Get Favicon

This extension displays the current page's favicon as well as the favicon's URL and dimensions.

Get Favicon is a minimalist Chrome extension designed to provide instant information about the current web page's favicon. It shows the favicon image, its URL, and its dimensions in a straightforward interface. Created initially for personal use, this extension invites user feedback for enhancements, such as displaying additional image metadata or features like auto-saving favicons from open tabs. Perfect for web developers and curious users who want quick access to favicon details without clutter.

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By:: Matthew Knight
Users:: 10,000+
Rating:: 4.95
(37)
Version:: 2.0 (Last updated: 2024-08-05)
Creation date:: 2018-01-02
Risk:: Very low risk impact Very low risk likelihood
Permissions:: activeTab
Size:: 17.84K
Email:: ma*****@gmail.com
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Updated:: a day ago

Ranking

# 8,185 ▲ 65

Other rankings

#1669 in Developer Tools ▼ 1 #144 in auto save keyword 7 ▲ 13

User reviews

Get Favicon is praised for its simplicity, reliability, and ability to quickly retrieve high-resolution favicons from most websites, saving users time. It supports easy downloading methods such as drag & drop and right-click. However, some users noted it stopped working after certain updates, and others desire features like auto-download, direct save buttons, file format conversions, and dynamic favicon display instead of a static icon.

Pros

Gets high-resolution favicons easily.
Simple, straightforward and easy to use.
Saves time by avoiding manual source code searches.
Works for most websites reliably.
Allows easy downloading of favicons by drag & drop or right-click.

Cons

After updates, stopped working for some users.
Lacks auto-download or direct save button functionality.
Does not convert favicon files to other formats like PNG.
The icon displayed is a static heart icon instead of showing the current page's favicon.

Recent reviews

obtenho ícones de maior resolução com o esqueminha de fazer menção ao link do site no notion

cauamachado51, 2024-12-30

Perfect does exactly what it claim simply straight forwrad . thanks

Olivier h, 2024-11-15

Useful tool for anyone who needs it.

Felix Doble, 2024-09-28

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Get Favicon does not require any sensitive permissions.

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High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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