Chrome new tab · Free · Open source

A calmer new tab
for your workday.

Relax the Kax replaces your Chrome new tab with a daily photo, the Jira tickets assigned to you, and today's Google Calendar — all on one focused page.

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Relax the Kax new tab — a daily photo with today's calendar events

Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.

New tab dashboard

Overrides the default Chrome new tab so every new tab starts focused, not cluttered.

Jira integration

Shows tickets assigned to you, filtered by status — In Progress, To Do, In Review, Code Review, Blocked, Done Today.

Google Calendar

OAuth via chrome.identity. Lists today's events with location and video-call link detection. Auto-refresh every 5 minutes.

Daily photo

Random photo from Picsum, cached for the day. One-click refresh when you want a new view.

Credentials encrypted

Jira credentials are encrypted with AES-GCM via the Web Crypto API, per-profile salt, before they touch chrome.storage.sync.

Personal greeting

Optional display name kept in sync storage. Small touch, but the page feels yours.

Built with

React 18 TypeScript TailwindCSS 3 Webpack 5 Manifest V3 Web Crypto API

Install in two minutes

  1. Clone & build. 
    git clone https://github.com/LekovicMilos/relax-the-kax.git
cd relax-the-kax
npm install
npm run build
  2. Load into Chrome. Open chrome://extensions, toggle on Developer mode, click Load unpacked, and select the dist/ folder.
  3. Connect your accounts. Open a new tab. Add your Jira domain, email, and an API token. Optionally connect Google Calendar from the Settings panel.
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