Aura Start

A local-first, private, exportable start page for your Chromium new tab.

Aura Start replaces the Chromium new tab page with clean groups of links, local-first storage, and export-first data ownership. Create groups, save links, search by title, URL, description, tags, and supported modifiers, and move faster with Command Palette, a visible palette button, and browser-assigned keyboard shortcuts that handle Latin and Cyrillic keyboard layouts where implemented. Aura Start includes Import from A Fine Start export codes, Full Backup JSON, Browser Bookmarks HTML, Markdown, CSV, and A Fine Start-compatible export code. Restore points help protect destructive actions, and Duplicate Finder scans local links read-only before any user-confirmed deletion. Aura Start has no required account, no analytics, no tracking, no ads, and no backend. Optional Google Drive backup/sync is off by default and uses only the hidden Google Drive appDataFolder scope for Aura Start's own `aura-start-sync.json` file. After the user connects Google Drive, local changes are backed up automatically. On first run, users can also restore an existing Aura Start Drive sync file; if no file exists, Aura Start shows a clear error and leaves local data unchanged. Aura Start is open-source under the MIT License. It is an independent project and is not affiliated with A Fine Start. What's new in 1.2.2 - Fixed Google Drive authentication issues in the Chrome Web Store version. - Improved detection of Google Chrome, Chromium, Helium, ungoogled Chromium, and other Chromium-based browsers. - Chrome Web Store installs now use the native Chrome Identity OAuth flow when supported. - Chromium variants that do not support Chrome's built-in Google sign-in can use the Web OAuth fallback. - Improved detection of unpacked developer-mode installs versus Chrome Web Store installs. - Fixed Google Drive OAuth redirect URI handling to avoid redirect_uri_mismatch / invalid_request errors. - Improved OAuth validation for release builds and Chrome Web Store ZIP packaging.