Clean up the Google Chrome toolbar a bit by grouping all the extension icons into one.
Extremely practical for adding features that meet specific needs to Google Chrome, extensions make so many icons flourish in the browser toolbar. In the long run, the row of icons grafted next to the omnibar ends up looking like a mess.
If their presence is often required to ensure immediate access, these icons can also be stored in the main menu of Chrome, or in a button grouping them all next to the address bar, without the ease of access is called into question.
Find out how to clean the Google Chrome toolbar by hiding the icons of all extensions installed on the browser.
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Store the extension icons in the main menu
First possibility to hide the icons of the extensions installed on Chrome, integrate them directly into the main menu of the browser.
To do this, simply drag and drop icons one by one from the toolbar to the main menu button and then onto the blank menu that emerges just above the New Tab entry.
To access an extension, a click on the main menu of Chrome then on the extension will activate it. Once used, it will automatically return to the main Chrome menu.
Group extension icons into a single button
Another possibility to get rid of the too many extension icons, group them in a single access button displayed in the address bar.
This requires activating a hidden experimental feature of Chrome, also called Flag. Open a Chrome window then, in the address bar, type:
Expand the drop-down menu from the Extensions Toolbar Menu line, and change the Default value to Enabled. Then click on the Relaunch button to restart your browser.
Logically, a new icon representing a piece of a puzzle should have replaced the row of extension icons within the Chrome toolbar.
Click on this icon to access all the add-ons installed on Chrome.
For the extensions you use the most, it’s possible to keep them just a click away. You will need to click on the Pin extension button that appears when you hover over the extension with the mouse pointer.