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Hijri Calendar

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Browser Extension

Hijri date on every new tab

Install the Hijri Calendar, Bangladesh extension in Microsoft Edge, Chrome, Brave, Opera or any other Chromium browser. Your new tab shows today's Hijri date, and the toolbar icon opens the full month - all following the Islamic Foundation, Bangladesh announcements.

Hijri Calendar browser extension showing today's Hijri date on the new tab page
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What it does

New tab date card

Every new tab opens with today's numeric Hijri date and the month name in English, Arabic and Bengali.

Toolbar month view

Click the toolbar icon for a compact month grid with the Gregorian date under each Hijri day.

Stays in sync

Month start dates are read from hijri.iiuc.net, so new moon-sighting announcements arrive automatically.

Screenshots

New tab page showing the Hijri date card
The new tab card with today's Hijri date
Toolbar popup showing the Hijri month grid
Toolbar popup with the full month grid
Extension settings inside the toolbar popup
Settings, right inside the popup

How to install manually

Prefer to install manually, or using another Chromium browser like Chrome, Brave or Opera? Loading the ZIP as an unpacked extension takes about a minute and works the same way across all of them.

  1. Download the ZIP. Use the Download ZIP button above to save hijri-edge-extension.zip to your computer.
  2. Unzip it. Right-click the file and choose Extract All on Windows, or double-click it on macOS. Keep the extracted folder somewhere permanent such as Documents - if you delete or move it later, the extension stops working.
  3. Open the extensions page. In Edge go to edge://extensions. In Chrome, Brave or Opera go to chrome://extensions.
  4. Turn on Developer mode. The toggle sits in the left sidebar in Edge and in the top-right corner in Chrome.
  5. Load the folder. Click Load unpacked and select the folder you extracted - the one that contains manifest.json. Do not select the ZIP file itself.
  6. Open a new tab. The Hijri date card appears right away. Pin the extension from the toolbar puzzle icon to keep the month view one click away.

Your browser may show a reminder that developer-mode extensions are running. That is normal for unpacked extensions - it won't appear if you install from Edge Add-ons instead.

Common questions

Will it work in Chrome, Brave or Opera?

Yes. It is a standard Chromium extension, so it loads the same way in Edge, Chrome, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi and other Chromium-based browsers. It does not work in Firefox or Safari.

Why must I keep the extracted folder?

Unpacked extensions run directly from that folder on disk. If it is deleted or renamed, the browser disables the extension. Keeping it in a stable location avoids that.

Does it replace my new tab page?

It adds the Hijri date card to the new tab. Your browser may ask you to confirm the change the first time, and you can revert it at any point by removing the extension.

How do I update it later?

If you installed from Edge Add-ons, updates are handled automatically, the same as any other extension from the store. If you installed the ZIP manually, download the newest version from this page, extract it over the old folder, then click the refresh icon on the extension card in the extensions page.

Is there something for Windows outside the browser?

Yes - HijriTray puts the Hijri date in your Windows system tray, no browser needed.