Provides a button at the top-right of Chrome that links to any pages.

Latest Version

Version
1.7
Update
December 17, 2023
Size
9.2KiB
Developer
holtstrom.com/michael
Category
Users
10,000+
Rating
4.30612 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
Storage
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Home Button At Top Right Extension

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}}
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "name": "Home Button At Top Right", "description": "Provides a button at the top-right of Chrome that links to any pages.", "version": "1.7", "options_page": "options.html", "icons": { "16": "icon16.png", "48": "icon48.png", "128": "icon128.png" }, "action": { "default_icon": { "19": "icon.png" } }, "background": { "service_worker": "background.js" }, "permissions": ["storage"]}
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User reviews

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Edgar (ID: 0000008050ab2fc2) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 09/07/2022 This button works great on my other computers but does not work on my Windows 8.1 Lenevo laptop.

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Blake (ID: 0000007f8e7edda4) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 02/07/2020 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.

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Thomas von der Elbe (ID: 0000004ced57c5d2) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 01/10/2019 Unfortunately a middle click doesn't work. On the original home button it does work.

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Shatari Ishatar (ID: 0000003d69469259) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 08/20/2018 This should be the default.

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Rob Damiani (ID: 000000a038ca2b67) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/04/2018 works great. does exactly as described.