What is Bookmark Favicon Changer?
Bookmark Favicon Changer is a tab manager extension for chrome. also, it is bookmarks extension and url opener extension and bookmarks manager extension and favicon extension and favicon changer extension. it's a free extension , it has 40,000+ active users since released its first version, it earns an average rating of 4.01 from 223 rated user, last update is 3617 days ago.
What’s new in version 2.21?
From the same developer of “bookmark favicon changer” for Firefox and Seamonkey.
Important! - You can change favicon of file URLs only if you enable the option "allow access to file URLs" at the browser extensions page (chrome://extensions) (see screenshot).
Description.
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Change your bookmark favicon by open the extension’s options page. Right click at your bookmark; the popup menu with option "Change Favicon", "Reset Favicon", "Remove Favicon" and "Export Favicon" will appear.
You can use any image file or any image URL that browser support as a favicon.
Support every size of image file. There is no different in disk space requirement between big and small image size. Every image will be resized and changed to 16x16 pixels png files and saved.
After changing favicon, there is no need for that favicon file to exist again.
After changing favicon, you can reset it back or remove it and use the default one.
Support bookmark favicon export. No matter what it is the original favicon or changed favicon.
Tab icon changer - Bookmark favicon changer can assign you icon to tab icon for the whole domain or subdomain.
“Bookmark Favicon Changer” can do more things such as “simple bookmark management”, “create bookmark shortcut”, “auto hide bookmark bar name”, “import and export database” etc.
Limitation
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Unlike Firefox, Chrome do not support right click on bookmark bar. You need to open extension’s options page to change favicon.
Bookmarks that have the same URL will have the same favicon.
You can change favicon only on bookmark that has http, https or file protocol. This limitation comes from Chrome permission for security reason.
You need “Bookmark Favicon Changer” to be active to protect your custom favicon. You can’t change favicon and uninstall the extension; your custom favicon will turn back.
How to install Bookmark Favicon Changer?
You could download the latest version crx file or older version files and install it.
Preview of Bookmark Favicon Changer
Technical Features:
- Latest Version: 2.21
- Requirements: Windows Chrome, Mac Chrome
- License: Free
- Latest update: Friday, June 13th, 2014
- Author: sonthakit
Bookmark Favicon Changer Available languages:
English (United States).
FAQ
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What about others talk about bookmark favicon changer chrome extension?
52% user give 5-star rating, 14% user give 4-star rating, 10% user give 3-star rating, 6% user give 2-star rating, 18% user give 1-star rating. Read reviews of bookmark favicon changer
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How could i get help if there is something wrong with bookmark favicon changer chrome extension?
You could find more help information from bookmark favicon changer support page.
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How could i contact the developer of bookmark favicon changer chrome extension?
You could send emails to publisher, or check publisher's website.
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What are the required permissions for extensions?
- idle
- tabs
- <all_urls>
- chrome://favicon/
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
- bookmarks
- notifications
More about manifest_file of bookmark favicon changer.
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How could i report abuse of bookmark favicon changer chrome extension?
You could click to report abuse of bookmark favicon changer.
Reviews of bookmark favicon changer:
Does not work - tried multiple times and many different ways - total rubbish.
Doesn't work. It appears to work initially (albeit a veeery low-resolution icon), but as soon as you click the bookmark, the icon resets :(
Hi, it didnt work: Cannot confirm changing of bookmark favicon at: ************