Access Your Bookmarks with a Toolbar Button in Google Chrome
Would you love to reduce the Bookmarks Toolbar to a single button in Chrome and have the extra screen real-estate? Now you can with the addition of a simple command line switch.
Before
There it is…the same old Bookmarks Toolbar that we have been looking at far too long. Time to do something about that and get that UI more streamlined!
Get Chrome Set Up for the Bookmarks Toolbar Button
You only need to do a little bit of prep work to get Chrome ready for your new beautiful Bookmarks Toolbar Button. Locate the shortcut(s) for Chrome and right click on them. Select “Properties”.
Once you have clicked through, you will see the “Properties” window with the “Shortcut” tab displayed.
In the address area for “Target:” you will need to add the following command to the end of the target path making certain to leave a single space in between the final quote mark and the bookmark menu command.
Here is an example of what the the target path should look like…
Or as an example, here is what your target path could look like if you happen to be adventurous and have enabled multiple command line switches like we have on our example system.
Once you have that finished, click “Apply”, then “OK”.
After
Look at that beautiful little button! Easy access to all of your bookmarks without a clunky toolbar in the way. Have fun with your new toolbar button!
Works On: Google Chrome versions 2.x – 4.x.
Installed On: Windows Vista (32 bit), Service Pack 2
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Thats an awesome gimmick – indeed! I do´n´t use Chrome, but SRWare Iron portable. This is my favorite, because you can it use without advertisement. Only the right adblock.ini is necessary.
And – it runs also! Thanks for that. Hugo from Germany
How did you change the background in your bookmarks tab?
@Alfredo – That came with the theme that I installed. ^__^ It has been my favourite so far. ~__^
Here is where you can get it (Water Theme):
http://www.chromeplugins.org/t.....ike-water/
So, I tried this to get rid of the toolbar, and I did get the cool little button, but the tool bar is still there. Any thoughts on what else I need to do, or did wrong, or should I open up a post in the forum instead? Thank You.
Never mind, I found it in the “Customize” button, and just ‘unchecked’, “Always show bookmarks bar”. Kind of like one of those “school kid” things LH was talking about! LOL
Hmm, that didn’t work for me target path is : C:\Users\Alex\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe –bookmark-menu
i’ve also tried it with
“C:\Users\Alex\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe” –bookmark-menu
that’s cool……now if you could only come up with an adblocker.
As one who has no computer skills, I followed your simple steps and installed the toolbar button.
Thanks
@Alex – Which version of Chrome are you using at the moment?
@Lee – There are ways to do that. ~__^ Think user scripts… ^__^