Hi all,
Sharing a small Chrome extension I built to scratch my own itch: Bookmark Icon Customizer. It lets you replace the favicon of any bookmark with a custom image or emoji, including bookmarklets and javascript: URLs which normally show a generic grey icon in Chrome. Should also work with all Chromium-based browsers (Edge, Opera, Brave, Vivaldi…).
Why I’m posting this here
Over the years I’ve seen a few threads on this forum where people wanted to trigger Home Assistant actions from their browser bookmarks bar, often via webhooks or bookmarklets. The usability pain point is always the same: those bookmarks end up looking identical (no favicon), so you can’t tell at a glance which button turns on the lights versus arms the alarm.
With this extension you can:
- Assign the HA logo (or any PNG/SVG/emoji) to a bookmarklet that POSTs to a webhook
- Give each HA-related bookmark a distinct icon so your bar stays readable
- Keep the icons across Chrome sync (stored in your profile)
What it is / isn’t
- Free, fully open-source (MIT), no tracking, minimal permissions needed (beware of extensions asking you to see your data on all the websites you visit), no account, no paid tier
- Not affiliated with HA in any way, I’m just a user
Links
- Chrome Web Store: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/bookmark-icon-customizer/jhcpaflgikdjdkmfkmjjcomdjifeaoob
- Source + issues: GitHub - mayerwin/Bookmark-Icon-Customizer: A premium Bookmark Icon Customizer and favicon changer for Chrome · GitHub
Happy to take feedback, feature requests, or bug reports in the repo. If there’s appetite I can add HA-specific presets (official logos, common webhook icons) in a future release.