Holmes

Chrome Bookmark Search Extension

What is Holmes?

'Holmes' is a Chrome extension designed to enhance the user experience in finding bookmarks. It allows users to search bookmarks seamlessly with a fully integrated omnibox and a new keyboard shortcut Alt+Shift+H. With Holmes, managing and searching through bookmarks has never been easier. The most recent version comes with an updated search engine, improved shortcut efficiency, and a clean, hassle-free look.

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Extension stats

By: https://www.blackfish.fi

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Users: 10,000+

Rating: 4.44 (159)

Version: 3.3.1 (Last updated: 2018-01-28)

Creation date: 2018-01-28

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

bookmarks
tabs
chrome://favicon/

Size: 575.49K

URLs: Website

Ranking

# 7656 ▼ 38

Other rankings

#1497 in Tools ▲ 1

#55 in press keyword 9

#85 in logo keyword 13 ▼ 2

#199 in shift keyword 26 ▼ 11

#238 in cleaner keyword 35 ▼ 2

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Extension summary

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Got bunch of bookmarks in Chrome? Never find the bookmark you're looking for?

Holmes is here to search for your bookmarks!

Omnibox integration is back! You users missed Watson so bad so we thought to bring him back! And he is faster than ever!

As always, you find him from url bar. Just type * and press tab and you're ready to search!

Holmes also activates by keyboard shortcut! Press Alt+Shift+H and you're ready to go! You can always change the shortcut for your liking. Go to Chrome Menu > Tools > Extensions. Scroll down to bottom, press "Keyboard shortcuts" link and add custom shortcut to Holmes!

** NEW in version 3 **

Completely rewritten search engine
Shortcut Alt+Shift+H added!

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Simplifies access to bookmarks
Fast and effective search functionality
Keyboard shortcuts for quick access
User-friendly design
Helps in managing large numbers of bookmarks

Cons

Search results limited to 10
Bugs related to importing large numbers of bookmarks
Requires special access (e.g., VPN) in some regions
Occasional crashes or unresponsiveness
Some users report security concerns (e.g., being flagged as malware)

Most mentioned

Search is limited to 10 results
Very nice extension, yet has a big flaw
Works brilliantly!
Vereinfacht den Zugriff auf Lesezeichen ungemein!
Keyboard hotkey for efficient searching

Recent reviews

NICE!

Pers Dana, 2022-06-16

Tut genau was es soll! Vereinfacht den Zugriff auf Lesezeichen ungemein! Öffnen via Shortcut -> Teil des Lesezeichenamens als Suchparameter eingeben -> Ergebnisliste wird direkt angezeigt -> Selektion via Pfieltasten => Genau das, was ich gesucht habe!