extension ExtPose

Bookmarks Bar Switcher

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Description from extension meta

Switch the bookmarks bar easily

Image from store Bookmarks Bar Switcher
Description from store Bookmarks Bar Switcher lets you easily and quickly switch between multiple bookmarks bars. How to use: To start, name your current book bar. To create a bookmarks bar that you can switch to, create a folder within Other Bookmarks. How it works: When switching, your current bookmarks bar will be backed up to a folder within Other Bookmarks with the name you initially specified. And the folder you selected will become the new bookmarks bar. So any changes you made on your bookmarks bar will stay when you switch back. Known issues: It doesn't work well across multiple devices. Reports of bookmarks mixed up have been received. It's probably something to do with the chrome bookmark sync functionality. It's very likely to happen when you switch the bookmarks bar while chrome is syncing the bookmarks. At the moment, there isn't a good way to fix the issue. Because chrome doesn't provide APIs to tell when the sync starts or ends. But one way to potentially avoid the problem is when you switch device, don't immediately switch the bookmarks bar. Give it sometime (2-3 mins) to finish the sync and then switch.

Latest reviews

  • (2023-08-01) Damian S: I installed this on my work PC, but it didn't work. It won't list the folders in my 'Other bookmarks'. However, when I log into my home PC it's there and working! I've tried everything, reinstall, disable all other ext, delete/create new folders, restart.... I just can't get it to work on the one PC I want it to work on. Update: Resolved. I deleted my bookmarks file on my work PC and copied over my home PC bookmarks file. All working great now! C:\Users\YOUR USER NAME\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Bookmarks
  • (2023-07-16) DoYouWantaHug: 20000+ users, 4 stars average by 154 votes, but only 2 written feedbacks. Weird. --------- The extension is a game changer. It's like living 20 yrs in the dark and than .. light^^ This supports a new kind of working and collecting bookmarks. Will promote this extension/add-on. If you implement a donation-button one day, I would buy you a shirt. Thank you.
  • (2023-05-14) Victor Davich: A POS from POSville
  • (2023-04-28) Tyson Brooks: I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this plugin! I can't use my browser with out it! Wish list: Wish that the menu would have an option to stay in alphabetical order.
  • (2023-04-10) François-Xavier HUBERVIC: ne fonctionne pas
  • (2023-03-30) Cesar Nunes: Very useful!
  • (2023-03-18) Timo König: I set up my first Bookmarkbar and created a folder in "Other Bookmarks" but I dont see them in the list to switch to the other bar. So it's only working for Chrome and not for Opera.
  • (2023-03-14) ERIK GUBA: Nem működik!!!
  • (2023-03-10) Paul Elia: Life Changing! I am so much more productive with this extension. I have bookmarks bars for all kinds of topics which allows me to focus on one topic at a time and minimize distractions. Minus one star for not restoring the underlying bookmark folder to its original position upon use. As-is the Most Recently Used (MRU) folder goes to the bottom of your "Other bookmarks". I would prefer it to go back to the relative position where it was initially. How to implement? I'm sure that it can be done. 😊
  • (2023-02-21) Igor Farago: I love it! Some extensions deserve to be a built-in feature, and this is one of them. I there was an option to assign a shortcut key combo to switch between bookmark profiles, it would be a 6 star extension 🙂 Thanks
  • (2022-12-20) Ralph Newvillamor: I use this daily to switch between 'work' and 'personal' bookmarks and it works quite well. Only issue is that the labels for each bookmark set constantly keep switching, so I have to constantly switch them back.
  • (2022-12-13) Pat MySecret: Fantastic! Like a Session Manager that goes easier on the system because you don't have to open the tabs unless you want to. Thank you :-)
  • (2022-12-05) Sebastian Gustavsson: Been using for 2 years and i love it!
  • (2022-12-02) josh wanner: Had some issues figuring this out, but it's awesome now. But I need help, is there an easy way to copy it over to a new browser? Looks like I need to add the bookmarks back - I think they're all there and ready to just add back.. I hope. Not sure how transferring my bookmarks to a new browser will work - chrome has not worked well for me for a specific website I need to use.
  • (2022-11-25) Martijn Lambregts: Does not work. I can give it a name and than nothing....
  • (2022-11-17) beekers: Destroyed all my bookmarks before I could even figure out how to use this.
  • (2022-11-16) Eric Tingley: I don't understand how this isn't the most popular extension, aside from an ad-blocker. This is a must-have, and I'm really confused why extensions that do this are not more popular, or why this functionality isn't built into the browser itself. Do people really not need this? How can you not want to switch between different sets of bookmarks for your bookmarks bar, depending on what you're doing? Sadly, with the upcoming changes to the chrome engine (and browsers like Edge that use it), extensions like uBlock Origin aren't going to work the same anymore (search for Manifest V3 if you haven't heard about this). That means Firefox will be the only viable option. Sadly, this extension does not exist for Firefox. To the author, please, please consider porting this to Firefox, and thanks for this amazing extension.
  • (2022-10-12) Ben Anderson: Just barely installed and already certain it's going to change my life. Can now have a bar for work bookmarks and personal that are separate and easy to switch between. Not sure how this isn't default Chrome behavior but thanks for building this!
  • (2022-09-30) Michael Martino: I'm a bit confused. I was able to name my current bookmarks bar and add a new one. That's great, but when I go to select the bookmarks, under the "Switch To" Drop down, it show a very long list of all my other bookmarked folders, that are not bookmarks bars. How can I get rid of those so they don't show in the extensions drop down?
  • (2022-08-19) DikkeFerrie: Exactly what I was looking for, works great!
  • (2022-07-28) Florian Koch: Perfect tool. Simple but very effective to organize different sets of bookmarks.
  • (2022-07-13) Gijs Bolhuis: Works great! Would be nice if there would be a keyboard shortcut for switching between bars
  • (2022-07-11) Buck Dossey: Great for keeping work and personal separate.
  • (2022-06-17) Mattias A: It works perfectly in chrome but unfortunately doesnt work in Opera. It doens't find the new folders inside other bookmarks.
  • (2022-04-08) Blaž Zupančič: Is it possible to switch between bookmars bars with the keyboard only? I managed to make a jotkey that opens the extention, but then I can not navigate and select the name of the bookmarks bar I want... That would be awesome! Cheers!
  • (2022-03-27) Matthew: This is the most complete extension that I have come across. Beautifully made! 10 out of 5 stars!!
  • (2022-03-19) Zvi Twersky: It doesn`t work at all, I can write only the name of the bookmarks bar and that`s all. There is no option to create a new bar. I created a new folder inside "Other Bookmarks" as instructions say but nothing changes.
  • (2021-11-03) Michael Dibbets: Awesome extension! it makes switching workplaces for webdevelopment so much easier!
  • (2021-09-12) Seq uoia: great extension. It would really need the option for a shortcut. If this option is added please do it so, that a specific bar can have a specific shortcut.
  • (2021-08-08) Steve Bees: It doesn`t work at all, I can write only the name of the bookmarks bar and that`s all. Cannot create a new bar, moreover to swith between them.
  • (2021-06-11) Cameron McLean: I've been using this for 2 years and absolutely LOVE it. It works perfectly for my needs. I have 15 different Bookmark Bars, all for different work project/clients. Makes life so much easier.
  • (2021-06-03) Raphael Johnson: Nice option, but I would like programmable keyboard shortcut to do the switching
  • (2021-06-02) Kyle: Great little extension - makes switching between work bookmarks and personal bookmarks very easy. I'd echo other reviewers' sentiments that a shortcut for quicker switching would be ideal - maybe some way a button could be added to the bookmark bar itself to toggle between bookmarks? Maybe an actual bookmark could execute whatever code is needed?
  • (2021-06-01) Warren Edwards: As a freelancer and heavy user of the Bookmarks Bar in Chrome, this makes it super simple to have bookmarks in context to what project I'm working on - my only criticism is the lack of configurable keyboard shortcuts to switch/cycle between my pre-sets. Great job on this extension, works really well!
  • (2021-05-06) Shmuel: I've been using it for a few months and it has been a life changer, there's room for improvovment, I wish the bar names would be static and not move and mix randomly, also grouping for the bars i.e. being able to give a name for a few bars would be great
  • (2021-05-06) Logan Watchorn: Very helpful. One request, could the non-active bookmark bars be sorted alphabetically in the dropdown menu? It can sometimes be hard to find the bookmark bar you're looking for
  • (2021-03-04) Sergey: Awesome extension, thanks! It would be nice to have a set of "pinned" bookmarks which stay intact no matter which bar is selected
  • (2021-02-24) R4ndom User: Hey I like this extension but one key feature I need: Is there any way to assign a hotkey to switch the bookmark bars for those of us that need to switch them fast and frequently???
  • (2021-01-14) Joseph Sanders: It works when i first install it then it doesnt come back when i restart chrome?
  • (2021-01-07) Faisal Alatawi: It's do what it says
  • (2020-12-31) gee: WORST extension I've seen. My computer seemed hacked.
  • (2020-12-25) Michel Ferron: Ne fonctionne tout simplement pas
  • (2020-12-20) S H: Works really well, and finally gives me an incentive to organise my bookmarks.
  • (2020-12-18) Alvaro Cabal Lachman: I really liked it, would have given it a 4 or 5 star, but two things have happened that basically destroyed all the settings and bookmarks. First, using letters to explain easier, I had a bookmark bar named "X" and another one "Y". The "X" bookmark bar name changed to "Y". So then I had 2 "Y".I could not change the name. But at least I knew one of them had my "X" bookmarks and the other one had my "Y" bookmarks. Then the worse happened. The two "Y" bookmark bars merged!! Now its really difficult to find bookmars because there is way more than what I can see in the bookmark dropdown without having to scroll down. Can someone help me fix this problem? Is there a place where I can drag and drop the bookmarks where they go and rename the bookmark bars? Please HELP
  • (2020-12-10) Coriux: The extention is great, but the directions are confusing, so I'll try to explain them more in-depth. After you name your current bookmark bar, you need to hit the three vertical ... next to your account photo, go to bookmarks, and go to bookmarks manager. From there you have to either create a folder in your normal bookmarks and drag it into 'Other Bookmarks' (On the left of your screen), or just create a folder within other bookmarks. From there, you can go to any website pge, click on the extention icon, and switch between your current bookmark bar and the bookmark bar folders in your 'other bookmarks' tag. In order to fill these new bookmark bars with bookmarks, you can either bookmark pages normally while the bar you want them on is in use, or you can take current bookmarks on your current bar, drag them over 'other bookmarks' and drag them into the folders. I only have 3 small issues with this extention, #1 being that you cant rename your very first bookmark bar without reinstalling the extention, #2 being that the 'Other Bookmarks' Tab will always be visible on each of your bookmark bars, and It'll take up a bit of room, since you can't rename it. #3 simply being that the directs are a bit hard to understand. Overall, a great extention.
  • (2020-11-25) Nick George: Works great and does exactly what I want... switch between work and personal bookmarks.
  • (2020-10-25) Kriszta Kriszta: HI, i just started using Switcher, how i can make the main bar always show as first in the drop down list when i wanna swich back to main from other bar?....it always goes to the end of list and need to roll down. if there were a way to pin some always be at top of the list that would be great.
  • (2020-10-09) Melissa Klaus: Ca fait le boulot qu'on lui demande. Un peu déroutant à l'installation mais une fois que c'est compris c'est bon. Pas besoin d'être Bill Gates mais ça demande un poil de confort avec les outils informatiques :)
  • (2020-09-22) Armand Biglary: Didn't work at all for me... Doesn't allow me to create new bars, how to use it is very unclear.
  • (2020-09-19) Paul Freeman: Once I understood that "Other bookmarks" is a specific thing, not just a vague reference, this became an excellent tool.

Statistics

Installs
20,000 history
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Rating
3.631 (168 votes)
Last update / version
2019-02-10 / 2.1.1
Listing languages
en

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