Customize your Gmail™ favicon

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Version
1.0.1
Update
November 24, 2015
Size
121KiB
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Users
366
Rating
4.2 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
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Permissions
Storage
UnlimitedStorage
Https://mail.google.com/mail/
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Custom Gmail™ Favicons Extension

Do you use more than 1 Gmail™ account on a daily basis? Sick of losing your inbox tabs all over the place? With this extension you can set a custom favicon icon for each of your Gmail™ email accounts, complete with unread message notification. Simply specify the email accounts in the extension options and upload the image you wish to use for the favicon and you're off to the races!

**PLEASE NOTE** - you must not have the Gmail™ Labs \"Unread Message Icon\" feature enabled or this extension won't work with that account. This extension replaces that feature however, so you are still good to go if you've become accustomed to the favicon badges.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Custom Gmail\u2122 Favicons", "version": "1.0.1", "manifest_version": 2, "author": "Evan Carothers", "description": "Customize your Gmail\u2122 favicon", "homepage_url": "https://github.com/ecaroth/gmail-favicon-customizer-chrome-extension", "icons": { "16": "src/images/icon-16.png", "128": "src/images/icon-128.png" }, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": ["https://mail.google.com/mail/*"], "js": [ "src/shared/message-relay/message_relay.js", "src/shared/favico/favico.js", "src/content/content.js" ] } ], "web_accessible_resources": [ "/src/*" ], "permissions": [ "storage", "unlimitedStorage", "https://mail.google.com/mail/" ], "options_ui": { "page": "src/options/options.html", "chrome_style": true }, "content_security_policy": "script-src 'self'; object-src 'self'"}
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How to download and manually install Custom Gmail™ Favicons extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Custom Gmail™ 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 Custom Gmail™ Favicons extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Custom Gmail™ Favicons extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Custom Gmail™ Favicons extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Custom Gmail™ 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 Custom Gmail™ Favicons Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Custom Gmail™ Favicons extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Custom Gmail™ Favicons extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Custom Gmail™ 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 Custom Gmail™ 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 Custom Gmail™ Favicons extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Custom Gmail™ 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 Custom Gmail™ Favicons extension file

Select and download the Custom Gmail™ 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 Custom Gmail™ 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 Custom Gmail™ 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 Custom Gmail™ 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 Custom Gmail™ Favicons extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Wojtek Grabski (ID: 000000fc7b980cbf) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 05/17/2023 Works perfectly as long as you don't use the advanced inbox count feature in Gmail -- but who wants to see that "100+" anyway?

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Kingof “kingof9x” 9x (ID: 000000618dc3b9d1) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 04/23/2021 does not work

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Raúl Andrés del Canto Zahr (ID: 0000008b53f1a37b) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/27/2018 Great, does what it's mean, works perfect

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Danny Boice (ID: 00000035bd2f0a8f) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 05/07/2017 Clean and simple and just works all of the time. Nothing more that you can ask for. Great work!