Trying out a custom new tab solution I made–keen to hear your feedback

Hey HN,

I recently built a small project called NitroTab, a custom new tab page designed to streamline your browsing experience. The idea is simple: type where you want to go, and NitroTab takes you there immediately. For example: • Typing “YouTube MrBeast” opens his channel directly. • Typing “Amazon men’s socks” skips a search engine detour and takes you straight to socks on Amazon.

You can even toggle to a traditional Google search when needed. I built this tool to solve the everyday friction of clicking through search results when you already know your destination. I use it daily—for checking email, bank accounts, and more. There’s a Windows app available, and I’m awaiting Google approval for the Chrome extension.

The project is free, and I’m really interested in hearing about: • What you’re building right now • Your thoughts on simplifying navigation • Ways to improve NitroTab or similar tools

Looking forward to your feedback and any discussions around similar projects or ideas!

Check it out here: https://nitrotab.tech

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mubou 1y ago ↗

All it does is open DuckDuckGo in a new tab with the search query preceded by a backslash, which is DDG's "I'm feeling lucky" shortcut... I might as well just make DDG my new tab page.

I see in the source there's a function that sends your input to the chatbot, but I can't figure out how that's triggered. It's hooked up to the Search button, but that same button has an onclick that redirects you to Google. Doesn't make sense.

Did an AI write this?