[NTP Next] Add updated NTP with background support

browser/about_flags.cc

@@ -501,6 +501,13 @@
           kOsDesktop,                                                          \
           FEATURE_VALUE_TYPE(features::kBraveNtpSearchWidget),                 \
       },                                                                       \
+      {                                                                        \
+          "brave-use-updated-ntp",                                             \
+          "Use the updated New Tab Page",                                      \
+          "Uses an updated version of the New Tab Page",                       \
+          kOsDesktop,                                                          \
+          FEATURE_VALUE_TYPE(features::kUseUpdatedNTP),                        \
+      },                                                                       \
       {                                                                        \
           "brave-adblock-cname-uncloaking",                                    \
           "Enable CNAME uncloaking",                                           \

browser/brave_browser_features.cc

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 
 namespace features {
 
+BASE_FEATURE(kUseUpdatedNTP,
+             "BraveUseUpdatedNewTabPage",
+             base::FEATURE_DISABLED_BY_DEFAULT);
+
 // Cleanup Session Cookies on browser restart if Session Restore is enabled.
 BASE_FEATURE(kBraveCleanupSessionCookiesOnSessionRestore,
              "BraveCleanupSessionCookiesOnSessionRestore",

browser/brave_browser_features.h

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 namespace features {
 
+BASE_DECLARE_FEATURE(kUseUpdatedNTP);
 BASE_DECLARE_FEATURE(kBraveCleanupSessionCookiesOnSessionRestore);
 BASE_DECLARE_FEATURE(kBraveCopyCleanLinkByDefault);
 BASE_DECLARE_FEATURE(kBraveCopyCleanLinkFromJs);

browser/brave_content_browser_client.cc

@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ using extensions::ChromeContentBrowserClientExtensionsPart;
 #if !BUILDFLAG(IS_ANDROID)
 #include "brave/browser/new_tab/new_tab_shows_navigation_throttle.h"
 #include "brave/browser/ui/geolocation/brave_geolocation_permission_tab_helper.h"
+#include "brave/browser/ui/webui/brave_new_tab/new_tab_page_ui.h"
 #include "brave/browser/ui/webui/brave_news_internals/brave_news_internals_ui.h"
 #include "brave/browser/ui/webui/brave_rewards/rewards_page_top_ui.h"
 #include "brave/browser/ui/webui/brave_rewards/rewards_panel_ui.h"
@@ -867,6 +868,9 @@ void BraveContentBrowserClient::RegisterBrowserInterfaceBindersForFrame(
     content::RegisterWebUIControllerInterfaceBinder<
         commands::mojom::CommandsService, BraveSettingsUI>(map);
   }
+  content::RegisterWebUIControllerInterfaceBinder<
+      brave_new_tab::mojom::NewTabPageHandler, brave_new_tab::NewTabPageUI>(
+      map);
 #endif
 
   auto* prefs =

browser/resources/brave_new_tab/BUILD.gn

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2025 The Brave Authors. All rights reserved.
+# This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+# License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
+# You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+
+import("//brave/components/common/typescript.gni")
+import("//mojo/public/tools/bindings/mojom.gni")
+
+assert(!is_android)
+
+transpile_web_ui("resources") {
+  entry_points = [ [
+        "new_tab",
+        rebase_path("new_tab_page.tsx"),
+      ] ]
+  resource_name = "brave_new_tab"
+  output_module = true
+  deps = [ "//brave/browser/ui/webui/brave_new_tab:mojom_js" ]
+}
+
+pack_web_resources("generated_resources") {
+  resource_name = "brave_new_tab"
+  output_dir = "$root_gen_dir/brave/browser/resources/brave_new_tab"
+  deps = [ ":resources" ]
+}

browser/resources/brave_new_tab/components/app.style.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2025 The Brave Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
+ * You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+import { color, font } from '@brave/leo/tokens/css/variables'
+import { scoped, global } from '../lib/scoped_css'
+
+export const style = scoped.css`
+
+  .settings {
+    --leo-icon-size: 20px;
+
+    position: absolute;
+    inset-block-start: 4px;
+    inset-inline-end: 4px;
+    block-size: 20px;
+    inline-size: 20px;
+    opacity: 0.5;
+    color: #fff;
+    filter: drop-shadow(0px 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.60));
+
+    &:hover {
+      opacity: 0.7;
+      cursor: pointer;
+    }
+  }
+
+  main {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    align-items: center;
+    min-height: 100vh;
+    padding-top: 40px;
+  }
+
+  .topsites-container {
+    min-height: 32px;
+  }
+
+  .searchbox-container {
+    flex: 1 1 auto;
+    margin: 16px 0;
+  }
+
+  .background-caption-container {
+    margin: 8px 0;
+  }
+
+  .widget-container {
+    min-height: 8px;
+  }
+
+`
+
+global.css`
+  @scope (${style.selector}) {
+
+    & {
+      font: ${font.default.regular};
+      color: ${color.text.primary};
+    }
+
+    button {
+      margin: 0;
+      padding: 0;
+      background: 0;
+      border: none;
+      text-align: unset;
+      width: unset;
+      font: inherit;
+      cursor: pointer;
+
+      &:disabled {
+        cursor: default;
+      }
+    }
+
+    h2 {
+      font: ${font.heading.h2};
+      margin: 0;
+    }
+
+    h3 {
+      font: ${font.heading.h3};
+      margin: 0;
+    }
+
+    h4 {
+      font: ${font.heading.h4};
+      margin: 0;
+    }
+  }
+`

browser/resources/brave_new_tab/components/app.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2025 The Brave Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
+ * You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+import * as React from 'react'
+import Icon from '@brave/leo/react/icon'
+
+import { Background } from './background'
+import { BackgroundCaption } from './background_caption'
+import { SettingsModal, SettingsView } from './settings/settings_modal'
+
+import { style } from './app.style'
+
+export function App() {
+  const [settingsView, setSettingsView] =
+    React.useState<SettingsView | null>(null)
+
+  return (
+    <div {...style}>
+      <button
+        className='settings'
+        onClick={() => setSettingsView('background')}
+      >
+        <Icon name='settings' />
+      </button>
+      <main>
+        <div className='topsites-container' />
+        <div className='searchbox-container' />
+        <div className='background-caption-container'>
+          <BackgroundCaption />
+        </div>
+        <div className='widget-container' />
+      </main>
+      <Background />
+      <SettingsModal
+        isOpen={Boolean(settingsView)}
+        initialView={settingsView}
+        onClose={() => setSettingsView(null)}
+      />
+    </div>
+  )
+}

browser/resources/brave_new_tab/components/background.style.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2025 The Brave Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
+ * You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+import { scoped } from '../lib/scoped_css'
+
+export const style = scoped.css`
+
+  & {
+    pointer-events: none;
+    position: fixed;
+    inset: 0;
+    z-index: -1;
+    display: flex;
+    animation-name: fade-in;
+    animation-timing-function: ease-in-out;
+    animation-duration: 350ms;
+    animation-delay: 0s;
+    animation-fill-mode: both;
+
+    > div {
+      flex: 1 1 auto;
+      background-size: cover;
+      background-repeat: no-repeat;
+      background-position: center center;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .image-background {
+    background:
+      linear-gradient(
+        rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 35%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 80%,
+        rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6) 100%),
+      var(--ntp-background);
+  }
+
+  .color-background {
+    background: var(--ntp-background);
+  }
+
+  @keyframes fade-in {
+    from { opacity: 0; }
+    to { opacity: 1; }
+  }
+
+`

browser/resources/brave_new_tab/components/background.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2025 The Brave Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
+ * You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+import * as React from 'react'
+
+import { useNewTabState } from './new_tab_context'
+import { loadImage } from '../lib/image_loader'
+
+import { style } from './background.style'
+
+function setBackgroundVariable(value: string) {
+  if (value) {
+    document.body.style.setProperty('--ntp-background', value)
+  } else {
+    document.body.style.removeProperty('--ntp-background')
+  }
+}
+
+function ImageBackground(props: { url: string }) {
+  // In order to avoid a "flash-of-unloaded-image", load the image in the
+  // background and only update the background CSS variable when the image has
+  // finished loading.
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    loadImage(props.url).then((loaded) => {
+      if (loaded) {
+        setBackgroundVariable(`url(${CSS.escape(props.url)})`)
+      }
+    })
+  }, [props.url])
+
+  return <div className='image-background' />
+}
+
+function ColorBackground(props: { colorValue: string }) {
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    setBackgroundVariable(props.colorValue)
+  }, [props.colorValue])
+
+  return <div className='color-background' />
+}
+
+export function Background() {
+  const currentBackground = useNewTabState((state) => state.currentBackground)
+
+  function renderBackground() {
+    if (!currentBackground) {
+      return <ColorBackground colorValue='transparent' />
+    }
+
+    switch (currentBackground.type) {
+      case 'brave':
+      case 'custom':
+      case 'sponsored':
+        return <ImageBackground url={currentBackground.imageUrl} />
+      case 'solid':
+      case 'gradient':
+        return <ColorBackground colorValue={currentBackground.cssValue} />
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div {...style}>
+      {renderBackground()}
+    </div>
+  )
+}

browser/resources/brave_new_tab/components/background_caption.style.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2025 The Brave Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
+ * You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+import { color, font } from '@brave/leo/tokens/css/variables'
+import { scoped } from '../lib/scoped_css'
+
+export const style = scoped.css`
+  a {
+    text-decoration: none;
+    color: inherit;
+  }
+
+  .photo-credits {
+    color: ${color.white};
+    font: ${font.xSmall.regular};
+    text-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10);
+    opacity: .5;
+  }
+
+  .sponsored-logo {
+    --leo-icon-size: 20px;
+
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    align-items: end;
+    color: ${color.white};
+
+    leo-icon {
+      opacity: 0;
+      transition: opacity 200ms;
+    }
+
+    img {
+      margin: 2px 20px 0 20px;
+      width: 170px;
+      height: auto;
+    }
+
+    &:hover {
+      leo-icon {
+        opacity: .7;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+`