FreshMarks It - A Game-Changing Bookmark Updater Extension

This extension or addon automatically updates your bookmarks by replacing outdated URLs with their redirected counterparts. It ensures that your bookmarks always point to the current location, removing the old URLs for better organization and accuracy.

Blogged By

Chitranjan Gupta@chitranjan-gupta

Repository: https://github.com/chitranjan-gupta/freshmarks
Description: Bookmark Updater
Primary Language: JavaScript (82.8%), HTML (17.2%)
License: MIT License

Description

In today's digital age, bookmarks play a crucial role in helping us organize and access our favorite online resources. However, with the ever-changing nature of the internet, bookmarks can quickly become outdated, leading to broken links and frustrating searches.

This is where FreshMarks It comes in – a revolutionary web extension designed to keep your bookmarks up-to-date by automatically detecting and updating URLs that have been redirected.

The Problem with Outdated Bookmarks

Outdated bookmarks can cause a range of problems, including:

Broken links: When a website is relocated or restructured, bookmarks can become invalid, leading to frustrating "404 Not Found" errors.
Wasted time: Searching for updated links or re-creating bookmarks can be a time-consuming and tedious process.
Disorganized bookmarks: As bookmarks become outdated, they can clutter up your bookmark list, making it harder to find the resources you need.

How FreshMarks It Works

FreshMarks It is incredibly easy to use and works seamlessly in the background to keep your bookmarks up-to-date. Here's how it works:

Redirect Detection: FreshMarks It listens for HTTP redirects (301, 302) and detects when a website has been relocated or restructured.
Bookmark Updating: When a redirect is detected, FreshMarks It automatically updates the corresponding bookmark with the new URL.
Multi-Bookmark Support: FreshMarks It supports updating multiple bookmarks simultaneously, making it easy to manage large collections of bookmarks.

Features and Benefits

FreshMarks It offers a range of features and benefits, including:

Automatic bookmark updating: FreshMarks It works seamlessly in the background to keep your bookmarks up-to-date.
Time-saving: By automatically updating bookmarks, FreshMarks It saves you time and effort in searching for updated links or re-creating bookmarks.
Organized bookmarks: FreshMarks It helps keep your bookmark list organized by removing outdated bookmarks and replacing them with updated ones.
Support for multiple browsers: FreshMarks It is available for both Chrome and Firefox, making it easy to manage your bookmarks across multiple browsers.

Permissions

webRequest: To listen for HTTP requests and redirects.
bookmarks: To update bookmarks.
tabs: To access tab information.

Installation

Installing FreshMarks It is easy and straightforward. Here are the steps:

Chrome | Brave | Opera | Edge | Arc Browser - Personal Computer

Clone the repository or download the zip file from the FreshMarks It GitHub page. (https://github.com/chitranjan-gupta/freshmarks).
Extract the zip file.
Open Google Chrome and navigate to the extensions page (chrome://extensions/).
Enable Developer mode.
Click "Load unpacked" and select the freshmarks/chrome folder.

Chrome (Kiwi Browser) - Mobile (Android)

Kiwi Browser https://kiwibrowser.com/ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kiwibrowser.browser

Clone the repository or download the zip file from the FreshMarks It GitHub page. (https://github.com/chitranjan-gupta/freshmarks).
Extract the zip file.
Open Google Chrome and navigate to the extensions page (chrome://extensions/).
Enable Developer mode.
Click "Load unpacked" and select the freshmarks/chrome folder.

Firefox - Personal Computer

Way 1

Open Firefox and navigate to (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/freshmarks-it/)
And Click on Add to Firefox and the click on Add

Way 2

Clone the repository or download the zip file from the FreshMarks It GitHub page. (https://github.com/chitranjan-gupta/freshmarks).
Extract the zip file.
Open Mozilla Firefox and navigate to the debugging page (about:debugging).
Click on This Firefox and then click on Load Temporary Add-onand load the freshmarks/firefox/manifest.json from the extracted folder.

Firefox - Mobile (Android)

Does not work on Firefox Android Version because bookmark API (Application Programming Interface) is not supported on Firefox Android

Usage

Bookmark a page.
If the page redirects, the bookmark will be updated with the new URL.

Once installed, FreshMarks It works seamlessly in the background to keep your bookmarks up-to-date. Simply bookmark a page, and if the page redirects, FreshMarks It will automatically update the bookmark with the new URL.

Conclusion

FreshMarks It is a game-changing web extension that solves the problem of outdated bookmarks. By automatically detecting and updating URLs that have been redirected, FreshMarks It saves you time and effort in managing your bookmarks. With its easy installation process and seamless functionality, FreshMarks It is a must-have extension for anyone who uses bookmarks to organize their online resources.