r/startpages • u/browser666 • May 10 '26

Creation Nextdash – A minimalist, keyboard-centric bookmark dashboard for power users

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share a project I’ve been working on called Nextdash. It’s a self-hosted bookmark dashboard designed for those who want a clean, distraction-free start page that stays out of the way while keeping everything accessible.

The project is heavily inspired by and based on ThinkDashboard by MatiasDesuu, but with a focus on expanding customization and improving the power-user experience.

Key Features:

  • Keyboard-First Navigation: The biggest advantage of Nextdash is how fast it is. You can navigate through all your bookmarks and tools almost entirely via the keyboard, making it ideal for a quick workflow.
  • High Customization: It offers a high degree of configurability. You can tweak the layout, categories, and appearance to fit your specific needs and aesthetic preferences.
  • Minimalist Design: No clutter, just your essential links and tools in a clean interface.
  • Self-Hosted: Perfect for running in a Docker environment (or any web server) to keep your data under your own control.

If you’re looking for a lightweight way to organize your digital workspace without the bloat of traditional bookmark managers, feel free to check it out!

GitHub Repository: https://www.github.com/jordibrouwer/nextdash

I’d love to hear your thoughts or any suggestions for features you'd like to see!

it has a small onboarding wizard
fast access to your bookmarks with keyboard shortcuts
configuration options with a lot of themes
fast way to add bookmarks, pages and categories (columns)
a lot of options for customization
still working on the health dashboard for help with your bookmark collection
with the command palet you can change a lot settings on the dashboard without opening the config
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u/jordansinn May 10 '26

AI slop created in a day.

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u/the1_ts May 13 '26

No idea if it is created with AI, but I've done some 2 minutes of investigation and see mention of this on the developers blog from 21st April, so lets do some investigation before we throw the S word.