Url Slideshow

Name: Url Slideshow
Rating: 4.588235294117647 (17 reviews)
Author: Proddi

Turns your browser into a slideshow of URLs. - Using just one tab for all URLs for minimal memory/resource footprint - You can…

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Url Slideshow is a lightweight Chrome extension that converts your browser into a slideshow of URLs using just one tab, ensuring minimal memory and resource usage. It allows seamless tab switching without interrupting the slideshow and offers convenient context menu navigation for adding, removing, or viewing URLs.

With built-in fullscreen and autostart features, Url Slideshow automates your browsing experience, making it perfect for display purposes or continuous monitoring. Its efficient design even supports running smoothly on Raspberry Pi devices. Explore its open-source code and detailed documentation on GitHub to customize your slideshow setup.

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By:

Proddi

Users:

30,000

Rating:

4.59

(17)

Version:

0.5.0 Last updated: 2016-07-13

Creation date:

2016-07-13

Risk:

Permissions:

contextMenus
tabs

Size:

47.35KB

Email:

pr*****@splatterladder.com

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

13 hours ago

Ranking

# 4,899 ▲ 96

Other rankings

#10027 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 3 #4 in slideshow keyword 14 ▼ 2

User reviews

Url Slideshow is praised for its fullscreen slideshow feature, allowing users to cycle through multiple URLs with customizable intervals, making it ideal for monitoring or low-memory devices like Raspberry Pi. However, multiple users report it loses settings after Chrome logout and back in, repeatedly adds URLs to history, and lacks batch URL import functionality. Recent browser updates have caused some automation features to stop working, requiring manual intervention. Overall, it is a simple and effective extension but could benefit from improved settings persistence and bulk URL input.

Pros

Supports fullscreen mode for displaying webpages.
Allows timed slideshow of multiple URLs with varied intervals.
Useful for monitoring multiple web pages or webcam views.
Simple and effective for rotating through URLs, even on low-memory devices.
Automatically starts and loads in fullscreen mode when Chrome opens.

Cons

Loses all settings including list of websites after logging out and back into Chrome.
Repetitively adds websites to browser history, cluttering history records.
Lacks ability to import or paste multiple URLs at once; requires entering URLs one by one.
Does not open browser or start slideshow automatically after recent browser updates.

Recent reviews

this needs updated. the most recent browser update has caused the extension to no longer open the browser on start, no longer fullscreens the window and instead of starting the slideshow the browser is prompting for user input to restore closed tabs.

Sh*****, 2024-01-17

Exactly what I was looking for. Switchtes between different pages in Fullscreen mode.

Vo*****, 2024-01-08

It is very inconvenient because I have to write each url one by one. I need the ability to paste many Internet addresses at once.

보라*****, 2022-09-17

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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Url Slideshow requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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

Risk likelihood

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Url Slideshow has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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