Easy Speed Dial Easy Speed Dial

Release notes

Most releases ship to Chrome, Edge, and Firefox; per-browser differences are labeled.

Version 2.15

May 26, 2026

New features

  • Added a "Drag and Drop" setting that lets you turn off dragging to prevent accidental moves.
  • Added a "Show Favicons" setting that displays each site's favicon next to its dial title.
  • Favicons are fetched from DuckDuckGo using only the bookmark's domain. Firefox
  • Added "Bookmarks" and "History" shortcuts to the context menu. Chrome / Edge

Changes

  • Restored the option to set custom thumbnails on folders.
  • Update notifications now appear as a dot on the settings gear instead of a toast.
  • Renamed "Customize" to "Settings" in the context menu. It now opens the settings panel instead of a separate page.

Resolved issues

  • Accessibility enhancements
  • Performance enhancements

Version 2.14.1

May 13, 2026

Changes

  • Reduced bottom padding when using Compact grid spacing.

Version 2.14

May 11, 2026

New features

  • Added a setup guide for new installs to choose appearance, layout, dial, and bookmark settings.
  • Added "Add popular sites" context menu for adding popular sites.
  • Added a "Use Preset Thumbnails" setting for automatically applying preset thumbnails to popular sites.
  • Added Grid Spacing options: Compact, Default, and Spacious. Spacious uses the previous spacing.
  • Bookmark separators now appear as divider lines in the grid. Firefox
  • Folders named "---" now appear as divider lines in the grid. Chrome / Edge
  • Added "Fill dial" and "Fit image" options when editing bookmarks with custom thumbnails.
  • Added a reset action for clearing all custom dial colors and thumbnails.
  • Added a dropper button to the color picker for sampling colors from the screen. Chrome / Edge

Changes

  • Reorganized background settings into separate color and image sections.
  • Replaced the upgrade banner with a smaller update toast.
  • Updated import and export settings labels to make backing up and restoring settings clearer.
  • Combined the Light and Dark wallpaper options into one Theme wallpaper option that follows the selected color scheme.
  • Updated folder dials with a two-tone icon so they stand out more from bookmark dials.
  • Removed the option to set custom thumbnails on folders.

Resolved issues

  • Added confirmation before resetting settings.
  • Improved wallpaper selection on smaller screens.
  • Minor bug fixes and accessibility enhancements.

Version 2.13.1

January 7, 2026

Resolved issues

  • Fixed color picker being cut off on smaller screens.

Version 2.13

August 8, 2025

New features

  • Added a settings icon at the top right of the page that opens an integrated settings panel
  • Added option for transparent dials, to show the background image behind them

Resolved issues

  • Minor bug fixes

Version 2.12.1

July 28, 2025

Changes

  • Reverted prior change of cover to contain for dial images.

Version 2.12

July 26, 2025

New features

  • Added option to change the size of dials
  • Added option to change the shape of dials to be a square

Changes

  • Improved grid layout with tighter spacing to fit more dials on screen
  • Updated font from Roboto to Inter for better readability

Version 2.11

July 11, 2025

New features

  • Added ability to select a folder when adding or editing bookmarks and folders
  • Drag a bookmark or folder onto a bookmark to create a new folder, with both moved into the new folder
  • Drag a bookmark or folder onto a folder to move it into the folder
  • Drag a bookmark or folder onto the breadcrumb to move it to the parent folder

Changes

  • Pressing escape will now cancel a drag and drop operation, returning the dragged item to its original position

Resolved issues

  • Minor bug fixes
  • Accessibility enhancements
  • Performance enhancements

Version 2.10.2

July 4, 2025

Resolved issues

  • Fixed an issue that could be encountered when dragging and dropping bookmarks. This was caused by a bug introduced in the v2.10.1 release.

Version 2.10.1

June 28, 2025

Changes

  • Added support for Chrome bookmark sync changes. Chrome / Edge
  • When viewing Settings, the options listed for selecting a default folder will list "(synced)" next to folders that are stored in your Google Account. Chrome / Edge
  • Added error handling so that if the default folder selected in Settings doesn't exist, Easy Speed Dial will fall back to displaying the bookmarks bar folder. Previously a deleted default folder would have resulted in a blank page.

Version 2.10

May 17, 2025

New features

  • Added Earth Horizon wallpaper
  • Replaced Snow-Covered Mountain wallpaper

Resolved issues

  • Minor bug fixes
  • Minor performance enhancements

Version 2.9.1

February 18, 2024

New features

  • Added support for custom thumbnail images on dials.
  • "Select custom thumbnail" (context menu)
  • "Clear custom thumbnail" (context menu)

Version 2.8.1

February 14, 2024

Resolved issues

  • Fixed issue with saving custom dial color

Version 2.8

February 14, 2024

New features

  • Renamed the extension from Toolbar Dial to Easy Speed Dial.
  • Added Backup/Restore feature to Settings
  • Added ability to remove custom background image
  • Added Reset feature to Settings
  • Added custom dial colors feature

Changes

  • Added functionality to automatically toggle between light/dark versions of some wallpapers when Color Scheme changes
  • "Open all in background tabs" and "Open all in new tabs" were merged into a single context menu
  • Shift + right click now opens browser context menu
  • Made some UI tweaks to the Settings page
  • Made some UI tweaks to modals

Version 2.7.1

August 1, 2023

Resolved issues

  • Fixed an issue with some dial colors caused by the 2.7 update

Version 2.7

August 1, 2023

New features

  • "New bookmark" (context menu)
  • "New folder" (context menu)
  • "Edit" bookmark/folder (context menu)
  • "Open all in background tabs" (context menu)
  • "Open all in new window" (context menu)

Changes

  • Accessibility enhancements for dials, context menus, modals, and the Settings page

Resolved issues

  • Minor bug fixes

Version 2.6.1

March 25, 2023

Firefox

Resolved issues

  • Fixed bug that prevented the "Open All in New Tabs" and "Open All in New Window" context menu options from working.

Version 2.6

December 10, 2022

New features

  • The last opened folder in a tab is now remembered and restored when using the browser Home button.

Version 2.5.1

September 5, 2022

Firefox

Resolved issues

  • Minor bug fixes
  • Fixed an issue where hidden separators could cause bookmarks and folders to be moved to the wrong position during drag and drop.

Version 2.5

September 4, 2022

Changes

  • Added a fallback background color to prevent a flash of white on page load when using dark mode

Resolved issues

  • Minor bug fixes
  • Minor performance enhancements
  • Fixed clipped title text caused by focus styles when using the Attach Title to Dial option
  • Fixed switching from Light or Dark color scheme back to Automatic after changing the system theme

Version 2.4.2

August 30, 2022

Changes

  • Renamed "Switch Title & URL" to "Switch Title and URL".
  • The title is now centered when using the option Switch Title and URL.
  • Updated the install and update alert message bar styling.

Version 2.4.1

July 1, 2022

New features

  • First release on Edge. Edge

Resolved issues

  • Minor bug fixes

Version 2.4

May 14, 2022

New features

  • Added option to attach title to dial

Changes

  • Replaced Desert Day and Desert Night wallpapers with Dunes Day and Dunes Night wallpapers.
  • Replaced custom scrollbars with native browser scrollbars.
  • Changed background color of title.
  • Updated styling of context menus.

Resolved issues

  • Minor bug fixes
  • Fixed a small visual glitch with modals.

Version 2.3

April 3, 2022

New features

  • Added option to hide title

Version 2.2

July 18, 2021

Changes

  • Changed layout of Settings screen
  • Added new background images in Settings
  • Updated the extension icon
  • Added About Easy Speed Dial modal
  • Updated the color picker for better keyboard accessibility
  • Made improvements within modals for keyboard accessibility

Resolved issues

  • Minor bug fixes

Version 2.1

March 28, 2021

Changes

  • Added context menu for "Open in background tab"
  • Added Desert Night wallpaper
  • Improved font loading performance
  • Updated alert banner to show welcome and updated messages after install or update

Resolved issues

  • Minor bug fixes
  • Minor performance enhancements
  • Fixed a wallpaper display issue

Version 2.0.2

March 15, 2021

Changes

  • Tweaked dial colors for many popular websites
  • Temporarily removed alert banner ahead of future updates

Version 2.0.1

May 16, 2020

New features

  • First release on Chrome. Chrome

Resolved issues

  • Minor bug fixes

Version 2.0

May 14, 2020

New features

  • Custom background colors and images
  • Custom context menu for folders and bookmarks
  • Delete bookmark or folder from context menu
  • Open all bookmarks in folder from context menu
  • Option to set maximum number of columns
  • Option to use title in dial

Changes

  • Added new background colors and images in Settings
  • Accessibility enhancements to improve contrast
  • Back and forward browser buttons now work
  • UI changes in Settings

Resolved issues

  • Minor bug fixes

Version 1.1.4

April 11, 2020

Changes

  • Refined the Settings page
  • Styled scrollbars

Version 1.1.3

April 8, 2020

New features

  • Added drag and drop to move bookmarks

Version 1.1.2

March 29, 2020

Resolved issues

  • Minor bug fixes

Version 1.1.1

March 29, 2020

Resolved issues

  • Minor bug fixes

Version 1.1.0

March 29, 2020

New features

  • Added wallpapers
  • Added context menu to change wallpapers

Changes

  • Updated Settings page

Resolved issues

  • Minor bug fixes

Version 1.0.13

December 24, 2019

Changes

  • Current scroll position is now maintained during bookmark changes

Version 1.0.12

December 13, 2019

Resolved issues

  • Fixed an issue that resulted in a separator preventing bookmarks from being displayed.

Version 1.0.11

June 30, 2019

New features

  • Added an option to open bookmarks within folders in the current tab

Resolved issues

  • Minor bug fixes

Version 1.0.10

February 18, 2019

New features

  • Added Settings page
  • Added option to change default folder

Version 1.0.9

January 13, 2019

Resolved issues

  • Fixed a bug that prevented bookmarks with URLs that did not have a dot in the name, such as localhost, from displaying.

Version 1.0.8

July 24, 2018

Resolved issues

  • Fixed an issue that could result in bookmarks being displayed in the wrong order

Version 1.0.7

July 23, 2018

New features

  • Added a dark theme in Settings
  • Folders are now displayed alongside bookmarks

Resolved issues

  • Fixed some formatting issues with long domain names
  • Fixed an issue that prevented bookmarks from loading if a bookmarklet was present in the folder

Version 1.0.6

July 1, 2018

Changes

  • Bookmarked local files now display
  • Bookmarked FTP locations now display

Resolved issues

  • Minor bug fixes

Version 1.0.5

January 9, 2018

Changes

  • Added extension icon

Version 1.0.4

January 9, 2018

Resolved issues

  • Minor bug fixes

Version 1.0.3

January 9, 2018

Changes

  • Updated padding and formatting

Version 1.0.2

January 8, 2018

Changes

  • Performance enhancement

Version 1.0.1

January 8, 2018

Changes

  • Changed padding
  • Updated how bookmark links open

Version 1.0

January 8, 2018

  • First release on Firefox. Firefox

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