StartTreeV2 is a custom start page for your browser, also it's:
- ๐ Free: hosted on Github pages
- ๐ Private: no database, saved via url
- โก Lightweight: zero dependencies
โ Start HERE
โ๏ธ Configuring
To enter edit mode, click on the cog icon in the top right corner.
Click the (+) buttons to add new elements:
![adding elements gif](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/55558407/144808650-48c147ee-fcb0-4521-8c35-1e6ebdf31390.gif)
Search engine URLs
Google search url:https://www.google.com/search?q=
DuckDuckGo search url:
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=
Click on elements you would like to edit:
![editing elements gif](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/55558407/144808770-7745d0e2-2a61-4c20-961a-ab97eaca9ef9.gif)
Drag and drop elements you would like to move:
![moving elements gif](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/55558407/144809074-4bc1c042-2b51-4d9e-8292-ac762c0c4aff.gif)
Click on the top right check button to copy and go to your new URL.
Pro tip: Use an url-shortener to shorten the link: TinyUrl
![saving starttree](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/55558407/144816485-950816b1-6353-45d0-b50f-a440c6e69011.gif)
โ Setting as default
Once you configured your StartTree and copied its URL, you can set it as your default browser page.
Set as home page: Guide
Set as new-tab page: Download the extension New Tab Override and set it as "custom url"
Set as home page: Guide
Set as new-tab page: Download the extension Change new tab and set it as "URL address"
Set as home/new-tab page: Guide
The current version is stable and tested in Firefox, Chrome and Safari. If you want to contribute, feel free to make a pull request. Please keep it simple and lightweight.
Adding themes
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Create a new .css file in /themes, which follows the same structure as the existing ones (most of them were generated using Pywal).
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Add a new entry at the end of the
THEMES
array in theme-changer.js -
(make a pull request)
StartTreeV2 is based on a static website generated using StartTree. Huge Thanks @Paul-Houser for creating such an awesome project!
How StartTreeV2 differs from StartTree:
The original version is a python program, which generates a static html page based on a yaml config. This version is a website hosted on Github pages, which means you do not have to host it yourself. To configure your tree, I added a web editor, which allows editing the tree directly in the browser. That means you do not have to write a yaml config and recompile the page every time you want to make a change. Your configuration data is stored in the url, which you simply copy once you are done with your configuration.