Bookmark Iconizer Bookmark Iconizer

Productivity
Version: 1.7.1
Last Update: 2023-03-02

Overview

Bookmark Iconizer is a Chrome extension developed by Kaligula. According to the data from Chrome web store, current version of Bookmark Iconizer is 1.7.1, updated on 2023-03-02.
974 users have installed this extension. 10 users have rated this extension with an average rating of .

Set your icons for bookmarks which came without it!

Some of your bookmarks don't have any favicon (icon)? Well, then add one!
Google Chrome doesn't let you do this natively ¯\_(°∩°)_/¯ So this extension uses a hack on Google Chrome, that works ;)

FEATURES:
→ If your bookmark doesn't have an icon (or has a blank icon) this will let you set it a favicon!
→ This is permanent, so favicons stay even if you turn off or uninstall this extension :D Unlike in every other extension I saw! (hat's why I made this one.)
→ If you leave it, though, it will provide you a simple quick and dynamic search through your bookmarks :)
→ This extension allows you also to set favicons also for bookmarklets (=scripts)! \o/

USER'S SAY:
→ "A tiny bit of fiddling around involved but worth it."
→ "it's a bit fiddly but it works"

INCOVENIENCES:
→ Google Chrome doesn't let extensions managing favicons. The only way to do this is to import bookmarks (one or more) from a backup file with a fixed favicon stored in it. This extension will let you choose bookmarks, choose favicons, create such backup file automatically and then you'll have to export it and import it again. There's no other way ¯\_(°∩°)_/¯
→ And while it's importing bookmarks which you already have, it results in duplication of them. No worries, the duplicates are all in one directory (folder) at the end of Bookmarks Bar.
→ In Google Chrome favicon is related to a bookmark's address (URL) and is permanent (when set in this way). So if *you* change favicon once, you can't change it again. The workaround is to change the URL of bookmark a little (e.g. add "#" or "/" at the end, or empty parameter "?sth" or "&sth") – for Chrome it will be a new bookmark.
→ While you can set a favicon for bookmarklets (scripts) it's not possible to set if for bookmarklets with only anonymous function, like: "javascript:(function(){…})()". Sorry. I also had to edit half of my bookmarklets.
→ It is not possible in Google Chrome to change icons of folders. Sorry. I'm sad, too.

ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS EXTENSION?
Questions, problems, requests – report on GitHub:
→ https://github.com/Vinne2/bookmark-iconizer/issues

If you like it then please buy me a beer 🍺 (donate me on PayPal: [email protected]) ;)

= Version history =
1.7.1 – minor text modification in popup
1.7.0 – more detailed Store description, more detailed instructions, fixed dead links
1.6.0 – fix: auto-remove newly imported duplicates; more instructions
1.5.6 – added data policy (extension doesn't collect/send *any* data), icon bug fix
1.5.3 – scroll fix, disabled some useless functions
1.5.2 – scroll fix
1.5.1 – minor fixes
1.5.0 – fixed importing URIs with quotes, added info about manual import (because Google has removed automatic import feature from Chrome extensions)
1.4.0 – debugging options included
1.3.1 – minor fixes
1.3.0 – iconized bookmarks code in form of a link
1.2.0 – iconized bookmarks code enveloped in an iframe
1.1.0 – added [get code] link for default favicons in table
1.0.0 – first deployment

Rating

10 ratings

Total Installs

974

Information

Last Update

2023-03-02

Current Version

1.7.1

Size

21.55KiB

Author

Kaligula

Website

None

Category

Productivity

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avatar Haodong Du
2021-02-20

It works, with some drawbacks.
1. The extension should be able to request file permission and write bookmark directly
2. Icon changed after update url
3. The extension should embed base64 encoding service

avatar john hamann
2021-01-24

blank icons are all gone thank you!!!

avatar Adrienne
2020-08-02

Thank you!!!! This is the only extension I could find that would allow me to change the favicon for a bookmark that was pure script.

avatar John Martin
2017-09-01

Garbage. Did all the steps and doesn't work... or very poor documentation.

avatar Johny Why
2017-04-25

3 issues:

- requires export/import (convenience)
- results in duplicate bookmarks (convenience)
- requires "data" prefix on base64 (should explain in extension options). This converter will give the "data" prefix:
https://www.base64-image.de/
- converter could/should be built-into the extension

Otherwise: works great!