Learn the basics
New here? Start with these.
How do I add websites?
Simple! Add websites by clicking the plus sign (bottom right).
You can add both custom sites or pre-created (popular) sites in bulk.
Custom Sites
- Copy/Paste or type in a site's URL
- Choose a Title/Name, and category
- Select a background color, then click +ADD
Popular Sites
1-Click any websites you want to quickly add pre-made sites.
How do I personalize my homepage?
Your homepage is fully customizable. Here are some ways to make it yours:
Right-Click Anything
Show or hide nearly any element on your homepage with a simple right-click.
My Settings
Find detailed personalization options in the settings menu at the top-right.
Custom Backgrounds
Upload, create with AI, or choose from 1,200+ backgrounds, including 5K. Backgrounds guide
Set Your Location
Get accurate weather, local news, and personalized content for your area.
AI Search Settings
Configure your preferred AI assistant in the search settings.
Browser Extensions
Add advanced functionality with homepage extensions.
Navigating your homepage
The layout and features, piece by piece.
Launch / Toolbar
Launchbar
The website launcher!
- Add, edit, move, or remove websites.
- Right-Click on any website to edit it.
Change website icons, rearrange sites, or edit URL/Site Name
Type to Filter
Start typing on the homepage to instantly filter your websites by name. Press Enter to open the first site listed.
Category Toolbar
Organize your websites by category.
- Drag, edit, rearrange, manage all of your sites.
- Use the category manager to fully customize how your sites are organized.
- Right-click on the toolbar to manage.
Menus
Main Menu
Click for menu items, or if already on homepage, return home.
Access Menu
Accessible even when launchbar is hidden.
- Settings, Adding Websites, Backgrounds
Can be hidden/visible within settings menu.
Account / Settings
My Account
Access your account details.
- Edit your avatar and login details
- Create tickets to get direct assistance
- View Account Details
- Provide feedback
Settings
Allows full customization of your homepage appearance.
- Select a background, show or hide any features instantly.
- Choose your preferred search engine
- Change website icon sizes
- Show/Hide the clock
Features / Tools
Main Tools and Homepage Features
Footer / Help
Footer Settings / Help
- Productivity Buttons — Snippets (pin media from the web), Notes (sticky notes), and Planner (tasks & projects)
- Decide which footer items to show
- Homepage Updates
- Help Section (this page)
Keyboard shortcuts
Skip the mouse: press these anywhere on your homepage.
Jump to the search barMost used
Press / and start typing your search or prompt right away.
Filter your sitesMost used
Just start typing a site's name, then press Enter to open the first match.
Switch display mode
Flip between the In-View and Hover homepage layouts.
Cycle site categories
Rotate through your category tabs (All, Work, Shop, and so on).
Clear or exit
Clear the type-to-filter text, or exit rearrange mode.
Want the search field focused when your homepage loads?
Turn that on under Settings → Search. Any of these shortcuts can be turned on or off in Settings → Shortcuts.
Right-click menus
Browser extensions
Free add-ons for your browser.
New Tab Launcher
Opens Best Homepage Ever every time you open a new tab.
Portal
Add the site you're on to your homepage in one click.
PinDrop
Save articles, recipes, videos and screenshots to My Snippets.
Trip CatcherNew
Save a flight or hotel booking to your trips in one click.
What is the purpose of these extensions?
These extensions serve different purposes but were designed to further enhance your overall homepage experience. Click any extension above to go to its help and download page.
Are the extensions free?
Yes, they are free to download from your browser's extension store.
Frequently asked questions
Initial Setup
How do I make Best Homepage Ever my homepage?
Go to your browser settings, search for "homepage" and add https://besthomepageever.com as your homepage.
Alternatively, use the free "New Tab" extension which automatically sets your homepage.
Learn more →Add a Homepage Button to Your Browser
If you do not have a home button on your browser, go into your browser settings, search for homepage and add this to your browser.
This makes it super convenient to access your homepage while browsing the Internet.
Create an Account
If you haven't done so already, create an account so that your custom sites, backgrounds, profile, and all your other settings are saved.
Also, this allows the homepage to be accessed among all of your devices and browsers.
Create My Free AccountTroubleshooting
ALL my websites disappeared. Where did they go?
If some or all of your websites go missing, it's very likely due to one of these reasons:
Display Mode / Arrow Keys Most Common
The Up / Down arrow keys switch the homepage display style. In Hover mode your website icons are hidden until you move the mouse to the left side of the screen — so they can look like they're gone when nothing was actually deleted.
Fix: Press the Up or Down arrow again, or go to Settings → Display Options → Display Style and choose In-View.
Multiple Accounts / Logins
Be sure you are signing in with the same email/login each time. If you switch browser profiles, make sure the actual email is the same.
If you need me to remove an account for you, send me a ticket in support.
Google Sign-in VS Email Sign-in
You signed in with Google instead of your normal email. This can happen if you click the "Sign in with Google" pop-up.
Fix: Sign out, then sign back in with your email address.
Not Signed-In
Make sure you login before adding sites. If you don't, the websites you add will only be temporary.
One of my websites disappeared. Where did it go?
If a single site went missing (rather than all of them), the most likely cause is that its delete button was clicked by accident. When you hover over a website, a small delete button appears in the corner — it's easy to click without meaning to.
To stop that button from appearing, go to:
My Settings → Websites → Delete Button on Hover
Turn it off and the delete button will no longer show when you hover. You can always re-add the missing site with the plus button.
Icons are white or do not load
See my quick and easy guide on fixing white icons on homepage.
Icons are miscolored
See my quick and easy guide on fixing icon backgrounds on homepage.
Note: If all of your websites are missing, please see "My websites disappeared" above under account help.
Why does my homepage load slowly?
For most people the homepage opens in a second or two. When it's slow for you but not for others, the cause is almost always on your computer or your connection. Here are the usual reasons, most common first, each with a quick way to check:
Browser Extensions Most Common
Ad blockers, dark-mode extensions (like Dark Reader), and privacy, coupon or shopping add-ons run on every page you open, and some of them do a lot of work on a page with as much on it as your homepage.
Check: Open the homepage in a private or incognito window, where most browsers turn extensions off. If it's fast there, an extension is the cause. Turn your extensions off one at a time to find which one.
Slow Internet Connection
A slow or busy connection (public Wi-Fi, a weak signal, a VPN, or someone streaming on the same network) slows every site down. You notice it most on your homepage because it's the first page you open.
Check: Run my internet speed test. If other sites are slow too, it's the connection.
Right After Your Browser Starts
Your homepage loads while the browser is still starting up, reopening tabs and waking its extensions, so the first load of the day can be slower than a refresh a minute later.
Check: If it's only slow when you first open the browser and a refresh is quick, this is the cause.
Animated Backgrounds
Video and living backgrounds take more work than a still photo, which an older or busy computer can feel.
Check: Switch to a still photo in Backgrounds and see if it's faster. More in my animated backgrounds guide.
A Problem on My End
Once in a while the site or the network in front of it has a short hiccup. If it's suddenly slow in every browser and on every device, wait a few minutes and refresh.
Still slow? Send me a ticket in Support and tell me what you tried. Tickets include your browser and version, which helps me track it down.
Customization
How do I customize my homepage?
Once you are logged in, click the settings button at the top right portion of the homepage. You can then choose to show or hide any of the many features that appear by default.
How do I add a custom background?
You have two ways to personalize your homepage background:
Upload Your Own
- Use any image from your device
- Supports JPG, PNG, WebP
- Instant upload
Create with AI
- Describe your ideal background
- AI generates unique 4K images
- First 6 creations are free
Can I remove websites from my homepage?
Just right-click on a website, then choose "Remove Site".
NOTE: If you cannot remove a website, then it is placed there by the webmaster as an affiliate link and may not be removed. It's all I ask for using the homepage for free.
Can I rearrange my websites?
Yes. Right-click any of your websites to pull up the website context menu, select option to rearrange sites.
You can then drag and re-position your websites. Tap the green save button.
Daily Brief
What is the Daily Brief?
The Daily Brief is your personal news digest, built right into your homepage. It shows short, scannable cards for the topics you care about — news, sports, stocks, weather, and more — so you can catch up on your day in about a minute.
Click the Daily Brief button at the bottom of your homepage to open it.
Can I choose my own topics?
Free accounts get a curated set of 9 popular topics — the same brief for everyone, completely free.
Pro members pick their own topics from a catalog of over 500: your sports teams (MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, soccer and more), local news for your city, individual companies, your stock portfolio, and fun daily extras like the horoscope and This Day in History.
How often does it update?
A fresh edition is published twice a day — every morning and evening.
Some cards go further: the Stock Market, My Portfolio, and Local Weather cards pull live data every time you open the brief.
Where does the content come from?
Every card is built from real, current sources — trusted news feeds plus structured sports and financial data. AI is only used to summarize the day's articles, never to make up the news itself.
News cards list their sources at the bottom, so you can always click through and read the full stories.
What happens to my Daily Brief if I cancel Pro?
You can cancel anytime from your account, and Pro stays active until the end of the period you've already paid for. After that, your Daily Brief doesn't go away — it simply returns to the free set of 9 popular topics.
Account Help
Should I Create an Account?
Although not required, you'll enjoy many additional features by creating a homepage account:
- Saving your custom sites and settings to homepage's server
- Allows for personal settings to be synced with other computers or browsers
- Access to Homepage Support
- Better homepage personalization
Creating an account is 100% free.
Create Account NowHow do I reset my password?
Reset your homepage password one of two ways:
Login page
Go to login page and click Forgot Password. Enter your email and follow the prompts. Check your junk/spam mail.
My Account Menu
If you are logged in, you can update your password within your account menu.
What if I share my computer?
If you share the homepage on a desktop computer with others in your family (which I do), I recommend using multiple web browsers or browser logins.
Each browser will remember your unique ID, which will in turn remember your own personal websites, settings, and background.
How do I prevent from being logged out?
Check out my quick guide on prevent being logged out of homepage.
Sync your sites and settings with other browsers or devices
Best Homepage Ever is cross-browser and cross-device compatible.
As long as you are signed in on each browser under the same account, your settings and sites will be synced.
Classic Version
Where is the classic version?
Why can I not login to classic version?
If you cannot login, then the server needs restarted. I am unsure of why this issue has persisted, but please just email me and I'll restart it.
Where is the classic browser extension?
Here are the links to add the classic extension to your browser. These are unlisted and currently only available here:
Help articles
Step-by-step pages for specific topics.
Backgrounds
Search 1,200+ wallpapers, create one with AI, or upload your own. Plus 5K backgrounds for big, sharp screens.
Open the guide
Stay logged in
Stop getting signed out: the browser cookie settings to check.
Login help
Fixes for the most common sign-in problems.
Fix missing icons
Blank, broken or globe icons, and how to set your own.
Better website icons
Change icon backgrounds and match colors for a cleaner look.
Still need help?
Ask me directly
Open a support ticket and I'll get back to you. You'll need a free account; it's also in your homepage's account menu under Support.
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