Fav Forever

Bring 'favorite' stars back to Twitter.

What is Fav Forever?

Fav Forever is a Chrome extension that restores the favorite stars on Twitter, allowing users to express their appreciation for tweets with a simple click. Developed by @reedkavner, it brings back the beloved feature that was replaced by heart icons in November 2015. The extension has been updated in June 2017 to match Twitter's redesign.

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By: https://reed.me

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Users: 452 ▲ 14

Rating: 4.18 (50)

Version: 1.3 (Last updated: 2017-06-17)

Creation date: 2017-06-17

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

tabs
*://www.twitter.com/*

Size: 128.00K

URLs: Website

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 39656 ▲ 41

Other rankings

#3316 in Just for Fun

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Summary

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On November 3, 2015, the lives of millions of Twitter users were forever changed. Where yesterday there were stars, today there are hearts. Fav Forever brings the stars back.

By @reedkavner

Contribute: https://github.com/reedkavner/fav-forever

Updated June 2017 to match Twitter's redesign.

User reviews

User reviews summary

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Pros

Users appreciate the star replacing the heart feature
Users report that extension is lightweight
Some users find it relieves their anxiety
Notifications change from 'like' to 'favorite' when hovered over
Some users report being happily surprised by the 'pop' animation for the star

Cons

Does not work consistently, sometimes hearts still appear
Does not work with new Twitter design
Does not work on mobile devices
Does not replace hearts with stars quick enough for users with a large feed
When new tweets are loaded without refreshing the page, they display hearts instead of stars

Most mentioned

Extension does not work consistently
Desire for the extension to work on mobile
Advantage of stars replacing hearts
Does not work with new Twitter design

Recent reviews

doesn't work

harvey lamb, 2023-02-17

I used to use this extension and it worked fine but for some reason now it does not work at all. Hopefully this gets updated and fixed

Harry Fereday, 2021-01-26

So is this gonna get an update soon?

Juan Gutierrez, 2019-10-28

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Safety

Risk impact

Fav Forever 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 Fav Forever if you trust the publisher.