first, followed by the dashboard.
Open Settings
Use the Settings button, the extension action, or Ctrl/⌘ + , to configure the experience.

extension / manifest.jsonMV3

{
  "manifest_version": 3,
  "chrome_url_overrides": {
    "newtab": "newtab.html"
  },
  "options_page": "options.html"
}

07 — Keyboard

Designed to stay under your hands.

/Focus search

Ctrl/⌘ KOpen command palette

Ctrl/⌘ ⇧ FToggle focus mode

Ctrl/⌘ ⇧ TOpen palette with add action

Ctrl/⌘ ,Open settings

EscClose palette / focus mode

Alt ← →Reorder a focused shortcut

F2Edit focused shortcut

08 — Distribution

From source project to browser store.

VOID is distributed as a Manifest V3 browser extension. The Firefox build is published on Mozilla Add-ons, reviewed and signed by Mozilla. Chromium builds are available as a direct download from this page, with an Edge Add-ons listing planned alongside the next release.

Release 2.0.0. The public build ships as VOID, version 2.0.0, with store metadata, icons, and cross-browser packaging finalized. The add-on ID is void@unchartedali.ir.

09 — Closing

Less noise. More signal.

VOID is not trying to turn a new tab into another operating system. It is a compact place for the things you repeatedly need: time, search, links, information, tasks, focus, and a little room to breathe.

VOID / BROWSER EXTENSION

Make your next tab yours.

Explore the project, follow its development, and install the extension when the public release is ready.

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