Compare Chrome extensions: Extensions vs Awesome Extensions Button

Stats Extensions Extensions Awesome Extensions Button Awesome Extensions Button
User count 42,870+ 417
Average rating 4.32 4.20
Rating count 19 5
Last updated 2020-05-11 2020-12-08
Size 17.65K 34.30K
Version 2.0.0.4 1.2.0.0
Short description
Shortcut to Chrome extensions page Awesome button to open the Chrome extensions in a new window or tab. If the extensions page is already open, that tab is selected.
Full summary

This is a simple extension that adds a shortcut to the browser's Extensions page. When installed it will add Extensions button to the toolbar. Click the icon and you'll open the extensions tab.

There are two options available: you can set the button to open the extensions list in a new tab or in the current tab and, if you want, you can add/remove the shortcut from the context menu.

If you want to have instant access to your extensions right from your toolbar this is the tool -- fast, lightwight and efficient.

Questions & Answers

Why adding separate extension for something that needs only few clicks in the menu? -- Because with the extensions button in the toolbar you’ll do it in one click, which is much faster :)

But extensions eat system memory, isn’t it stupid to waste resources just for quick shortcut to the extensions page? -- This extension doesn’t “eat” memory. Technically, it uses non-persistent background page, which means Chrome doesn’t need to reserve memory for the extensions (check the Chrome Task Manager to see for yourself: when you click on the extensions icon it will start the extension, open the extensions page and release the memory used seconds after that)

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It is a shortcut button to open the Chrome extensions page.