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Provides a button at the top-right of Chrome that links to any pages.
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This extension provides a button at the top-right of Chrome that links to any pages.
Regarding upgrade: you now have version 1.7 because Chrome requires a manifest change before June 2024. The new system uses different storage, so your homepage url has been deleted. You just need to re-add it (via right-click > options).
Regarding new installs: you have to click the Extensions icon at the top-right of Chrome and pin the new extension in order to see it in your top-bar. Clicking this new home button initially redirects your current tab to Google. Right-click the new home button and choose Options to edit the home-page urls. You can also choose a white icon if you have a dark theme. You can hide the official home button at top left via: Chrome Settings > Appearance > Show home button > Disabled.
This extension only uses the storage permission to remember your settings. This extension never monitors your activity. It only redirects your tabs when requested. The source code is very simple and is posted here https://holtstrom.com/michael/blog/post/412/Home-Button-At-Top-Right-Chrome-Extension.html, so you can inspect it for yourself. Use the "Feedback" button at the top of that article if you want to ask any questions. Be sure to include contact info if you want a reply.
This extension will always be free and will never have ads.
Some people want to link to a local url like "file:///C:/MyFolder/MyFile.html". As described at the above link, Chrome 118 and later removed the ability to redirect to local files. You can enable local navigation for this extension in your windows registry as shown below.
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome
ExtensionSettings = { "bfejcgpdahgpmgadhgdadfiekmhgnifm": { "file_url_navigation_allowed": true}}
Latest reviews
- (2022-09-07) Edgar: This button works great on my other computers but does not work on my Windows 8.1 Lenevo laptop.
- (2020-02-07) Blake: Works! I needed a "second" home button for a second frequently used site, and this does the job. Suggestion/Feature request: People have greater confidence in the overall integrity of open source software, and these days github is the most common way to preserve and grant public access to open source projects. Conversely, a portion of people are justifiably wary of closed source browser extensions with sensitive permissions. If this extension were added to github, Its popularity (number of users) and long term stability would likely further increase. The author has stated that the code is short and simple and has posted the code elsewhere (made it sortof open source). For someone familiar with the github platform, adding this extension to github might be an easy beneficial step.
- (2019-01-10) Thomas von der Elbe: Unfortunately a middle click doesn't work. On the original home button it does work.
- (2018-10-07) As much as I love this app, I am only using the Home Button to launch a new tab by pressing the middle mouse button on it. Well, with this Home Button, nothing happens when doing so.
- (2018-08-20) Shatari Ishatar: This should be the default.
- (2018-03-04) Rob Damiani: works great. does exactly as described.
- (2018-01-13) xfnw: What is the point of this? now i have 2 home buttons :)
- (2017-12-10) Alex Musician: Everything's great! Thanks!
- (2017-10-30) Tor Swenson: thank you for creating this
- (2017-08-17) Darren Z: Ridiculous that we even need an extension like this -- why can't Google simply unlock the left-hand icons and let us put them where we want? -- but this seems to do the job. Set the address to "about:newtab" if you want it to show your most-used sites. A choice of icons would be nice, too, since the default icon all but disappears against a dark theme.
- (2017-06-19) Mariusz B.: You cannot click this button by the scroll and open new web page. Stupid.
- (2017-04-22) Alen Rissling: Can we have a choice of icons? Would prefer to have slightly wider icon instead.
- (2017-03-05) Alex Wildner: dont miss it
- (2016-11-21) Initaksa Mag: ★★★★
- (2016-09-04) Does what it says
- (2016-06-03) ВАСЯ пупкин: Добавьте возможность смены фавикона на фавикон сайта и возможность выбора открывать в текущей и в новой вкладке. Спасибо.
- (2016-04-24) Abu Bakar Eusoff: Perfect for me coz so used to have the home button... Thanks...
- (2015-12-18) Linux Mangaka: It's nice to have this icon with download icon & decorate it like firefox. But the ram consume is too absurd.
- (2015-02-28) Er tut das was er soll. :)
- (2014-02-21) William: It works- but slowed my ChromeBook down, completely!
- (2013-04-05) Aseya Darvishi: Erg handig.
Latest issues
- (2023-10-30, v:1.6) Dennis Piet: Local webpage as homepage not working anymore
Since a few weeks my Home Button at the top right does not work anymore. I found out this is because I have set file:///D:/Users/Dennis/Documents/favoriet/favoriet.html as my homepage. This works fine with Chrome home button on the left, but not anymore with your extension. If I change the homepage to any online webpage, it starts working again. Any idea how to fix this? - (2023-10-12, v:1.6) Richard Murphy: Problem with use on Chrome
The extension works great on Edge but when added to Chrome, I get the following: chrome-extension://mocklpfdimiadpbgamlgehpgpodggahe/r/r.htm. Even though I set the option to about:newtab as instructed. Any suggestions? Thank You - (2023-08-10, v:1.6) Ya Boi: white screen
on the Vivaldi browser it goes to the start page fine however the background is completely white which isn't to much of an issue all the speed dial buttons are there it's just a bit of a flash bang when working at night. wanted to let you know that it doesn't use the browsers theme. thanks - (2022-04-23, v:1.6) Joseph Runions: Hey Hi Michael..
Hoping you can update this extension. Works perfectly in swiron a chrome browser v74.0.3850 i decided to update to latest browser version. Only addon not working in my update kinda luv need this working lol. I click to bring up my speedial page about:newtab says blocked but when i reload page bam there is my speed dial page. Same thing on latest normal google chrome browser. Can you please try and fix, i like to fine tune my browsers and your extension is part of that LOL. Any chance you can offer a fix BTW i use the white icon on black them option too. Thanks so much for listening to folks! - (2022-01-12, v:1.6) Peter Laufernicki: Middle Mouse For New Tab
Would you be able to enable the capability to middle mouse click the button to open the homepage in a new tab? Thanks! - (2016-08-01, v:1.5) Partnership Offer
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I am trying to add the Home Button to my browser, but I keep getting this STUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUPID network error message, even with the best D/L speeds. - (2014-09-17, v:1.5) Gwynne Capps: Google Home Button
Why not have the home button on the left? It makes better sense and easy.