Speed Dial

Access to your favorite websites via an stylish speed dial!
What is Speed Dial?
"Speed Dial" is a Firefox extension that allows users to instantly access their favorite websites via a visually appealing speed dial interface. It adds the most-visited website to the speed dial from browser history and allows you to manually add sites with a right-click or the use of a toolbar button. With customizable aesthetics, automatic saving of user-defined settings, and the ability to effortlessly reorder websites, Speed Dial makes browsing personal and efficient.

Add-on stats

Users: 2,464 ▲ 2
Version: 0.1.8 (Last updated: 2020-05-05)
Creation date: 2016-11-19
Weekly download count: 78
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • activeTab
  • contextMenus
Size: 16.19M
URLs: Website

Other platforms

Speed Dial World (v0.1)
5.00 (14) 72
Speed Dial (v0.2.0)
1.80 (4) 3,282
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Add-on summary

Speed Dial is an add-on to help you browse your favorite sites much faster.

On any page, simply right-click, and then select Add to Speed Dial. You can also right-click on the toolbar button and then click on the add to speed dial from there. The website will be added to the speed dial page with a screenshot included. To open speed dial, click on the toolbar icon. Within the speed dial UI, there is a settings sidebar that lets you adjust some esthetic options. This addon includes several background images (open sidebar to change). Please note that all the options are auto-saved to the memory.

Note 1: when you first install the addon, few websites are added to the speed dial automatically from your history (most visited websites). These websites do not have any screenshot included.

Note 2: all cells within the speed dial UI are drag-able. Simply drag and drop the cell to your desired location; all cells will be reordered automatically and save to the memory.

Note 3: Speed Dial add-on, does NOT change the look of the new tab in your browser. It just adds a stand-alone page rendered with Speed Dial UI.

Note 4: use the keyboard shortcut (Alt + Shift + A) to add desired pages to the speed dial.

Note 5: (v0.1.8) use the toolbar button's context menu item to add the current tab or, all tabs, to the speed dial automatically. If you choose all tabs, the extension will ask for broad host permission.

Note 6: if you have a feature request or found a bug to report, please fill the bug report form in the addon's homepage.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • User finds it the best
  • Clean and curated experience (implied from Gan Jing World mention)
Cons
  • Black screen and unable to add dials
  • Loss of previous functionality compared to FVD Dial
  • Poor configuration options and bugs
  • Feeling of chaos and disorder with updates
Most mentioned
  • Issues with adding dials
  • Preference for previous versions
  • Negative experiences with updates and configurations
Recent reviews
wish I can understand this speed dial but guess I am to retarded since fvd dial went buh bye
by not important, 2024-09-06

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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Speed Dial does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

Speed Dial has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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