How to Create Bookmarklet in Google Chrome

How to Create Bookmarklet in Google Chrome

Creating a bookmarklet in Google Chrome web browser is very easy to do. The first thing you want to do is make sure that Google Chrome web browser bookmarks bar is visible.

1. At the very far right of the Google Chrome toolbar are three vertical dots ⋮. This is the settings menu. Click it.
2. When the menu appears, mouse over Bookmarks to open up a sub menu.
3. In this sub menu click the menu item Show Bookmarks Bar if it is not already checked. If it is already checked then do not click it and proceed to the next step of creating a bookmarklet in Chrome.

Click Settings, Hover Over Bookmarks, Click Show Bookmarks Bar

Click Settings, Hover Over Bookmarks, Click Show Bookmarks Bar

If the web page with the bookmarklet has the bookmarklet as a link you can just drag and drop the link to the Chromes bookmarks bar.

1. Place your mouse over the bookmarklet link and press and hold down the left button.
2. With the left mouse button still down, drag the bookmarklet to Google Chromes bookmarks bar.
3. Release the mouse button.
4. The bookmarklet with now be in Chromes bookmarks bar.

If you have to manually add the bookmarklet to Google Chrome:

1. Right click the toolbar in Google Chrome web browser to bring up a context menu.
2. In the context menu click the menu item Add Page ....
3. The Edit Bookmark dialog box appears. Enter a name that is meaningful to trigger your memory as to what the bookmarklet does. For the URL paste the Javascript code for the bookmarklet.
4. Click the Save button.

Right Click Toolbar, Click Add Page

Right Click Toolbar, Click Add Page

Name Bookmarklet & Replace Url with Javascript Code

Name Bookmarklet & Replace Url with Javascript Code