Aura Start
Aura Start 2.1.1 ยท User documentation

Use Aura Start with confidence.

Practical guides for setting up your new tab and Firefox homepage, nesting groups, saving tabs, personalizing the page, recovering from mistakes, and understanding exactly where your data goes.

Local-first by default.

Aura Start works without an account. Your links stay in local extension storage unless you explicitly connect optional Google Drive sync. No Google account is required for local use or file backups.

Guides

Everything a normal user needs

These pages describe version 2.1.1 and were reviewed on October 4, 2026. Store availability may differ.

Getting Started

Install Aura Start, review Firefox homepage controls, choose a first-run path, create groups, search, and customize themes, backgrounds, and widgets.

Migrate from A Fine Start

Import an A Fine Start export code safely, choose merge or replace, and understand compatibility limits.

Export / Backup

Use Full Backup ZIP, Settings and links only (JSON), Browser Bookmarks HTML, Markdown, CSV, and A Fine Start-compatible export.

Restore Timeline

Review, filter, search, export, and restore local safety snapshots created before important changes.

Google Drive Sync

Share groups, links, settings, notes, backgrounds, and Countdown sounds. Learn about five-second visible-page checks, automatic merging, upgrading, and backup deletion.

Privacy Policy

Read what data Aura Start handles, where it is stored, and why storage, alarms, optional tabs, Google sign-in, and Firefox sync consent are used.

Screenshots

See the current 2.1.1 interface with demo link groups, Notes and Countdown, Full Backup ZIP, custom sound settings, and the disconnected Drive panel.

Changelog

User-facing release notes for the current Aura Start release.