Bookmark Favicon Changer
Change bookmark favicon
What is Bookmark Favicon Changer?
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Summary
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.
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.
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User reviews summary
Pros
- Can upload any image instead of favicon.ico without cropping or resizing
- Works with most bookmarks
- Performs bulk favicon recovery
Cons
- Glitches in loading bar
- Doesn't work with bookmarklets
- Doesn't work with folders
- Icon reset every time the computer restarts
Most mentioned
- Does not work
- Doesn't work with folders
- Glitches in loading bar
- Can upload any image instead of favicon.ico without cropping or resizing
- Works as advertised
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Safety
Risk impact
Bookmark Favicon Changer is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Bookmark Favicon Changer if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
Bookmark Favicon Changer has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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