Unread Count

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This extension is no longer available in the official store. Delisted on 2025-09-17.

CRX ID
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Status
Minor Policy Violation Removed Long Ago No Privacy Policy
Description from extension meta

Shows an unread count over the favicon for sites that support it.

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Unread Count
Description from store

Extracts the number of unread items from a page title and displays it over the favicon.

EG: "Facebook (2)", "(2) Twitter / Home", "Inbox (12) - [email protected]" will all have that count put over the page's icon.

PLEASE NOTE: This extension will only work if the website shows unread items in brackets in the page title.

Inspired by the "Unread message icon" lab in Google Mail.

Recent Updates
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- 1.1.7
• Changed the priority of the Unread Count icon so it can't be overridden by the page's original icon.

- 1.1.6
• Fixed a bunch of deprecated method use preventing Unread Count working.

- 1.1.5
• Fixed being broken with some sites being broken in Chrome 22.

- 1.1.4
• Updated manifest file to version two.
• Reworked the options and background pages to use separate JavaScript files.
• Changed the default site "google.com" to "google." to cover all Google TLDs.

- 1.1.3
• Fixed issue where previous fix broke text entry. I'm not quite sure when this happened, but I apologise if it caused you problems. It's fixed now.

- 1.1.2
• Fixed issue with checkbox settings not being saved on the options page.

- 1.1.1
• Fixed issue with installing the extension on newer versions of Chrome.

- 1.1.0
• Fixed issue with font names containing spaces not working.

- 1.0.9
• Updated font options to use fonts only available on the system

- 1.0.8
• Updated font options to include a list of commonly available fonts
• Made the font weight option a drop down box too
• Added a simple "enabled sites" filter

- 1.0.7
• Added option to monitor non-pinned tabs
• Altered description to reflect the above

- 1.0.6
• Added options page
• Added basic customisation options (colours, font, etc.)
• Added (optional) desktop notifications

Known Issues
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• Tab favicon can get stuck under certain circumstances. To fix: press CTRL+F5 to do a complete page refresh (bypass cache).

Latest reviews

Esteban Yanson 2017-12-13

no me anda

Boris Pardon 2015-09-22

Not working on Chrome 45 :-(

Anonymous 2015-06-01

Doesn't work to me. OSX Chrome Version 44.0.2403.18 beta (64-bit)

Chris Frolik 2015-01-07

Doesn't work. Mac OS, Chrome Version 39.0.2171.95 (64-bit)

Anonymous 2014-06-08

Doesn't seem to work for Gmail

Gianluigi Zanettini 2013-09-14

Ottimo lavoro! Estensione inserita nella lista "TurboLab.it Chrome Essentials: Le estensioni indispensabili per Google Chrome" http://turbolab.it/162

Joseph San Miguel 2013-04-12

It didn't work, as you have to have older Labs which are not available in the current version of Chrome, or are just to difficult for the laymen to find.

Kahil 2013-02-04

It doesn't stand out at all. Needs to be more like tab badge for firefox.

Zheng Yu Pang 2012-12-29

Works great with every site that has notifications!

Andrew Householder 2012-12-20

Didn't even work for me :(

Laurent 2012-11-16

works great with reader, did not test with others yet. thanks for this extension !

Robert Carruth 2012-09-26

Not working on twitter anymore.

Jonathan Nelson 2012-09-26

Robust, covered all the bases I wanted to make pinned tabs useful. Thank you!!

Behzad Shabani 2012-08-17

It could be better. it'd be better if there was some padding around the number and it would be rounded instead of in a square shape. and also if possible shown next to the website icon, not on it great work :)

r w 2012-07-12

not working for yahoo mail, gmail doesn't show up too

Timur Dautov 2012-02-16

Developer Update extensions!

Kahil Nettleton 2011-10-28

This is an Ok start, but it really isn't usable like it should be. Users want to have a noticeable notification badge there. This should at least be on par with the Firefox extension called Tab Badge Notifications. Rather than overlaying the notification on top of the favicon, it does so next to it in a large, red dot. This way it clearly lets you know there is something new/unread.

Statistics

Installs
201
Market
Chrome Web Store
Category
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Rating
3.8 (41 votes)
Last update
2014-06-08
Version 1.1.7
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