Bookmark Favicon Changer

Name: Bookmark Favicon Changer
Rating: 3.98406374501992 (251 reviews)
Author: sonthakit

Change bookmark favicon

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Bookmark Favicon Changer is a powerful Chrome extension that lets you customize your bookmark icons effortlessly. With this tool, you can change any bookmark's favicon using any supported image file or URL, automatically resized up to 512x512 pixels and saved as a PNG.

The extension allows you to reset favicons to their original state, export custom icons, and even assign icons to tabs for full domains or subdomains. It also offers an option to hide bookmark bar names to maximize space on your browser. To protect your customized icons, keep the extension active, and remember to enable access to file URLs if needed. Note, bookmarks with the same URL share the same favicon, and changes apply only to HTTP, HTTPS, or file protocols due to browser security.

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Version:

5.2 Last updated: 2025-01-19

Creation date:

2014-06-13

Risk:

Permissions:

tabs
bookmarks
downloads
storage
webRequest
unlimitedStorage
offscreen
scripting
favicon

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size:

370.00KB

Email:

so*****@gmail.com

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-09

Ranking

# 4,264 ▲ 47

Other rankings

#596 in Functionality & UI ▼ 3

#4 in bookmark keyword 32

#11 in bookmarks keyword 46 ▲ 3

#14 in icon keyword 16 ▲ 3

#68 in browser settings keyword 41 ▲ 29

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User reviews

Bookmark Favicon Changer is praised for effectively allowing users to personalize bookmark icons across multiple browsers without ads or premium barriers. It is generally easy to use and maintained by a responsive developer. However, limitations include poor support for bookmarklets, occasional loss of settings, small or low-res icons, an outdated UI, and instances where icons revert after use. Overall, it remains a useful tool for organizing bookmarks despite some reliability and design concerns.

Pros

Allows users to personalize and organize their bookmarks by changing bookmark icons.
Free to use with no ads or premium features, making it accessible to all users.
Supports multiple browsers including Chrome, Edge, and Slimjet.
Provides a straightforward method to upload custom icons for bookmarks.
The developer is responsive and keeps the extension updated, including modernization to Manifest V3.

Cons

Does not work properly on bookmarklets, limiting functionality for some users.
Settings sometimes reset or get deleted, causing users to lose their customizations.
Icons can appear smaller than normal or low-resolution after changing, impacting visual clarity.
User interface is outdated or confusing to some, with lack of confirmation prompts after icon change.
Some users experience the icon reverting back to the original after clicking the bookmark, indicating reliability issues.

Recent reviews

Fortunately stil after all these years the best favicon changer extension. Use it to personalize your Chrome or Chromium browser.

ya*****, 2025-06-02

No ads no premium just works

Ta*****, 2025-04-11

This web extension works and lets me change the icons on my bookmarks bar. It looks a lot more organized now and helpful as a student! This was the only one I found working on the webstore. Thank you!

Tr*****, 2025-04-02

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Extension safety

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Bookmark Favicon Changer requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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