Chrome-Stats extension
Favicon Switcher
Replace ugly favicon by using your own images! Favicon Switcher allows you to customize the favicons for the sites that you visit. All you need to do is simply giving a url pattern and picking an image. Happy Browsing!
What is Favicon Switcher?
'Favicon Switcher' is a revolutionary Firefox add-on designed for those who wish to personalize their browsing experience. It facilitates users to replace the default favicons of the websites they visit with their personally chosen images. The process is simple and straight-forward: upload an image, specify the URL pattern and watch as the favicon for the matching URLs transforms into the uploaded image. Also, user privacy and security are ensured as the uploaded images are securely stored in the local indexedDB of their browser, making it a safe and user-friendly add-on.
Stats
By:
Saber
Rating:
3.79
(53)
Creation date:
2019-11-18
Weekly download count:
54
Firefox on Android:
No
Risk impact:
High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Low risk likelihood
Manifest version:
2
Permissions:
- tabs
- notifications
- activeTab
- storage
Size:
43.68K
Email:
se*****@seanfeng.dev
URLs:
Website
Stats date:
Chrome-Stats Rank
#
2099
▼ 8
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Summary
How to use:
- Enter a URL pattern to the URL input box
- Click "Upload Image" button
- Drag your favicon to the image uploading area, please make sure the response says it's uploaded successfully; You could also enter an link of an image.
- Go to a URL that matches the pattern, the favicon of the page should be changed to what you just set.
Sample URL Patterns:
- calendar.google.com - To replace favicons for Google Calendar.
- www.youtube.com - To replace favicons for YouTube.
- This extension uses Javascripts' regular expression matching functionality to compare the urls with the patterns, so it supports much more complex url patterns.
Limitations:
- It can't modify the favicons for about:whatever pages, this is the limitation of web extensions.
- It doesn't work well with bookmarks' favicons. I think it can change the bookmark's favicon if you have never bookmarked the page before, however I think Firefox caches favicons in some ways, so if you've bookmarked the page before, this extension won't be able to change it.
User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
- Allows for customizing favicons for tabs
- Can increase productivity by making tabs easier to identify
Cons
- Does not work with bookmarks
- May increase RAM usage
- Icons may not be displayed in bookmarks toolbar or menu
Most mentioned
- Does not work with bookmarks
- Allows for customizing favicons for tabs
- RAM usage
Recent reviews
It almost doubled my RAM usage with just one tab! Can't recommend.
by
Firefox user 15743637, 2024-04-14
by
haojunmin, 2024-02-28
Safety
Risk impact
Favicon Switcher is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Favicon Switcher if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
Favicon Switcher has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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