Feature Request: Increase Favorite Site Tiles Per Page OR Improve Navigation

Currently, Brave allows for 12 favorite (top) site tiles per page, which requires users to navigate between pages using small navigation bubbles at the bottom. While this works well with a trackpad where you can swipe intuitively, it presents challenges for mouse users. Clicking these bubbles requires a bit of patience when on larger desktops.

I propose two enhancements to address this:

  1. Increase the number of tiles per page: Provide an option to allow users to select the number of tiles displayed per page (e.g., 12, 16, 20+).

OR

  1. Add scrolling functionality: Implement horizontal scrolling (via mouse wheel or drag gestures) as an alternative to clicking the small navigation bubbles.

Why This Would Help:

  1. Enhanced Accessibility: Mouse users, especially those with limited dexterity, would find it easier to navigate their favorite sites without relying on precise clicks.
  2. Improved Customization: Giving users the ability to control the number of tiles per page ensures that they can tailor their experience to suit their browsing habits and screen size.

I’m not sure if this is only an issue because of being a macOS user and that I’m using a mouse and not a trackpad, which is worth mentioning.


Thank you for taking the time to read and hopefully consider the request! What you guys have come to build is a one of a kind browsing experience and I’m happy to keep ya’ll in my front pocket. Blessings, take care Brave team!

They said they didn’t want to. Not sure if it will ever change, but they have it designed as they do because they want to make sure space isn’t blocked for New Tab Page ads (also known as Sponsored Images). Even if we have it disabled, they don’t want to provide secondary options that may incentivize people to disable the NTP ads.

Hopefully this may change in the future as it’s definitely something that has been requested frequently.

This exists, at least on Windows. It should be the same on Max. When in the area, without clicking a favorite, click your middle mouse button and drag left or right. It will go that direction. Can see me doing it in the video below:

This is something which an extension can help with - there are several which replace the New Tab page with something containing a “speed dial” that can have as many links as you want. I’m the developer of the extension below, which provides the same functionality in a popup: