Observed arrival · 2026-09-02

Vault New Tab: A Markdown Notebook in Every Chrome Tab

vaultnewtab.com Observed source

Editorial interest 82/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A local-first Chrome new-tab workspace for writing Markdown, clipping web research, tracking daily priorities, and optionally syncing notes to an Obsidian vault.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-02 issue.

Field notes

The editor offers three working views—inline Live Preview, synchronized Split Mode, and raw Markdown Source Mode—rather than treating the new tab as a simple scratchpad. Notes remain in Chrome local storage unless the user connects an Obsidian vault through the File System Access API. The page also documents a context-menu clipper that records selected text alongside article metadata, plus per-paragraph direction handling for Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Urdu.

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