Bookmark Tab

Bookmark Tab

Replace standard New Tab. Each bookmark folder is a button. Click a button to open a window with links.

What is Bookmark Tab?
Bookmark Tab is a Chrome extension that replaces the standard New Tab. It displays bookmark folders as buttons at the top of the browser. Clicking a button opens a window with all the bookmarks in that folder. It offers a minimalist and customizable interface for easy bookmark access.
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By: inget
Users: 135 ▼ -12
Rating: 3.60 (5)
Version: 2.0 (Last updated: 2016-10-01)
Creation date: 2016-10-01
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Overrides new tab: Yes
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • bookmarks
  • chrome://favicon/
Size: 52.03K
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Summary

I like "Speed Dial" plugins for browsers, but there is always something I don't like about the ones I find. So, I decided to make my own.

The "Other Bookmarks" folder, along with all of its subfolders, are shown as buttons at the top of the browser.

  • Click a button to display a modal window with all of the bookmarks in that folder.
  • Click a link to visit that site.
  • Click anywhere outside the modal to close it.

This extension only requires three permissions (the bare minimum permissions to get the job done).

  1. It needs Bookmarks permission, to do its job.
  2. It needs the Active Tab permission, so it can function as a tab.
  3. It needs the chrome://favicons/ permission, to display bookmark icons.
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User reviews
Great little extension although really needs work on the structure of the tab page, would benefit with the option to colour code bookmark folders at the very least, as a wall of inline aligned blue buttons can make it hard to find the folder you need. Note: I have hundreds if not thousands of bookmarks.. makes for a great sea of blue buttons. :P
by Derek O'Brien Derek O'Brien, 2017-07-21

Works great, very useful
by Citizens Bureau Citizens Bureau, 2015-12-10

Bro, I appreciate the effort, but this thing is terrible as is. Can't even configure the bookmarks manager button. It would be cool if it listed every category, like bookmarks bar, then show sub-menu folder from the booksmark bar, then next column show next bookmarks folder, and so on. Also, please add an option to invert the color for people who want to save there night vision... or hacker vision they say! My favorite extension! But I really think if you worked on this some more, it can really be something beautiful. Good luck.
by JΞSSΞ JΞSSΞ, 2015-06-24
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Safety
Risk impact

Bookmark Tab is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Bookmark Tab has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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