SearchPlaces is a free to use (and Open Source) creativity platform that enables you to create your own browser homepage with in depth customisation options!
- When is the initial release?
- What can we expect in terms of customisation?
- Building from Source Code?
SearchPlaces will enter it's public beta on Saturday 15th June 2024. Things will not be complete or optimised at this stage but as the project enters the late stage of pre-release development the beta will be an opportunity for user feedback to be incorporated.
During beta, expect frequent but small updates which aren't tied to a specific update schedule. Once in full release Content Updates will be pushed on the first of every month containing new features, bug fixes, quality of life changes and much more!
Users will spend the majority of their time creating in the 'Toolbox,' this menu holds all of the elements a user can add to their Place. Those elements currently are:
- Text
- Images (by URL)
- GIFs (by URL)
- Videos (by URL)
- Shapes
- Stickers
Each element comes with its own suite of editable properties that the user can mess around with to create their perfect Place!
The 'Properties' menu allows you to edit the general properties of your Place such as preferred search engine, search destination and wether the background is a colour or image.
Once the source code has been installed, run the following:
npm install
Then once you have made changes to the JavaScript code, open the terminal and type:
node_modules/.bin/webpack
This will bundle the JavaScript code from src into the dist folder, then type:
firebase serve
This will run the project as if it is on a server locally