Speed Dial

Easy access to your favorite websites via a stylish speed dial!
What is Speed Dial?
"Speed Dial" is a Chrome extension designed to increase browsing speed. Users can add their favorite websites to a visually appealing speed dial and with a simple click gain quick access. Features include auto-saving of preferences, drag-able cells in the dial UI for custom arranging, and keyboard shortcuts for fast dial addition. It also has user-friendly procedures to add multiple tabs to the dial and aesthetic options to customize the look of your speed dial.

Extension stats

By: Jorvi
Users: 2,000+
Rating: 3.86 (14)
Version: 0.2.0 (Last updated: 2023-04-24)
Creation date: 2020-05-05
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • contextMenus
Host permissions:
  • <all_urls>
Size: 16.19M

Other platforms

Speed Dial (v0.1.8)
2.99 (181) 2,464+
Speed Dial (v0.2.0)
1.80 (4) 3,282+
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Extension summary

Speed Dial is an extension to help you browse your favorite sites much faster.

On any page, please right-click and then select Add to Speed Dial. You can also right-click on the toolbar button and then click on the add to speed dial from there. The website will be added to the speed dial page with a screenshot included. To open the speed dial, click on the toolbar icon. Within the speed dial UI, there is a settings sidebar that lets you adjust some aesthetic options. This extension includes several background images (open sidebar to change). Please note that all the options are auto-saved to the memory.

Note 1: when you first install the extension, a few websites are added to the speed dial automatically from your history (most visited websites). These websites do not have any screenshots included.

Note 2: all cells within the speed dial UI are drag-able. Simply drag and drop the cell to your desired location; all cells will be reordered automatically and saved to the memory.

Note 3: The speed dial add-on, does NOT change the look of the new tab in your browser. It just adds a stand-alone page rendered with Speed Dial UI.

Note 4: use the keyboard shortcut (Alt + Shift + A) to add desired pages to the speed dial.

Note 5: use the toolbar button's context menu item to add the current tab or, all tabs, to the speed dial automatically. If you choose all tabs, the extension will ask for broad host permission.

If you have a feature request or found a bug to report, please fill out the bug report form on the addon's homepage (https://mybrowseraddon.com/speed-dial.html).

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
  • Based on existing Chrome bookmarks.
  • Can display frequently visited websites.
  • User-friendly interface and resize options.
Cons
  • Cannot be set as a startup page.
  • Does not support the latest Chrome versions.
  • Cannot customize the number of displayed websites.
  • Does not replace the new tab page.
  • Causes significant RAM leakage.
Most mentioned
  • Cannot set it as a startup page.
  • Doesn't replace the new tab.
  • Based on existing bookmarks.
  • User-friendly interface.
  • RAM leakage issues.
Recent reviews
I like the simplicity but might be too simple. 3 Thing sfor 5 Star: 1 - Should be able to add from the interface 2 - Setting for opening in new tab 3 - Open source the code to gain more trust
by Buddha R, 2024-11-07

Super!!!

Can't set it as a startup page.
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Speed Dial requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Speed Dial has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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