Edit right on the page
Add, move and delete tiles where you see them. Set rows, columns, tile shape, spacing, borders and titles.
New Version 0.4.1: now on Firefox Add-ons, with themes
Your new tab, one glance from everywhere you go.
Quick Dial NG turns Firefox's new tab and home page into a grid of picture tiles built from your own bookmarks. It's fast, it looks good, and it keeps everything on your computer.
~85% smallertile pictures, stored as WebP
1.3 s soonerthe start tab begins loading
0 bytesof your data leave the browser
11 languagesfrom English to Ukrainian
How it works
Your bookmarks are the tiles
There's no separate list to keep up. Every tile is a bookmark in one folder, so the dial always matches your bookmarks, and Firefox Sync brings it to your other computers.
- Bookmark a siteAdd it on the dial with a right-click, or save it to the "Quick Dial" folder however you like.
- It becomes a tileCapture the page as you see it, signed in, or drop in your own picture. Subfolders turn into folder tiles.
- Open it anywhereThe dial is your new tab and home page. Firefox Sync carries the tiles to your other computers.
Features
Everything a speed dial should do, nothing it shouldn't
Arrange tiles right on the page, style them the way you like, and switch the whole look in one click.
Pictures as you see them
"Capture in a new tab" takes a screenshot of the site while you're signed in. Or upload, drag in or paste your own.
Themes in one click
Classic and Anori built in. Save your own look as a theme, and export or import themes as .json files.
Glass, blur and motion
Frosted tiles with adjustable blur and opacity, soft shadows, smooth hover effects, title fonts and titles over the picture.
Backup and import
One file holds tiles, pictures, settings and themes. Import from the original Quick Dial with every tile in its place.
Light and dark
Settings and dialogs follow Firefox's light or dark mode, with an accent colour you choose.
Why NG
Rebuilt so Firefox starts faster
Quick Dial NG is an independent fork of MatMoul's Quick Dial. It works the same way, but its storage was redone from scratch. Measured on a real profile with 73 tiles:
Data read at every start
The settings and tile record Firefox loads at launch
a few KBwas 21 MB
Tile pictures on disk
PNG inside one record, versus WebP stored per tile
1.5MB, was 10.5 MB
Start tab begins loading
Seconds after Firefox launches
0.8s, was 2.1 s
Show the numbers as a table
| Measure | Original | Quick Dial NG |
|---|---|---|
| Record read (and rewritten) at every start | 21 MB | a few KB, nothing written |
| Tile pictures on disk | 10.5 MB (PNG) | about 1.5 MB (WebP) |
| Start tab begins loading after launch | 2.1 s | 0.8 s |
Themes
Change the whole look at once
A theme sets the background, tile and title styles and the accent colour. It never touches your picture, grid or tiles. Try one in Settings, then apply it, or keep your own.
Privacy
Nothing collected. Nothing sent.
Your tiles are your bookmarks. Settings and pictures live in the extension's storage in your Firefox profile. There's no server, no analytics and no account.
- Fewer permissions than the original. The hidden capture feature and the web-request permissions it needed are gone.
- Sandboxed refresh. Pages fetched for a tile title are drawn, never run: no scripts, forms or pop-ups.
- Open source. Every line is on GitHub under the MPL 2.0.
FAQ
Questions, answered
Is Quick Dial NG free?
Yes. It's free and open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0, the same license as the original Quick Dial. No ads, no accounts, no paid features.
Does it collect any data?
No. It collects nothing and sends nothing anywhere. Settings and pictures stay in your Firefox profile, and the tiles are your own bookmarks. See privacy & permissions.
Can I move my tiles from the original Quick Dial?
Yes. Right-click the Quick Dial NG page and choose Import from Quick Dial…. Tiles keep their exact grid places, pictures, folders and settings. The step-by-step guide takes about two minutes.
Do my tiles sync to other computers?
The tiles are bookmarks in one folder, so Firefox Sync carries them to your other computers. Pictures stay on each computer; use Export backup to copy everything, pictures included.
Does it work on Firefox for Android or in Chrome?
No. It's made for Firefox on the desktop, version 140 or later. Firefox for Android doesn't let extensions replace the new tab or home page.
How do I use a different home page again?
Quick Dial NG sets itself as the home page, and Firefox asks once whether to keep that. To use another page later, go to Firefox Settings › Home.
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