Chrome is a popular web browser and one of the most popular browsers on the planet. It’s also a great tool for creating icons. There are a few ways to turn Chrome tabs into icons. One way is to use the Chrome Web Store. Another way is to use the chrome://flags/#enable-icon-creation setting in your browser’s preferences. The best way to try out these methods is to open a new Chrome tab and type “chrome://flags/#enable-icon-creation” into the address bar. If you’re using an older version of Chrome, you may need to set this setting manually in your preferences. Once you’ve set it, you can try out these methods:

  1. Use the Chrome Web Store: The first way to turn chrome tabs into icons is to use the Chrome Web Store. To do this, open chrome://webstore/ and click on “Create an icon.” You’ll be asked for some information about your tab, such as its name and icon size. After you’ve filled out all of these details, click on “Create.” You’ll be able to see your new icon in your web store account’s toolbar under “Tabs.”
  2. Use the chrome://flags/#enable-icon-creation setting in your browser’s preferences: The second way to turn chrome tabs into icons is by using the chrome://flags/#enable-icon-creation setting in your browser’s preferences. To do this, open Preferences and click on “Show advanced settings.” In “General,” click on “Show hidden settings.” Under “Icon creation,” checkbox next to “Enable icon creation.” After you’ve checked this box, your browser will enable icon creation by default.

I’m sure most of our Chrome users are thinking… why, exactly, are you posting such a simple tip? After posting an unrelated screenshot on Twitter today, I was swarmed with people asking how I made my tabs into icons.

So I figured, why not post something about it on the site, just in case other people didn’t know about this easy, built-right-in tip that doesn’t require an extension.

Yep, it’s that easy. Right-click a tab, click Pin tab.

The great thing about it is that even when you restart Chrome, your pinned tabs will show up again – so I often use it as a way to save my current tabs before rebooting, since I know they will show up again. It’s easier than bookmarking everything and remembering to open it again later.

So that’s your byte size tip of the day. Enjoy.