A Chrome extension that finds and removes broken or unavailable bookmarks.

• Manual validation – Start a bookmark check on demand from the extension popup.
• Startup check – Optionally validate bookmarks every time Chrome starts.
• Scheduled checks – Run automatic background checks every hour, day, or week.
• One-click removal – Delete individual broken bookmarks or all of them at once.
• Progress tracking – Real-time progress bar during validation.

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/necobm/bookmark-validator.git

2. Open Chrome and navigate to chrome://extensions.
3. Enable Developer mode (toggle in the top-right corner).
4. Click Load unpacked and select the cloned repository folder.
5. The Bookmarks Validator icon will appear in your toolbar.

1. Click the extension icon in the Chrome toolbar to open the popup.
2. Click Start Validation to check all bookmarks.
3. Invalid bookmarks (unreachable URLs) are listed with the reason for failure.
4. Remove individual entries with the delete button next to each bookmark, or use Delete All to remove every invalid bookmark at once.
5. Click ⚙️ to open Settings and configure automatic checks:
   • Check on browser startup – validates bookmarks whenever Chrome opens.
   • Scheduled Checks – choose hourly, daily, or weekly background validation.

Contributions are welcome! Here is how to get started:

1. Fork the repository and create a new branch for your change:

   git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name

2. Make your changes and test them by loading the extension in developer mode (see Installation).
3. Open a pull request describing what you changed and why.

Please keep pull requests focused on a single concern and include a clear description of the problem being solved.

This project is licensed under the MIT License.