A mindful new tab Chrome extension combining purpose and calm design — blending daily reminders, focus tools, and Islamic content into a meaningful browsing experience.
Every time you open a new tab, you're presented with a blank screen or generic news feed — a missed opportunity to set intention for your browsing session. For Muslim users especially, there was no thoughtful, modern tool that wove together faith-based reminders with a genuinely usable new tab experience.
The existing options were either too generic (Google's default) or cluttered with noise (news extensions, productivity dashboards). There was a clear gap for something minimal, purposeful, and culturally resonant.
I owned this product end-to-end — acting as both PM and developer. That meant writing the PRD, defining the MVP feature set, designing the UX in Figma, and shipping the full React build to the Chrome Web Store.
I managed my own backlog, made scope trade-off decisions, and handled post-launch iteration based on user reviews and feedback.
Shipping solo forces brutal prioritization. Without a team to delegate to, every scope decision is a personal trade-off between quality and velocity. The biggest lesson: write the PRD before touching Figma, and touch Figma before touching code. The order matters more than you think.
I also learned how much post-launch work gets underestimated. The Chrome Web Store review process, handling 1-star reviews constructively, and managing update cadence all took meaningful time that wasn't in my original plan.