dracula27 / dashboard-chrome-extension

Personal new tab extension for Chrome built as final project for Harvard's CS50. Features: greet user (by name, once added in settings), persistent To-Do list, weather widget, music player, external links, and Google or DuckDuckGo internet search. This project uses the Starter Template from Bootstrap 5.0.

Welcome to Dashboard-Chrome-Extension!

HarvardX's CS50 - Introduction to Computer Science - FINAL PROJECT: New Tab Extension for Google Chrome

This is my final project I created for the online CS50 class offered by Harvard through the EdX website. This extension features: greeting the user (by name, once added in settings), a persistent To-Do list, a weather widget, a music player, external links, and a Google or a DuckDuckGo internet search. This project uses the Starter Template from Bootstrap 5.0.

Static Demo

Author

👤 Danielle Andrews

• Github: @DrAcula27
• LinkedIn: @daniellerandrews

Usage

To use this extension:

1. Clone this repo to your computer, and note where you save it.
2. Go to chrome://extensions/ in Chrome and toggle Developer Mode (in the upper-right corner) to on.
3. Refresh the page.
4. Click on the Load unpacked button near the upper-left corner.
5. Browse to the folder where you cloned this repo.
6. Click the Select folder button to upload it to Chrome.
7. Open a new tab!

Future Work

• Change settings button to settings wheel?
• Add background images to cycle through.
• Add ability to switch between music files.

Attributions

• Inspiration for this extension is from Sara Wegman's extension, Compliment Dash, and her tutorial.
• Music used is the Elder Scrolls III Morrowind soundtrack.
• Background image was found here.
• Weather widget is from weatherwidget.

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