Simple Speed Dial

A speed dial functionally similar to the one used in Opera.

What is Simple Speed Dial?

Simple Speed Dial is a user-friendly Chrome extension created specifically for those transitioning from Opera. It serves as a clean, easy-to-use speed-dial that facilitates quick access to bookmark folders, allowing users to add, delete and reorder bookmarks smoothly. Despite some variations with Opera's internal thumbnail generation, the extension leverages an effective external service to deliver top-tier performance.

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By: Matt Ellis

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Users: 10,000+

Rating: 4.21 (433)

Version: 2.5.0 (Last updated: 2014-08-08)

Creation date: 2014-08-08

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Overrides new tab: Yes

Permissions:

background
bookmarks
storage

Size: 63.89K

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 6752 ▼ 2

Other rankings

#22893 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 4

#6 in dial keyword 52

#37 in simple keyword 35 ▲ 3

#64 in speed keyword 72 ▲ 4

#77 in drag keyword 32 ▼ 1

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----- Release Notes ----- 2.5.0: Update of thumbnail generation service and other minor enhancements 2.4.6: Added vertical centering option 2.4.5: General code maintenance 2.4.4: Vertical centering bug, general enhancements 2.4.3: Resolved vertical centering bug 2.4.2: Performance improvements 2.4.1: Minor permission and style fixes 2.4.0: More comprehensive settings, shortcuts for opening dials, performance enhancements 2.3.0: Sync across computers, various speed and performance improvements 2.2,0: Custom icons for thumbs, performance improvements 2.1.1: Option to select a background colour 2.1.0: Drag and drop library changed. Number of minor code and interface improvements 2.0.0: Large-scale code rewrite. Bookmarks can now be edited 1.2.3: Miscellaneous tidy up

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Pros

light and simple
customizable
uses bookmark system as source of tiles

Cons

cannot use picture or url as background
auto previews not working
huge space between dials and top of page
unable to manually add dials

Most mentioned

best speed dial for chrome
similar to Opera speed dial
does not require permission to view and change info on every site
unable to use pictures or urls as background

Recent reviews

Wonderful! There are some features I would like to have. ・Use images in the background (local address and URI) ・Apply images to each folder individually ・Select EDIT mode or normal use mode (I often move or delete by mistake)

shad mew, 2024-02-21

to display icons I found https://api.miniature.io/?url=[URL] (sould be replaced in advanced options)

Mahatma Gandhi, 2023-08-20

Всё отлично. Никаких внешних запросов. Чтобы генерировались миниатюры, нужно открыть доп. настройки и там вставить урл: https://image.thum.io/get/[URL]