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[Resize address bar] #browsers #chrome
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Resize address bar

As a developer, I've installed a lot of browser extensions to aid my workflow.

However the downside is that the plethora of extension icon buttons have pushed my address bar over. Now it's narrow and difficult to read the URL of the sites I visit.

Luckily it's easy to reclaim the address bar.

From How to Rearrange or Hide the Extension Buttons on the Chrome Toolbar

Note: the left edge is actually the right edge.

You can also resize the toolbar to hide extension buttons. To do this, place the cursor over the left edge of the toolbar until the it turns into a double arrow, as shown in the image below. Drag the edge of the toolbar to the right to start hiding the buttons on the right side of the toolbar. Dragging to the left will show the hidden buttons again.

When you resize the toolbar, the buttons are not removed. They are automatically moved to the top of the Chrome menu. Yes, you can do this one button at a time, as we discussed in the previous section. That method is useful if you only want to hide certain buttons. However, if you have a lot of buttons on your toolbar and you want to move all them off the toolbar and into the Chrome menu, resizing the toolbar is a quick way to do that.

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