Desaturate the favicons of all inactive tabs.

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Version
0.5
Update
May 27, 2024
Size
25.83KiB
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Category
Users
1,000+
Rating
4.23529 ★
Manifest Version
3
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Languages Support
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Desaturate Favicons Extension

Favicons—originally “favorites icons”—are the small icons that appear next to the page title inside a tab in Google Chrome.

Many companies choose to utilize this icon as a way to show off their logo or brand. As such, they’re often colorful and bold.

In an effort to provide a more minimalist, distraction-free, browsing experience, this extension desaturates the tab icons for all but the active tab.

In other words, all of the background tabs will appear in grayscale (“black and white”). When you switch which tab you’re viewing, the tab you were just viewing will see its icon switch to grayscale, and the new one you’re viewing will go back to full color.

The extension has no settings. There’s nothing to do. Just install it and it’ll start working right away. If you ever want the full color of icons to return, simply uninstall the extension.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "name": "Desaturate Favicons", "description": "Desaturate the favicons of all inactive tabs.", "version": "0.5", "permissions": [ "favicon" ], "content_scripts": [ { "matches": [""], "js": ["js/content.js"] } ], "web_accessible_resources": [ { "resources": ["_favicon/*"], "matches": [""], "extension_ids": ["*"] } ], "icons": { "16": "icons/icon16.png", "48": "icons/icon48.png", "128": "icons/icon128.png" }}
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How to download and manually install Desaturate Favicons extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Desaturate Favicons extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Desaturate Favicons extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Desaturate Favicons extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Desaturate Favicons extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Desaturate Favicons extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Desaturate Favicons Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Desaturate Favicons extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Desaturate Favicons extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Desaturate Favicons extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Desaturate Favicons extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Desaturate Favicons extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Desaturate Favicons extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Desaturate Favicons extension file

Select and download the Desaturate Favicons extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Desaturate Favicons extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Desaturate Favicons extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Desaturate Favicons extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Desaturate Favicons extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Ryan (ID: 000000fa6fd4608b) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 09/17/2023 I like this, but not the way I wanted it to work, reason for adding this is to be able to be aware of the notifications popping up in pinned tabs since I'm deaf so audio doesn't do me any good and I want the notifications to show up in color, not desaturated. Can you do this or at least put that as an option for us? Let me know if you are! Thank you

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Przemyslaw Pokorski (ID: 000000f0182d296d) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 04/14/2023 Sure, it desatured some favicons. It doesn't seem to care what is active though (might be due to Chrome updates since?) and some icons won't desaturate at all (e.g. Google)

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Kaysa (ID: 000000c74b611e5c) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 02/10/2023 After 5 years of using an LG OLED as my PC monitor, I had the tab logos burnt into the panel. Now I switched to a brand new model and searched for something to keep this from happening again, so this extension is a real life saver for my and my OLED. Thanks alot!

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Cam Macaulay (ID: 0000009f2ec23239) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 04/29/2022 Works perfectly for me.

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guljan saparowa (ID: 00000060e398d495) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/15/2020 cooooook tesekkur ederim