Browser addon to open multiple urls with one click. With many more tools to help you manage urls.
Bulk URL Opener Extension
Key Features:-
-Allows a user to open a list of links quickly and easily
-Ability to save, load and edit lists of links to provide an easier way to store and use a large amount of links
-Tab Creation Delay: A user requested feature that allows the user to set a specified delay (in seconds) between each tab being created when a large number of links are opened
-Custom themes: Change the look of the extension by using a different theme
This extension collects no user data, for more info here is our privacy policy: https://euan.link/bulkurlopener-privacy-policy
PERMISSIONS REQUIRED:-
\"Read your browsing history\":
This permission allows the extension to create tabs for you. It also allows the extension to get the URL's from currently open tabs when the 'Get list of currently open tabs' button is clicked
Changelog:-
1.12.0
- Migrated app to work with Manifest V3
- Temporally disabled context menus, as the way services workers work makes the context menu click event handlers work very poorly. Leading to context menus often not working correctly.
- Added a list of tabs that are still to be created on the openingtabs page. This allows the user to easily see what (and how many) tabs are still to be created.
- Fixed URL extraction (Thanks @allanlaal)
1.11.2:
- Limited snapshots to 4
- Added option to disable snapshots & to delete snapshots
- Added more context menu items for tools, settings help.
- Added better error handling for localstorage writes, to prevent unhandled errors if users localstorage is full.
1.11.1:
- Limited snapshots to 50
1.11.0:
- Redesigned settings page:
- New card based layout.
- Settings now auto save.
- Added automatic snapshotting:
- Local storage is automatically snapshotted when a destructive action is taken, so user has option to restore to previous versions
- Bug Fixes
- List saving bug
1.10.0:
- Added context menus. Currently, only context menus are for opening lists that the user has saved.
- Added setting to open lists in reverse order.
- Added new option for the 'Default list to display' setting:
- 'Previous urls': whatever you previous had in the 'URLs' text box will be displayed the next time you open the app / popup.
- Improved the REGEX for extracting urls from strings.
- Redesigned help page
- Added 'Tools' page, currently only includes a url extractor tool
1.9.0:
- Added ability for the user to pause and resume the opening of tabs when using tab creation delay.
- User can now specify the tab creation delay to decimal points, rather than just whole numbers as previously.
- Added a hotkey to open the popup (Ctrl + Shift + U).
1.8.3:
- Fixed wording on buttons on extension popup to make them clearer and less confusing.
1.8.2:
- Fixed bug where if \"Delay tab loading until tab is selected\" setting was enabled, the url would be truncated after the first parameter in the query string.
1.8.1:
- Firefox bug fix when deleting lists.
1.8.0:
- Added option to launch a list when the browser starts.
- Added feature to delay tab loading until the user focuses the tab (Selects the tab in their browser)
- Added basic command line flags for election version of app, -v or --version, -h or --help
1.7.2:
- Added a options file to the app manifest, so the settings page can be launched from the browsers addon / extension management page.
- Continued refactor of old sections of code, as well as working to completely remove dependence on Jquery in preparation of Bootstrap 5
1.7.1:
- Prevented electron version from having a tab creation delay of < 1, to prevent issues from occurring when opening tabs
- Fixed bug which could stop large lists being opened on Chromium, if the 'Open tabs 'Active'' setting is enabled
1.7.0:
- Added Importing and Exporting of user configuration. Users are now able to import or export their configuration (Lists and Settings). This allows your to transfer all you data to another device in a simpler manner.
- New setting: Buttons Look. This option lets the user choose whether filled or outline buttons should be used. As outline buttons can have some readability issues - especially if the user is using the 'Night Mode'
- New setting: Open Tabs Active State. Setting allows user to decided whether new tabs should be set as 'Active' when they are opened. 'Active' means that the tab is the one being displayed by the browser
- New setting: Auto Load Into Textbox. When a list is selected from the dropdown, it will be automatically loaded into the textbox (Text Area). Rather than having to select a list, then click on 'Open List'
- All versions of the app (Chrome, Firefox, Electron) are now in one single code base, meaning all features will be available on all platforms. Built using a shell script.
- Fixed a bug when editing lists of less then three urls
1.6.0:
- The browser-based versions of the application are now in a single code-base. So it will be easier to develop, test and deploy changes.
- Fixed www. links not opening correctly.
1.5.1:
- Tidied up help page.
1.5.0:
- Added setting for user to decide how non-urls should be handled when encountered. User can choose to either: Open the non-url in a search engine, Ignore the non-url, Attempt to extract the non-url.
- Added setting so user can decide which search engine should be used if a non-url is going to be opened in a search engine.
1.4.0:
- Added new setting to allow user to choose which tabs should be displayed when the 'Currently opened tabs' setting is selected. Either all opened tabs, or just those in the current window.
- Fixed bug which would cause the 'Automatically open lists' and 'Enable Night Theme' options not to display if no settings object was present in the browser storage.
1.3.4:
- Removed deprecated API chrome.tabs.getAllInWindow
- If a user uses Tab Creation Delay, once all tabs are opened the message on the page will change to inform the user that all links are opened
- Tidied up tab creation and remove deprecated 'selected' parameter
1.3.3:
- Fixed bug which would stop the user from creating more than 10 lists. Also causing the list with the id 10 to be overwritten with a new list.
1.3.2:
- Small code optimization for loading popup load times
- Improved shadow for modals
1.3.1:
- Fixed bug where checkboxes would be missing on the settings page if the user had not saved settings previously
- Fluent design bootstrap is now provided with the extension package rather than being loaded over cdn
1.3.0:
- Added a simple night mode
- Added setting that allows users to change their bootstrap theme. Currently only supports default bootstrap and fluent design bootstrap.
1.2.0:
- Added a setting to automatically open a list when it is selected from the extensions popup. (This setting can be overruled by holding the ctrl key before selecting a list from the dropdown) (User requested feature)
- Added a setting to change the default list that is loaded when the extension is launched (User requested feature)
- Added button on popup to open the extension in a popup window
- Link lists and settings are now stored using JSON this improves the stability of the extension as more settings are added. Old lists and settings should be automatically converted
- Performance improvements, removed duplicate jQuery selectors to improve performance
- Added a new re-designed icon
- The extension is now open source. You can view the repository at here. (https://github.com/EuanRiggans/BulkURLOpener)
- Updated bootstrap to v4.1.1
- Updated jquery to v3.1.1
1.1.4:
-Fixed an issue where many links on the help page would not work correctly
1.1.3:
-Fixed a bug where lists without a trailing new line would not open the last link in the list
-Help page now contains links to get support, report bugs or suggest new features
1.1.2:
-Fixed an issue where Vivaldi users would not be able to open more than 9 tabs in one go
1.1.1:
-Fixed tab naming issue when Tab Creation Delay is used
-Removed unnecessary font files to reduce extension size
1.1.0:
-New method of storing lists of URLs. Old lists will be converted automatically
-Added settings page
-Added help page
-Added changelog page
-Added 'Tab Creation Delay' functionality (User requested feature)
-Code optimizations
1.0.1:
-Small code optimization
1.0.0:
-Initial release
Source Manifest.json
How to download and manually install Bulk URL Opener extension for Chrome
Looking for a way to install Bulk URL Opener 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 Bulk URL Opener extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Bulk URL Opener extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.
Method 1: Download Bulk URL Opener extension and manually install through Drag &Drop
If you ever need to manually install a Bulk URL Opener 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 Bulk URL Opener Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.
Look for the Bulk URL Opener extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Bulk URL Opener extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Bulk URL Opener 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 Bulk URL Opener 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 Bulk URL Opener extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode
This is another method to install Bulk URL Opener 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 Bulk URL Opener extension file
Select and download the Bulk URL Opener 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 Bulk URL Opener 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 Bulk URL Opener 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 Bulk URL Opener 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 Bulk URL Opener extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.
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