Chrome and Bookmark shortcut

shedrock · August 31, 2021 at 10:50 PM

First let me start off by saying that I've never had a version of LibreELEC run so smoothly before, or for that matter have Chrome browser working. Thank you to the entire LE team.

I know this may be a long shot, but I just wanted to ask if there was any way I can use a Chrome bookmark and add it to "favorites"? This way I can just create a Home screen shortcut.

Regards,

Shedrock

**Da Flex** · September 1, 2021 at 3:54 AM Official Post

Do you want to use a chrome bookmark as a link to a different app? That doesn't work. A browser opens a different app to play specific content, but never just an app without content.

shedrock · September 1, 2021 at 4:48 AM

No, not another app. I just wanted the Chrome bookmark to be added as you would "add to favorites" in Kodi. For example, I bookmarked a site "americasvoice-dot-news", so instead of having to go to the chrome bookmark each time, I was asking if there is a way to open it directly from Kodi favorites. Hope you understand what I am trying to say.

Shedrock

**Da Flex** · September 1, 2021 at 5:21 AM Official Post

The Chrome browser add-on is only available on x86, so I was a little confused as an RPi user. That add-on is based on CvH 's work, and it's some kind of a quick-n-dirty hack. I don't think a "favorites" link can call that add-on, but not 100% sure.

PS: I gave CvH a ping to have a look at this. Stay tuned...

**CvH** · September 1, 2021 at 7:04 AM Official Post

Quote from shedrock

This way I can just create a Home screen shortcut.

this is working with basically every Skin besides the default skin, you need the ability to edit the startmenu, I am not 100% sure what needs to get added but I saw that already done

you need to manually start chrome and add another starting webpage - sounds easy but some bash is needed to make it work

**chewitt** · September 1, 2021 at 1:18 PM Official Post

The feature request is: User saves bookmark in browser and this populates a link to the "favourites" list in Kodi, so in future user can click the favourite and go directly to the URL in Chrome. In the sense that "it's only code, everything is possible" .. it's possible. Back in the real-world I don't see anyone volunteering to code it though, especially since we plan to ditch X11 which kills the current add-on.

shedrock · September 1, 2021 at 2:41 PM

Quote from chewitt

The feature request is: User saves bookmark in browser and this populates a link to the "favourites" list in Kodi, so in future user can click the favourite and go directly to the URL in Chrome.

Thank you, that's exactly what I meant. There actually is an addon called plugin.program.browser.launcher-1.2.5 which works, but only on Windows. I've tried it on LE10 but it does not work.

Regards,

Shedrock

**Da Flex** · September 1, 2021 at 8:46 PM Official Post

So the request is basically a script that reads browser bookmarks, and writes them into LE's favorites. Doable, but, as mentioned, not worth the effort due to expired Chrome add-on lifetime. With a new non-X11 browser it would be a different story.

shedrock · September 2, 2021 at 12:31 AM

There is actually an addon called plugin.program.browser.launcher-1.2.5. It allows you to add to favorites. I got it to work on LE by changing the path from:

Code

'C:\\Program Files\\Google\\Chrome\\Application\\chrome.exe'

to:

Code

'\kodi\addons\browser.chrome\bin\chrome-start'

This was modified in defauly.py. It works, but I get no audio. The only way I get audio is if I use the Chrome addon from the LE Repo., but then I can't create the "Add to favorite" shortcut.

Anyway, thank you all for your assistance.

Shedrock

**Da Flex** · September 2, 2021 at 12:51 AM Official Post

Does that mean you have two Chrome browser add-ons installed? If yes, it should be possible to link to the one with audio.

**Da Flex** · September 2, 2021 at 3:14 AM Official Post

Maybe this thread can help to activate Chrome audio: Click!

shedrock · September 2, 2021 at 4:24 AM

Quote from Da Flex

Does that mean you have two Chrome browser add-ons installed?

No, it's just one. The LE Repo one. The addon just allows you to launch the browser from Kodi, It says it works on Linux, but not through LE I believe. I modified the path to point to browser.chrome/chrome-bin. I will have a look at the post regarding the audio and see if this resolves it.

Regards,

Shedrock

**mglae** · September 2, 2021 at 12:34 PM

shedrock Chome addon's default.py is accumulating the needed parameters.

shedrock · September 2, 2021 at 3:56 PM

Quote from mglae

shedrock Chome addon's default.py is accumulating the needed parameters.

Sorry mglae. Excuse my ignorance, buy I have no idea what you mean. Can you please explain?

Shedrock

**mglae** · September 2, 2021 at 6:16 PM

This is executed when opening the Chrome Addon.

**Da Flex** · September 2, 2021 at 7:44 PM Official Post

Cool, then you can just copy mglae 's default.py to get audio. If you add volume control from my link, it should be perfect.

shedrock · September 2, 2021 at 8:52 PM

Quote from Da Flex

Cool, then you can just copy mglae 's default.py to get audio.

That default.py is the same as the one I am using for the LE Chrome browser addon. My audio issue is only when I use the addon plugin.program.browser.launcher-1.2.5. If I use the Chrome browser addon from LE's repo, I don't have an audio issue.

**Da Flex** · September 2, 2021 at 11:31 PM Official Post

Looks like that browser launcher add-on creates Chrome links without the parameters from default.py. Add volume control, and maybe that's the fix for those missing parameters.