URLColors

A chrome extension that adds a colored border around websites that match user inputted preferences.
What is URLColors?
"URLColors" is a Chrome extension designed to help users, especially web developers, differentiate between various environments such as development, testing, or production. It flags websites by adding a customizable, colored border that can blink, based on user-defined keywords in the URL. This visual cue helps prevent accidental operations on the wrong platform. With features like wildcard support, demo/snooze modes, and auto-reactivation, URLColors enhances browsing clarity and workflow safety.

Extension stats

Users: 7,000+
Rating: 4.66 (38)
Version: 2.2 (Last updated: 2024-03-05)
Creation date: 2018-10-12
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • tabs
  • scripting
Host permissions:
  • https://*/*
Size: 18.50K

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

This extension allows you to flag specified websites by highlighting the website with a custom colored border. This is especially useful for developers who run their web applications on many different environments and who are constantly switching between a dev, test, and production version of an app or database. Because the application may look the same on all environments, it's easy to accidentally do something on the production environment that shouldn't have been done.

With URL Colors, you can easily have the browser flag important websites for you by specifying a the keyword to match against the tab url, the border color, width, opacity, whether or not the border should blink, and the interval of blinking. The wildcard character (*) is now supported.

It also has a demo mode, or snooze mode, so you can shut if off while presenting for a specified period of time, without worrying about reactivating it later. It automatically turns back on for you!

Want to add functionality or tweak something? Please contribute here: https://github.com/fej-snikduj/URLColors/

Thanks to @dzoba for developing this with me!

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Simple and effective to use
  • Helpful for distinguishing between different environments (e.g., test vs. production)
  • Easy to configure and customize
  • Functions as advertised without issues
Cons
  • Lacks regex or wildcard matching for more flexible URL handling
  • Requires individual setup for each URL, which can be cumbersome
Most mentioned
  • Gratitude for the extension's functionality
  • Ease of use and effectiveness for developers
  • Desire for additional features like regex/wildcard matching
Recent reviews
Awasome!
by Tomasz Giętkowski, 2024-10-04

I am loving this extension. :) however I have a question: how can I set the border width without specifying the flash and timer properties?
by Raquel Redondo, 2024-09-18

The only extension I could find that actually worked.
by James Holcomb, 2024-08-18
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Extension safety

Risk impact

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

Risk likelihood

URLColors is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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