Best alternatives to Holmes (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Holmes, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Holmes alternatives, compared
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Smart Bookmark Companion extension
Smart Bookmark Companion extension
≈1K users4.4★ from 7 ratingsUpdated 18 months ago5 permissions- About 10× fewer users than Holmes
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
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No Bookmarklets
A simple chrome extension to disable bookmarklets.
≈30K users3.0★ from 2 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions- About 3.0× more users than Holmes
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
- Listed under Privacy & Security
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Karakeep
An extension to bookmark links to karakeep.com
≈30K users4.8★ from 39 ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago5 permissions- About 3.0× more users than Holmes
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
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linkding extension
Companion extension for the linkding bookmark service
≈10K users4.9★ from 31 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago6 permissions- A similar number of users to Holmes
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 3)
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Search Bookmarks, History and Tabs
Browser extension to (fuzzy) search and navigate bookmarks, history and open tabs.
≈4K users4.9★ from 36 ratingsUpdated 10 days ago5 permissions- About 2.5× fewer users than Holmes
- Rated 0.4 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
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Book Makuri Search
Search your saved Chrome bookmarks from a compact popup.
≈1K users4.7★ from 3 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago1 permissions- About 10× fewer users than Holmes
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
- Listed under Accessibility
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Bookmarks Table
View your Chrome bookmarks by date in a sortable searchable table
≈3K users4.6★ from 31 ratingsUpdated 9 days ago1 permissions- About 3.3× fewer users than Holmes
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Chrome Bookmark Separator
This extension allows you to add a vertical or horizontal separator to your Chrome Bookmarks Bar
≈3K users3.1★ from 35 ratingsUpdated 22 months agoNo special permissions- About 3.3× fewer users than Holmes
- Rated 1.4 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Bookmark Favicon Changer
Change bookmark favicon
≈40K users3.6★ from 268 ratingsUpdated 22 months ago10 permissions- About 4.0× more users than Holmes
- Rated 1.0 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (10 vs 3)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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Talis Reading Lists Bookmarking
A browser extension to bookmark resources to Talis Reading Lists
≈30K users4.0★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 7 days ago4 permissions- About 3.0× more users than Holmes
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
Holmes alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Holmes?
By users, the most popular alternative is Bookmark Favicon Changer with ≈40K users and a 3.6-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Smart Bookmark Companion extension.
Which Holmes alternative has the best rating?
Bookmark Favicon Changer has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 3.6 out of 5 from 268 ratings.
Is there a Holmes alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Chrome Bookmark Separator asks for 0 permissions, against 3 for Holmes.
How many alternatives to Holmes are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Holmes on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.