Unread Count

Shows an unread count over the favicon for sites that support it.

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This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2023-03-18

By: Alan Edwardes

Users: 182

Rating: 3.56 (32)

Version: 1.1.7 (Last updated: 2014-06-08)

Creation date: 2014-06-08

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

tabs
<all_urls>
notifications

Size: 21.91K

URLs: Website

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Summary

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Extracts the number of unread items from a page title and displays it over the favicon.

EG: "Facebook (2)", "(2) Twitter / Home", "Inbox (12) - [email protected]" will all have that count put over the page's icon.

PLEASE NOTE: This extension will only work if the website shows unread items in brackets in the page title.

Inspired by the "Unread message icon" lab in Google Mail.

Recent Updates

1.1.7 • Changed the priority of the Unread Count icon so it can't be overridden by the page's original icon.
1.1.6 • Fixed a bunch of deprecated method use preventing Unread Count working.

User reviews

no me anda

Esteban Yanson, 2017-12-13

Not working on Chrome 45 :-(

Boris Pardon, 2015-09-22

Doesn't work. Mac OS, Chrome Version 39.0.2171.95 (64-bit)

Chris Frolik, 2015-01-07

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Risk impact

Unread Count 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 Unread Count if you trust the publisher.