Blue Dot Replacement

Show a flashing alert icon when an unfocused tab's title changes.

Blue Dot Replacement - Chrome Extension

Blue Dot Replacement is a Chrome extension that shows a flashing alert icon when the title of an unfocused tab changes. It is an open-source extension that brings back the useful feature of displaying dots next to recently updated tabs in older versions of Chrome.

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By: will.groenendyk

Users: 286

-2

Rating: 4.18

(11)

Version: 1.3.2 (Last updated: 2021-06-08)

Creation date: 2018-12-03

Permissions:

tabs
storage
https://*/*
http://*/*

Size: 17.97K

Email: wi*****@gmail.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

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# 48,459 ▼ 475

Other rankings

#26092 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 795 #94 in replace keyword 11 ▲ 10 #146 in will keyword 29 ▲ 43

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

Hi After Chrome is update to version 91.0.4472.77, this great extension can not work anymore, because Chrome changed the tab name showing method, Sad!!

Yu Cho, 2021-06-05

Works as stated, even after all those version updates.

J Yen, 2020-11-26

I am happy to be able to tell when my pinned tabbed have notifications that require my attention. Thanks. ...But I *really* wish it didn't also flash on the bookmarks bar. A) it seems to do this when there aren't actually any notifications for the given page (this seems like a bug), and B) I habitually click on those icons, which mucks up which page my pinned tabs are actually on, interrupting my workflow. :S I imagine this is NOT something the dev can fix, due to the nature of how icons are implemented with Chrome... but... man. It definitely makes this less valuable for me. I ended up turning off my bookmarks bar, which is a drag. :|

Jeremy Rice, 2020-11-20

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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

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Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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