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Find and clean up broken, duplicate, and unused bookmarks automatically # Chrome Bookmark Assistant A powerful Chrome extension that helps you find and clean up broken, duplicate, and unused bookmarks automatically. ## Features ### 🔍 Smart Bookmark Scanning - Automatically checks all your bookmarks for accessibility - Categorizes bookmarks by health status - Identifies different types of issues (404 errors, timeouts, login required, etc.) - Smart detection avoids false positives for protected sites ### 🎯 Intelligent Categorization - **Working Links**: Fully accessible bookmarks - **Login Required**: Sites that need authentication (Google Docs, private pages) - **Bot Protected**: Sites that block automated requests (LinkedIn, StackOverflow) - **Connection Errors**: Truly broken links that should be deleted - **Timeouts**: Sites that are slow or temporarily unavailable ### 🗑️ Safe Bulk Deletion - Only suggests deletion for truly broken bookmarks - Preserves login-required and bot-protected links - Confirmation dialogs prevent accidental deletions - Individual bookmark management options ### 📊 Detailed Reporting - Visual progress tracking during scans - Comprehensive results with status explanations - Export scan results to CSV for external analysis - Historical scan data storage ### 🎯 Smart Organization - Automatic bookmark categorization - Folder suggestions based on content - Duplicate detection (URL and title-based) - Priority recommendations for important bookmarks - Cleanup suggestions for generic titles ### ⏰ Automated Monitoring - Optional scheduled background scans - Configurable scan frequency (daily, weekly, monthly) - Badge notifications for newly detected issues - Smart caching to avoid redundant checks ## Privacy & Security - **100% Local Processing**: All bookmark checking happens locally in your browser - **No Data Collection**: Your bookmarks never leave your computer - **No External Services**: Direct connections to your bookmarked sites only - **Secure Storage**: Scan results stored locally using Chrome's secure storage API - **Privacy Policy**: [View Privacy Policy](https://pieteradejong.github.io/chrome-bookmarks/) ## How It Works 1. **Scan**: Click "Start Scan" to check all your bookmarks 2. **Review**: See categorized results with clear status indicators 3. **Organize**: Use smart organization to group related bookmarks 4. **Clean**: Safely delete broken links with bulk operations 5. **Export**: Download results as CSV for further analysis ## Perfect For - Users with large bookmark collections - People who want to clean up old bookmarks - Anyone looking to organize their bookmarks better - Users concerned about privacy (all processing is local) ## Technical Details - Built with Manifest V3 (latest Chrome extension standard) - Works with any number of bookmarks - Respectful rate limiting to avoid overwhelming sites - Smart caching reduces redundant checks - Background processing for scheduled scans --- **Privacy First**: All processing happens locally. Your bookmarks never leave your device.