A local-first browser start page designed to be calm, fast, and opinionated. Prioritizes zero setup, zero accounts, and zero backend dependencies.

• Central search input with engine switching
• Bang redirects for instant navigation (e.g., !yt cats → YouTube search)
• Tab/Shift+Tab to cycle through search engines
• Built-in engines: Google, YouTube, DuckDuckGo, Brave, GitHub, Reddit, Wikipedia

• Visual grid of your favorite sites
• Drag-and-drop reordering
• Custom icons (emoji support)
• One-click editing

• Rose Pine Moon color palette (customizable)
• Theme overrides for background and accent colors
• Toggle visibility of widgets
• 12h/24h time format
• Optional seconds display

• Current temperature for your location
• Powered by Open-Meteo (no API key needed)
• 30-minute caching for performance
• Offline detection with last-known data

• 100% local - all data stored in localStorage
• No tracking, no analytics, no telemetry
• No database, no authentication
• Works completely offline (except weather)

Bangs let you search specific sites instantly:

!yt cats           → Search YouTube for "cats"
!gh react          → Search GitHub for "react"
!r programming     → Search Reddit for "programming"
!w albert einstein → Search Wikipedia
!yt                → Go directly to YouTube

Available bangs:

• !yt - YouTube
• !gh - GitHub
• !r - Reddit
• !w - Wikipedia

You can add custom bangs in Settings!

• Next.js 14 (App Router)
• TypeScript
• Tailwind CSS
• Zustand (State Management)
• Lucide Icons

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/tandukuda/nook.git
   cd nook

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Run development server:

   npm run dev

4. Open in browser:

   http://localhost:3000
   

1. Push your code to GitHub
2. Import project in Vercel
3. Deploy (zero configuration needed)
4. Set as your browser's homepage

Nook is a static Next.js app and works on:

• Netlify
• Cloudflare Pages
• GitHub Pages (with next export)
• Any static hosting

Build command:

npm run build

• Search hub with bang redirects
• Shortcuts with drag-and-drop
• Weather widget with caching
• Clock with customizable format
• Settings panel
• Keyboard-first navigation
• Theme customization

• Bookmark import (Chrome/Firefox)
• Time-based greetings
• Custom location for weather
• Export/import settings
• Additional widgets (notes, calendar)

Contributions are welcome! Please follow these guidelines:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details

Copyright (c) 2026 tandukuda

• Design Inspiration: Rose Pine theme
• Icons: Lucide React
• Weather Data: Open-Meteo API

Nook is built on three principles:

1. Local-first: Your data stays on your device
2. Calm technology: No notifications, no distractions
3. Power + simplicity: Advanced features that stay out of your way

This is a launch surface, not a dashboard. Get where you need to go, then get out of the way.

Made with ☕ by tandukuda