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LaunchPad vs Bonjourr: two private new tabs, two different jobs
Last updated August 2026.
Quick answer: This comparison is unusual, because on the things most compare pages fight about, these two agree. Bonjourr is free, open source, needs no account and collects no data. LaunchPad is built the same way: no account, no server, everything in local storage. The real difference is the job. Bonjourr is a beautiful, minimal start page in the iOS style. LaunchPad is a working dashboard: tasks, focus sessions, and measured time. If you want your new tab calm, minimal, and measuring nothing, Bonjourr is excellent, and we mean that. If you want the same privacy posture with a focus system on top, that is the job LaunchPad exists for.
What's the difference between LaunchPad and Bonjourr?
Bonjourr replaces your new tab with a serene, iOS-inspired page: dynamic photography that shifts with the time of day, a clock you can style deeply, quick links, a search bar for any engine, and optional widgets including markdown notes, checklists, a Pomodoro timer, weather and quotes. It's made by two independent developers, translated into over 30 languages, and its whole stance is that your start page should be beautiful and yours.
LaunchPad shares the architecture and differs on the job. The free tier is a launcher: unlimited shortcuts in groups, open-all, wallpapers, history, session restore. Pro adds the working layer: tasks and goals on the new tab, a clock on the active task, focus sessions with site blocking, and a tracking engine measuring Deep Work Time and time by site over 30 days.
Bonjourr's minimalism is a philosophy, not a missing feature. The question is only what you want the most-seen page in your browser to do.
How do LaunchPad and Bonjourr compare?
| Feature | LaunchPad | Bonjourr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free launcher; Pro $4.99/mo or $39/year | Entirely free, donation-supported |
| Open source | Yes, MIT | Yes, GPL-3.0 |
| Account required | Never | Never |
| Data collection | None; no analytics anywhere | None |
| Where data lives | Browser local storage | Browser storage, optional browser-account sync |
| Design language | Dark glass, wallpaper-forward | Minimal, iOS-inspired, deeply customizable |
| Languages | English | Over 30 |
| Quick links / shortcuts | Unlimited, in groups, with open-all | Quick Links |
| Focus timer | Sessions attached to your active task | Pomodoro widget |
| Site blocking | Yes, during focus sessions | No |
| Tasks and goals | Daily, weekly, monthly, with tags | Checklists |
| Automatic time measurement | Deep Work Time, time by site, 30-day Insights | No, by design |
| Quotes | No | Yes |
| Custom fonts and CSS | No | Yes |
What do LaunchPad and Bonjourr share?
Nothing phones home
Bonjourr collects no data and routes its external services through its own anonymizing API. LaunchPad has no server at all and makes almost no external calls. Different mechanisms, same respect.
Made by people, not roadmapped by investors
Bonjourr is two independent developers. LaunchPad is one. Both products exist because someone wanted them to, which shows in different ways in each.
What makes LaunchPad different?
A clock on the task you're actually doing
Activate a task and a stopwatch rides along on your new tab. You see what a piece of work actually cost you.
Focus that produces a number
Sessions block the sites you choose and end with measured focused time, not just elapsed quiet. Bonjourr's Pomodoro counts down; LaunchPad's sessions count what happened.
A month of where your time went
Deep Work Time, time by tag and site, top tasks, measured automatically and stored locally. Nothing to fill in, nothing sent anywhere.
Is Bonjourr private?
Yes. No data collection, no account, open source, and external services routed through its own anonymizing layer. If you came to this page worried we'd pretend otherwise: no. On privacy, pick either.
Does Bonjourr track your time?
No, by design. Bonjourr's stance is that your start page should be calm, and measurement isn't calm. That is a coherent philosophy and for many people the right one. LaunchPad's stance is that the page you see most should tell you the truth about your day: per-task time, Deep Work Time, time by site, measured automatically and kept on your machine.
Is LaunchPad free like Bonjourr?
Partly. Bonjourr is entirely free and donation-supported. LaunchPad's launcher is free forever: unlimited shortcuts, groups, wallpapers, history, session restore, backup. The focus and measurement system is paid, $4.99 a month or $39 a year, with a 7-day trial that needs no card and no account. One developer, no investors; the paid tier is what keeps it that way.
Which should you pick?
Honestly: if your new tab's job is to be beautiful, minimal and yours, and you measure your time elsewhere or prefer not to, pick Bonjourr and you'll be happy. If you want that same no-account, local-first architecture carrying a working day, tasks, focus, measured time, that's LaunchPad, and it's the only reason this page exists.
Which one is right for you?
Choose Bonjourr if...
You want a serene, deeply customizable start page with the cleanest privacy posture in the category, entirely free. The Pomodoro and notes cover light productivity without turning the page into a dashboard.
Choose LaunchPad if...
You want the same privacy architecture doing a heavier job: launching your working context, holding your tasks and goals, protecting focus time, and measuring where the day went.
Frequently asked questions
Is Bonjourr private?
Yes. No data collection, no account, open source. On privacy, Bonjourr and LaunchPad are on the same side.
Does Bonjourr track your time?
No, by design. Automatic time measurement is LaunchPad's core and Bonjourr deliberately doesn't do it.
Is Bonjourr really free?
Yes, entirely, supported by donations. LaunchPad's launcher is free; its focus and measurement system is $39 a year.
Does LaunchPad support other languages like Bonjourr?
Not yet. Bonjourr ships in over 30 languages; LaunchPad is currently English only.
Can you use both?
No. Both replace the same new tab page, so Chrome shows one or the other.