Kiosk Extension – Lock Down, Deploy & Display Any Chrome Kiosk

Description

On-screen navigation, site lockdown, QR codes and rotating signage – turn any Chrome window into a self-running, deployable kiosk. Turn an ordinary Chrome window into a locked-down, self-running kiosk. Add on-screen navigation, restrict where visitors can go, keep unattended displays fresh, and roll your setup out to every device at once. No accounts required: configure once and it follows your Chrome profile, or push settings to a whole fleet from the Google Admin Console. ▬▬▬ What it does ▬▬▬ - On-screen navigation: Back, Forward, Up, Home and Refresh buttons so users can move around without a keyboard or browser chrome. Add a dedicated Back button with its own label, action, size and position. - Lock it down: restrict browsing to an allow list, or block specific sites with a deny list. Blocked navigation returns the kiosk to your homepage. Password-protect the options page and block kiosk keys so end users can't change a thing. - Rotating signage: cycle through a list of URLs on a timer with optional transitions, or only rotate when the kiosk is idle. Turn any screen into digital signage. - QR code of the page: show a QR code of the current page so visitors can carry the link away on their phone. Style it with your own logo or the site's favicon. - Custom extra buttons: add your own buttons that open the pages your kiosk uses most. - Time and date overlay: a live clock and date on screen, with control over format, position and appearance. - Idle refresh and custom CSS: return to the homepage after a set idle time, optionally clearing browsing data, and inject your own CSS to tailor how pages look on the kiosk. - Deploy at scale: save once and your configuration follows any device signed into the same Chrome profile. Managing more devices? Push settings to every enrolled device from the Google Admin Console with managed policy; the extension ships the policy schema. Settings locked by policy show a "Managed by administrator" indicator. ▬▬▬ Why use it ▬▬▬ - Give any touch-screen kiosk, reception terminal or signage display the controls it needs. - Keep visitors on approved pages, and off everything else. - Set it up once, then deploy to one device or a whole fleet. - Every feature is optional and off until you switch it on. ▬▬▬ Good to know ▬▬▬ - Set a homepage first: it is the Home button's target and the return address when a page is blocked or the kiosk goes idle. - Lock the options page with a password so end users can't change your configuration. - Export and import settings as JSON for backups or to copy a configuration between profiles. Managed policy is deployed separately from the Admin Console. - Navigating to any URL containing kioskexit1337 will close the tab ▬▬▬ Privacy ▬▬▬ Runs in your browser. Settings live in your Chrome profile and sync with it. The extension has no server of its own and only loads the pages and files you configure. ▬▬▬ CHANGELOG ▬▬▬ [0.0.0.52] - 2026-10-26 Changed - Bug fixes [0.0.0.51] - 2026-07-14 Changed - Bug fixes Added - Autofocus on first form input field [0.0.0.50] - 2026-07-06 Changed - Bug fixes Added - Rotate on idle - Get started page [0.0.0.49] - 2026-03-29 Changed - Bug fixes Added - Adjust QR Code Size - Quit/Close Browser Button - Close Tabs on Refresh - CSS Validation - Block Drag and Drop [0.0.0.48] - 2026-02-25 Changed - Bug fix for editing extra buttons [0.0.0.47] - 2026-02-19 Changed - Bug fix for password bypass - Removed jQuery code [0.0.0.46] - 2026-02-15 Added - Next/Previous Tab in Navigation Buttons Changed - Small CSS fixes [0.0.0.45] - 2025-11-10 Changed - Small bug fix [0.0.0.44] - 2025-11-08 Added - Custom Error Page when no Internet connection - Added so you can choose to include or exclude pages to remove browser data from [0.0.0.43] - 2025-10-18 Changed - Fixed CSS for Fontawesome - Replaced code so elements are not depented on the screen resolution used when setup - Minor fixes [0.0.0.42] - 2025-09-22 Added - Managed settings can now be used and pushed via Google Admin, see: https://www.chromium.org/administrators/configuring-policy-for-extensions Changed - Fixed Fontawesome bug - CSS fix of Button elements - Minor fixes [0.0.0.41] - 2025-07-23 Changed - Fixed small bug in URL Rotator - Minor UI update of Options [0.0.0.40] - 2025-03-08 Added - Added URL Rotator function [0.0.0.39] - 2025-01-21 Changed - Fixed a bug regarding local storage not clearing from browser data [0.0.0.38] - 2025-01-16 Added - Option to exclude domains when clearing browsing data Changed - Small bug fixes [0.0.0.37] - 2025-01-13 Changed - Fix for having a local file as homepage when idle refresh - Small bug fixes [0.0.0.36] - 2024-12-12 Added - Option for logo in QR-code Changed - Idle detection for mouse/key/touch input on other windows/tabs - Changed QR Code library to by Intosoft - Small bug fixes [0.0.0.35] - 2024-04-30 Added - Option to remove all BrowsingData on refresh Changed - Small fix for z-index of Navigation Buttons [0.0.0.34] - 2024-04-17 Changed - Fixed bug when saving options for exclude/include different buttons [0.0.0.33] - 2024-04-13 Added - Time and Date Overlay - Hidden Admin Button - Ignore Idle Refresh when media is playing - Refresh button for Navigation Buttons - Include/Exclude for Backbutton, Time/Date and Extra Buttons Changed - Changed CSS framework to beercss, completely new options layout - Fixed bug when using display with high pixel ratio (macbook) - Fixed a lot of small bugs in options - Switched to shoelace as colorpicker - Small changes to look of QR code - Remove Username field for password [0.0.0.32] - 2023-11-30 Changed - Fixed a regex bug, * wasn't escaped correctly [0.0.0.31] - 2023-06-07 Changed - Excluded status code 401 (net::ERR_INVALID_AUTH_CREDENTIALS) from redirecting to homepage [0.0.0.30] - 2023-05-26 Added - New option to close the browser at a certain time, if the time has passed it will try the same time next day - New option to set a zoom level to revert to - You can now add edge://, chrome://, data: or javascript urls for buttons or homepage, note that chrome://restart can't be used but chrome://quit will close the browser Changed - Small UI fixes in Options - Small CSS fixes [0.0.0.29] - 2023-03-13 Added - You can now choose if an extra button should open in new tab [0.0.0.28] - 2022-12-30 Changed - Even smaller bugfix for opening all links in same tab/window :) [0.0.0.27] - 2022-12-29 Changed - Small bugfix for opening all links in same tab/window [0.0.0.26] - 2022-12-27 Added - Option to use alternative page for idle refresh Changed - Rewrite of function for opening all links in same tab/window - Updated Coloris to new version - Updated materialize-css - Small fixes on the options page, added Ko-fi link [0.0.0.25] - 2022-09-21 Added - Option to disable forced reload when URL changing Changed - Updated Coloris to new version - Small fixes on the options page [0.0.0.24] - 2022-06-17 Added - Option to hide Navigation Buttons if no history - Option for Back Button to change function depending on browser history Changed - Updated Coloris to new version [0.0.0.23] - 2022-05-25 Changed - Small bug fixes in options - Newer versions off materialize-css and coloris [0.0.0.22] - 2022-04-28 Added - Option to hide Extra Buttons from homepage - If you edit a button, you can press escape to exit editing Changed - Some minor CSS changes - Fixed a bug when importing settings [0.0.0.21] - 2022-04-05 Added - Option to reset position of buttons Changed - Fixed a bug where the QR button text wasn't saved [0.0.0.20] - 2022-03-23 Added - Option to load a remote CSS-file as custom CSS - Option to Show all Extra Buttons at once for easier placement Changed - Replaced Back Button options with similar way like the extra buttons - Replaced Navigation Buttons options with similar way like the extra buttons - Replaced QR Button options with similar way like the extra buttons - Fixed a bug when editing an extra button - Fixed so you can move the extra buttons with touch - Fixed a bug not showing the correct resized image in an extra button Note! If you coming from earlier version and experience issues, reset settings! [0.0.0.19] - 2022-03-08 Added - Option to add custom extra buttons [0.0.0.18] - 2022-02-08 Changed - Fixed a redirection bug if navigated to a mp3 URL Added - Option to change orientation of navigation buttons [0.0.0.17] - 2022-01-16 Changed - Updated the export/import function, JSON export now includes date and version - Smaller fixes [0.0.0.16] - 2022-01-14 Changed - Fixed a bug where sometimes double sets of buttons appeared - Updated logo [0.0.0.15] - 2022-01-12 Changed - Fixed a bug that stopped some number keys to work [0.0.0.14] - 2022-01-11 Changed - Updated About page Added - Option to Block Common keys and keyboard shortcuts [0.0.0.13] - 2022-01-11 Changed - Fixed small bug when importing json-file - Fixed the buttons on options page that sometimes didn't work when clicking on certain places [0.0.0.12] - 2022-01-10 Changed - Fixed a bug if not defined a back URL the back button didn't work - Set a min limit to refresh if idle, 1 second is the lowest number now- - Fixed a bug where "don't refresh homepage" wasn't working. - Rewrite of the allow/deny rules, special characters in URLs are now working - New logo Added - Option to add navigation buttons: forward, backward, go to top, home - Dark Mode - Import/Export of settings - Options to always Allow SAML Redirections - About page [0.0.0.11] - 2021-12-09 Changed - Fixed a bug so "Do Not Refresh Homepage" now works - Small changes to default CSS for Back button Added - Option to change Text on the QR button - Option to link the QR button with the back button [0.0.0.10] - 2021-12-01 Changed - Fixed bugs redirect loops when using allow list - Fixed CSS for QR Code [0.0.0.9] - 2021-12-01 Changed - Divided the Option pages in tabs - Switches instead of Checkboxes - Included fonts and materializecss in the extension so it will work offline - If navigate to a file, example .jpg, it will always display the back button - Changed name of Black/White list to Allow/Deny list, NOTE: need to add the URLs again if upgraded from previous version! Added - Option to Enable/Disable Back button - Option to add a button that when clicked on will show a QR code with the current page's URL - Option to stop refreshing homepage - An exclusion list to be used with Allow/Deny list [0.0.0.8] - 2021-10-19 Changed - New icon and store graphics [0.0.0.7] - 2021-10-18 Added - If/When a chrome error page is loaded redirect to the homepage set in options [0.0.0.6] - 2021-10-11 Changed - Fixed some typos and added missing line breaks on options page. Added - New option to open all links in same window/tab - Reset button on options page to set default values, must save after clicking. - Started a changelog :)

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