Favicon Badges

Displays an unread count badge on a webpage's icon.
What is Favicon Badges?
Favicon Badges is a Chrome extension that displays an unread count badge on a webpage's icon. It works on pages with numbers in parentheses in their titles, making it useful for pinned tabs. The extension has regular updates, including bug fixes and improved settings synchronization.

Extension stats

By: Tilman
Users: 196 ▲ 6
Rating: 3.71 (14)
Version: 0.2.0 (Last updated: 2013-02-11)
Creation date: 2013-02-11
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • storage
  • http://*/*
  • https://*/*
Size: 25.75K

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Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

This extension will show an unread count badge on a webpage's icon. It will work on all pages whose page title contains a number in parentheses. This is especially useful for pinned tabs.

Updates:

0.2.0

  • Fixed clicking popup button not working
  • Improved setting synchronization
  • Improved settings page

0.1.6

  • Updated for latest version of Chrome
  • Now syncs settings between computers

0.1.5

  • Fixed badge not vanishing every time
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User reviews

Does not work anymore since Chrome 91.
by Wolfgang Milszus, 2021-07-24

This is perfect. Thank you very much Mr Tilman. No idea why Google don't make this by default. They're quite often utterly clueless from the user point of view.
by Tomo Sakata, 2018-09-19

Useful, save for the all-too-often time that a website uses the four-digit year in brackets in the page's title.
by Daryl Van Humbeck, 2016-09-21
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Extension safety

Risk impact

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

Risk likelihood

Favicon Badges has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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