New Tab Widgets v1.5 – Steam Game Widget and Widget Discovery
New Tab Widgets v1.5 launches the Steam Game widget for instant game launching, overhauls the Add Widget modal with fuzzy search, and improves the dashboard layout engine.
New Tab Widgets v1.5 is a great release for gamers and power users. It adds a Steam Game launcher widget and completely reworks how you find and add widgets to your dashboard.
🎮 Steam Game Widget
Launch any of your Steam games directly from your new tab page with the Steam Game widget. Search for a game by name, and the widget displays its artwork and a launch button — one click and you're in the game.
Features
- Search your Steam library by name
- Displays the game's cover art
- One-click game launch via the Steam protocol
- Works with any game in your Steam library
🔍 Improved Add Widget Modal
Finding the right widget is now much faster. The Add Widget modal has been completely reworked:
- Fuzzy search — powered by Fuse.js, the search handles typos and partial matches, so typing "clok" still finds the Clock widget
- Widget previews — see a preview of each widget before adding it to your dashboard
- Cleaner navigation — simplified layout makes it easier to browse all available widgets
Other improvements in v1.5
- Error boundary on route modals — unexpected errors in settings modals now show a friendly error state instead of crashing the whole dashboard
- Link Group max items — the free tier is capped at a limited number of items per Link Group, with clear upgrade prompts
- Button style consistency — improved and unified button styling across all widget settings panels
Upgrade now
The Steam Game widget is available to all users. Update New Tab Widgets from the Chrome Web Store.
🔗 Install New Tab Widgets from the Chrome Web Store