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Dashboard-wide settings. Click Save to apply; the dashboard updates without a full reload.

Core dashboard settings — language, appearance, layout, and everyday bookmark options. Tip: use ℹ next to a setting for help. Switch to Advanced for power features, or show all sections below.

Appearance & Style

Theme, background, font, animations, and visual polish.

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Layout

Grid structure, column count, layout preset, and density.

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Bookmarks

Icons, shortcuts, badges, link preview, sorting, and navigation.

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Refresh or clear title, description and image stored on bookmarks for hover cards and tooltips on the dashboard.

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Customize which keys trigger search, navigation, and other dashboard actions.

Open keyboard settings
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Localization

Language, date and time display, and weather source.

Language changes apply immediately (no Save needed).

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Smart Collections

Automatic bookmark collections based on usage and recency.

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Header & Buttons

Button visibility in the dashboard footer.

Button Show
Add bookmark
Search
Finders
Commands
Cheatsheet
Recent
Tag cloud (/)
Config
Health link

Diagnostics & Status

Bookmark network status, health indicators, and sync notifications.

Dashboard status is global. Each bookmark also needs its own status check enabled under Config → Bookmarks.

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Branding & Identity

Custom favicon, font, and browser title for this installation.

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Advanced

Power-user options: launcher mode, search behavior, and device settings.

Install nextDash for launcher-style access (pairs well with HyprMode).

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Tours & onboarding

Run the first-run wizard again on the dashboard. Saves immediately.

Start the interactive tour: learn search, finders, commands and key settings.

Start tour

Reset all dismissed context tips so they appear again on the dashboard.

Show the layout-versions spotlight again on the dashboard (classic layout only). Try modern or Try glass applies that version directly.

Show the paste-URL spotlight again on the dashboard.

Show the preview-cards spotlight again on the dashboard.

Show the settings search promo again (pulsing field and speech balloon in the breadcrumb bar).

Reset every dashboard discoverability promo (search, G+jump, feature tips). Reopen the dashboard to replay them.

Show the G+jump discoverability promo again on the dashboard (first G then 1–9, G+P, or GG).

Show the keyboard cheat sheet promo again on the dashboard (opened with ! or F1).

Show the weather location promo again on the dashboard (when browser geolocation is blocked). Desktop only; requires weather + browser location in General.

See a short summary of recent features and updates.

Reset individual tab tours:

Reset

Expand this section to access the reset button.

Delete all pages, categories, bookmarks, finders, and settings — then start from the default sample dashboard.

Also clears custom theme colours, uploaded favicon/font, bookmark icons, and health/preview caches. Default sample bookmarks and built-in settings are recreated.

Pages group your bookmarks. Each page has its own set of categories and bookmarks on the dashboard.
Drag the ⠿ handle to reorder pages. Double-click a page tab on the dashboard to rename it.
Categories organise bookmarks within a page. Select a page to manage its categories.
Manage tags across all bookmarks. Rename or delete tags globally, or see which bookmarks carry each tag. Changes save automatically.
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    ← Select a bookmark to edit

    Tap ⚡ or + Add above to create a bookmark. Tap a row to edit.

    • ⚡ Quick add — tap ⚡ or + Add to create a bookmark
    • ⠿ Drag rows to reorder
    • Click a bookmark to edit name, URL, icon & more
    A finder is a shortcut to a search engine. Set a search URL with %s where your query should go (e.g. https://www.google.com/search?q=%s), pick a short letter shortcut, and on the dashboard type ? plus that shortcut and your words — e.g. ?du linux opens DuckDuckGo with “linux” in your browser.
    Dynamic collections appear on the dashboard and show bookmarks matching the rules you define.

    Back up and restore your entire dashboard — pages, categories, bookmarks, finders, settings, and custom themes. Use the ZIP backup to safeguard your data or move it to another device. Import browser bookmarks as a starting point, or export all bookmarks to CSV for use in spreadsheet tools.

    ZIP Backup & Restore

    Export your data

    Import your data

    Import & Export

    Import bookmarks from browser

    Export bookmarks from Chrome, Firefox, or Edge as HTML and import here. Folders become categories; duplicate URLs are skipped. Missing icons are fetched automatically with a progress bar.

    Export bookmarks to CSV

    Downloads all bookmarks from all pages as a single CSV file (name, URL, category, page, shortcut, tags, notes). Opens in Excel, Google Sheets, or any text editor.

    Settings

    Export settings

    Downloads your current settings as JSON. Does not include bookmarks, pages, or themes.

    Import settings

    Overwrites current settings with a previously exported JSON file.

    Read-only insights for your bookmark library. Use Refresh to update numbers after saving elsewhere, or the index on the left to jump to any section.

    overview

    Pages
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    Categories
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    Bookmarks total
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    Unique tags
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    Tagged bookmarks
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    With URL
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    Without URL
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    With shortcut
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    Without shortcut
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    Avg opens / bookmark
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    Last backup
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    Personal usage insights

    Quick interpretation of your usage patterns.

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        activity

        Lifetime opens (active in period): — · Active bookmarks: —

        Bookmarks last opened per bucket within the selected period.

        top bookmarks

        most opened

        # Name Opens Page Last opened

        most recently opened

        Name Opens Page Last opened

        pages

        Page Bookmarks Opens Never opened

        categories

        Category Page Bookmarks Opens

        tags

        Unique tags
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        Tagged bookmarks
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        Without tags
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        Avg tags / tagged bookmark
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        Bookmarks with 2+ tags
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        top tags by bookmarks

        Tag Bookmarks Opens Pages

        most opened tagged bookmarks

        Name Tags Opens Page

        shortcuts

        top shortcuts by opens

        Shortcut Bookmark Opens Page

        finders

        Finders total
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        Total finder uses
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        With shortcut
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        top finders by use count

        Name Shortcut Uses Last used

        rot & cleanup

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        never opened
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        stale in period
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        added in period

        never opened

        Name Page Category Added

        stale (no opens in selected period)

        Name Page Opens total Last opened

        conflicts & duplicates

        Duplicate URLs
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        Shortcut conflicts
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        Open in Health
        Fine-tune dashboard and config colors here. Edit the default dark and light palettes, or create your own under Custom themes — then click Save colors to apply. Dozens of built-in themes are already available in General → Appearance if you want a ready-made look without editing every color.
        Auto dark mode (General → Appearance) only works with built-in dark/light theme pairs — it is disabled when a custom theme is selected.

        Use Add Custom Theme to create a palette from the default starter colors.

        Manage Custom Themes

        Customize keyboard shortcuts. Click "Rebind" next to any shortcut and press the key you want to use. Press Escape to cancel.

        Quick Start (30 sec)

        • Open search with >, type a bookmark, press Enter.
        • Open recent bookmarks with *.
        • Open keyboard cheatsheet with ! or F1.
        • Open config and tune dashboard layout, sorting, and smart collections.

        First-Run Onboarding

        • On first launch, a short guided setup helps configure the dashboard in minutes.
        • You can choose language, link behavior, weather/date preferences, search mode, and how to use bookmarks from the keyboard and mouse.
        • The wizard supports live language switching while you are in onboarding.
        • You can always skip and change everything later in config#general.

        Config → General

        • Essentials shows everyday settings: language, theme, font, favicon styling, layout, bookmarks, smart collections, and footer buttons.
        • Advanced shows power options: background and font fine-tuning, bookmark display details, status monitoring, branding, search behavior, and system tools. Use the section links at the top of the Advanced layer to jump directly to a section.
        • Show all sections on one page — the button in the layer toolbar renders Essentials and Advanced sections together in one scrollable list.
        • Bookmarks — display options (icons, shortcuts, badges, link preview) and behavior options (sorting, tab behavior, page tabs) live in a single section. A divider separates the two groups.
        • Tours & onboarding — in Advanced → System, the collapsible Tours & onboarding block holds all tour-reset buttons. Expand it to reset the onboarding wizard, the feature tour, context tips, or any individual tab tour.
        • Changes only apply after clicking Save. The dashboard updates without a full page reload.

        Navigation

        • Switch pages with number keys 1-9.
        • Press , to open the page overview — shows all pages with bookmark counts. Navigate with ↑/↓, jump directly with 1-9, confirm with Enter, close with Esc or ,.
        • Move between pages with Shift + Left/Right.
        • Navigate bookmarks with Up/Down and Left/Right.
        • Open selected bookmark with Enter or Space.
        • Clear keyboard selection with Esc (also undoes the latest drag reorder when applicable).

        Phone vs desktop

        On narrow or touch layouts, nextDash uses a simplified dashboard and config.

        • Footer — phone: Search and + Bookmark only.
        • Commands & finders — phone: open Search, then use overlay tabs > / : / ?.

        Keyboard shortcuts

        Rebind search, navigation, and dashboard keys. The keyboard tab is not in the main tab bar — open it here.

        • Open the cheat sheet on the dashboard with ! or F1.

        Open keyboard settings

        Dashboard bookmarks (keyboard & mouse)

        • Keyboard: arrow keys move the highlight; ; (semicolon) opens inline edit on the highlighted row or when focus is on a bookmark link (e.g. after Tab).
        • Mouse — left strip: the narrow drag handle on the left of each row is for dragging: reorder inside a category or drop into another category column.
        • Mouse — long-press: press and hold about half a second on the bookmark row (not on the drag strip) to open the same inline edit form.
        • Hover: hovering a bookmark can load preview metadata when that behavior is enabled in settings.

        Date & Weather

        • Toggle date and time independently, and choose date format: short slash, short dash, MM/DD/YYYY, YYYY-MM-DD, weekday only, or long weekday.
        • Choose time format: 24-hour or 12-hour AM/PM.
        • Date/time render on one line as 13:35 @ 30-04-2026; weather renders on the next line.
        • Weather line includes a small icon per condition (clear/cloudy/rain/snow/fog/drizzle/thunderstorm/unknown).
        • Enable weather display and select location source (browser or manual city).
        • Set Celsius/Fahrenheit and weather refresh interval from the Date & Weather card in general settings.
        • If weather does not show, verify manual location text and save once.

        Smart Collections

        • Recently opened, Stale bookmarks, and Most used are generated automatically.
        • Each smart collection can be enabled per page and limited in visible items.
        • Set limit to 0 for unlimited items.
        • Smart sections support collapse/expand on dashboard.

        Tags

        • Add tags to any bookmark in config → Bookmarks (comma-separated).
        • Tags are normalised: trimmed, lowercased, and deduplicated on save.
        • tag:work in search filters overlay results; / tag cloud filters dashboard tiles (desktop).
        • :tag work lists bookmarks by tag in the command palette without changing the dashboard.
        • Enable tag collections in config → General → Smart Collections to auto-generate one collection per tag.

        Dynamic Collections

        • Create custom collections in config → Collections.
        • Each collection has one or more rules: match by tag, category, or shortcut.
        • Choose AND (all rules must match) or OR (any rule matches) logic.
        • Collections appear as read-only smart sections on the dashboard.

        Sorting, Pinned & Categories

        • Pinned bookmarks always stay on top of non-pinned bookmarks.
        • Pinned state is shown with a compact pin icon on dashboard rows.
        • Pinned bookmarks are always sorted alphabetically.
        • Non-pinned bookmarks use your selected sort mode (manual, A-Z, recent, pinned-first behavior).
        • Categories can be collapsed and can default to collapsed.

        Manage Bookmarks

        • Add, edit, reorder, move, and remove bookmarks in config.
        • Bookmarks can include a short note; it shows as a badge on the dashboard, appears in hover previews, and can be edited from the new-bookmark modal, inline edit, or config.
        • Set bookmark icons in config via file upload or icon URL; use Clear to remove and Undo in the toast to restore.
        • Bulk actions: select, move category, toggle pin, delete.
        • On the dashboard, drag the left strip handle to reorder or move bookmarks; long-press the row (not the strip) to open inline edit.
        • Use Alt+Up / Alt+Down to reorder quickly in config lists.
        • Conflict highlighting warns about duplicate URLs and shortcuts before save.

        Finders

        • Format: ?shortcut your query (example: ?g nextdash).
        • Use %s in finder URL where query should be inserted.
        • If bookmark and finder share a shortcut, both options are shown in search context.

        Status Monitor

        • Enable status checks to display online/offline state.
        • Optionally show ping and loading indicators.
        • Use "Skip fast ping check" to reduce noise and speed up checks.

        Bookmark Health Monitoring

        • Visit the health page (accessible from dashboard header) to monitor all your bookmarks in one place.
        • Each bookmark gets a 0-100 health score based on multiple factors: broken status, duplicates, staleness (unused time), missing metadata.
        • View 8 summary statistics: total bookmarks, healthy, broken, duplicates, unchecked, stale, missing preview, and unused.
        • Use filter pills to focus on specific issue types (broken, duplicate, stale, etc.).
        • Search bookmarks by name, URL, category, or page to find items quickly.
        • Click the refresh button to re-scan all bookmarks and detect the latest issues.
        • Bulk actions: retest all checked bookmarks, open all broken links at once, or merge duplicate groups.
        • Ping results are cached to avoid repeatedly checking the same URLs.

        Tips Rotation Above Buttons

        • Tips rotate every 5 to 8 seconds above the dashboard button bar.

        Backup & import

        • ZIP backup exports pages, bookmarks, categories, settings, and themes. Importing ZIP replaces all current data — always create a backup first.
        • Browser import: export bookmarks from Chrome, Firefox, or Edge as an HTML file and import via config → backups → "Import from Browser". Bookmark folders become categories; duplicate URLs are skipped automatically.
        • CSV export: download all bookmarks from all pages as a single CSV (Name, URL, Category, Page, Shortcut) via config → backups → "Export to CSV". Opens in Excel, Google Sheets, or any text editor.

        Theme, Layout & Branding

        • Choose theme, font size, font weight, and layout preset.
        • Enable auto dark mode to follow system appearance and switch between the default dark/light variants instantly.
        • Pick a UI font from the dropdown in Essentials, or upload a custom font — it stays available as Custom font (uploaded) in that list.
        • Upload custom favicon in Advanced → Branding.

        Data, Storage & Device-Specific Settings

        • Server-side data is stored in /data.
        • Device-specific settings are stored in browser local storage.
        • When device-specific mode is enabled, visual behavior can differ between devices.

        Troubleshooting

        • No bookmarks visible: check page selector and category filter in config.
        • Sorting seems wrong: verify sort mode and pin state.
        • Tips not visible: enable "Show tips above buttons" in Dashboard settings.
        • Search misses items: try fuzzy search and filter syntax.

        Found a bug or have feedback? Visit the GitHub repository to report issues or suggest improvements.

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