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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Extension stats

By: https://reed.me

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 439 ▲ 10

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

Ranking

# 43209 ▲ 151

Other rankings

#3534 in Just for Fun ▲ 7

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

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Extension 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.

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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

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