Don't open apps.
Open spaces.

Your tabs, apps and files, grouped by project.

Download freeAdd to Chrome

A space for every project

Each project gets its own space: the tabs, apps, folders, notes and files it needs, grouped together and one click away.

The CoolDesk Website space in CoolDesk: four links (Semrush, repo, website, Chrome Web Store), two apps (Music, VS Code), and four folders, one with a dev server running on port 8080 and three with uncommitted changes.

Everything for the project, together

The tabs, apps and folders a project needs, grouped in one place and one click away.

  • Links, apps and folders, together

    The repo, the live site, the store page, your editor and the project’s folders sit in one place.

  • See what’s already open

    Open items are marked, so one click takes you back to them instead of opening a copy.

  • Know where the code is

    Folders show a running dev server’s port, and an amber dot when there are uncommitted changes.

Back in, from anywhere

Search everything with one shortcut, or keep your space docked beside your work. Press Ctrl+Shift+D to switch between the sidebar, the dock and a full window.

PressAltKanywhere, or pick your own shortcut. Try it below.
my-app6 links · 2 apps · 3 notes
Open↵
my-app — Vite + Reactlocalhost:5173
Tab
Visual Studio Code — my-appRunning
Running
Ship onboarding v2 before Fridaymy-app
Note
vite.config.ts~/projects/my-app
File
↵ Open
↑↓ Navigate
/u /a /f Scope
Esc Close

Connect your browser

The free extension links Chrome, Edge or Brave to the desktop app, so CoolDesk knows your tabs. It also turns every new tab into your dashboard.

Add to Chrome, free

Also works in Edge and Brave

  • Shares your open tabs

    The desktop app sees what’s open in Chrome, Edge or Brave, so Spotlight and your spaces can find it.

  • Jump or close from the app

    Pick a tab in CoolDesk and it switches to it in the right browser window, instead of opening a copy.

  • Keeps both in sync

    Spaces, notes and pins you change in one show up in the other. All on your computer, never a server.

The CoolDesk new tab: clock and day-progress widgets, today’s activity timeline, favorite sites, and 27 Google services grouped under google.com, over a night-time earth wallpaper.

Download CoolDesk

v1.3.0

The extension is your new tab. The desktop app is the launcher: Spotlight, spaces and files.

Community

Report a bug

Something broken? Open an issue on GitHub.

Report

Suggest a feature

Share an idea in GitHub Discussions.

Suggest

Ask a question

Get help from the community on r/cooldesk.

Ask

Latest release

v2.0.14 · Sep 24, 2026

All releases

CoolDesk comes to Linux.

  • NewLinux desktop app
  • NewIn-place updates on macOS and Linux

+ 3 fixes

Built in the open, and we ship updates often. See the source on GitHub.

Desktop app

Download for Windowsv1.3.0 · x64 installer (.exe)

Or install with winget

winget install CoolDesk.CoolDesk

Browser extension

New tab extension

Chrome, Edge, Brave · updates itself

Add to Chrome

Which one do I need?

Just the extensionChrome, Edge, Brave

Your new tab: widgets, favorites, your open tabs and what’s playing.

Just the desktop appWindows, macOS, Linux

Spotlight on Alt+K, spaces, the file manager, layouts and the AI agent.

Both togetherRecommended

Spotlight also finds your browser tabs and jumps straight to one. They connect on their own, locally.

Start with either one. Install both and they connect on your machine, so Spotlight can reach your browser tabs.

FAQs

Works on

WindowsmacOSLinuxChromeEdgeBrave

Other Chromium browsers work too · Firefox is on the roadmap

Two free pieces that work together: a desktop launcher for Windows, macOS and Linux (press Alt+K to find anything, kept in spaces, one for each project), and a browser extension that turns your new tab into a dashboard. No sign-in needed.

Launchers open apps; tab managers handle tabs. CoolDesk does both and keeps them in spaces, one for each thing you work on.

It depends what you want. The extension turns your new tab into a dashboard: widgets, favorites, your open tabs and what's playing. Spotlight, spaces, the file manager and the layouts are in the desktop app. Install both and Spotlight can find your browser tabs and jump straight to them.

Your data stays on your device. Only an anonymous usage ping (can be turned off), cloud AI with your own key, and Team sync send anything out.

Watch and learn

Get started with CoolDesk, explore its features, and see how it fits your day.

View all

  • Spotlight

    Spotlight: search everything, ask AI

  • Spaces

    A tour of the new tab

  • Layouts

    Full window, sidebar and dock

  • Widgets

    Build a custom widget in 20 seconds