Does Muzli Improve Design Research—or Just Fill Every New Tab?

Muzli is a browser extension that replaces the new-tab page with curated design projects, news, and visual references gathered from many publications. It brings sources such as Awwwards, Behance, and Dribbble into one feed instead of requiring a separate visit to each site.

The job it performs is discovery, not creativity. When a designer needs references for an interface, brand, or visual direction, the feed can reduce the work of checking many sources. It can also turn every new tab into an invitation to keep browsing after the useful research has ended.

The meaningful test is therefore not how much inspiration Muzli can display. It is whether the feed produces relevant references faster—and whether the reader can leave it and return to the design problem.

How the feed is assembled

Muzli replaces the browser’s new tab with design work, news, and visual references. Its official site lists Dribbble, Behance, Awwwards, Design Milk, and hundreds of other publications, and says the selection is curated by people.

The feed can be tuned around UX, graphic, brand, motion, or product design. Sources and topics can be adjusted, unwanted items can be hidden, and older material can be searched or collected for later use.

A feed is not research

Popular visual work does not explain why a pattern succeeded, what constraints shaped it, whether it was tested, or what happened to users. Muzli can supply references. It cannot replace product research or evidence.

Trend feeds also create convergence. The same typography, gradients, motion, and layout ideas circulate through the same design networks. The reference pool may feel broader while the resulting work becomes more alike.

Use it with an exit condition

• Open the feed with a specific question rather than a general desire to browse.
• Record which decision is useful instead of saving an image without a note.
• Change source and topic preferences to avoid one narrow visual circle.
• Close the feed when the moodboard is sufficient and return to making the work.

Muzli is good at discovery. It offers one curated starting point instead of a routine of checking hundreds of sources. Used without a boundary, it becomes infinite scrolling that happens to look like research.

A one-week test

The extension is worth trying when visual-reference work is frequent and the source list has become scattered. It may be a poor fit when new tabs already interrupt concentration or when current trends too easily steer the work.

Track two numbers for a week: references that later influenced a real decision, and minutes spent in the feed. If the second grows while the first does not, the tool is consuming attention rather than supplying inspiration.

Primary sources

• Muzli — official product and feature page
• Muzli — web feed and preference controls

Product details were checked against official pages on July 28, 2026. Subjective marketing claims about becoming a better designer are not presented as facts.