Edge Favorite

Despite the recent trend of graphical interfaces being designed in a way that prioritizes both mouse and touch inputs, many long-time PC users still find the accuracy and virtually limitless customization potential of their keyboard’s shortcuts more convenient for both personal and work-related usage. As a result, specialized tools such as PowerToys’ series of utilities come into play to fill in the gap with dedicated modules such as Run, which is both actively and indirectly enhanced by built-in and community-made plugins, with one particularly useful example being Edge Favorite.

In order to enjoy the functionality of the extension at hand, all users have to do is to extract the downloaded archive within PowerToys’ “Plugins” sub-folder in its installation directory and restart the app for the utility to be detected and implemented within the module.

Afterwards, as soon as Run’s custom hotkey combination is triggered, all of the webpages saved in Microsoft Edge’s Favorites section are displayed in a tidy list at the push of the @ symbol, letting users either select the right one from the drop-down menu or type the first few letters of the desired bookmark.

This lets you quickly summon the freshly loaded website in the browser’s tab bar, making it handy for urgent matters such as checking an important email, verifying the status of a soon-to-be shipped product or accessing cloud-based note-taking apps to jot down spontaneous ideas.

Whether you happen to be an avid user of Microsoft’s PowerToys’ Run module and you have already become accustomed to its blazing fast operation process, or you simply wish to instantly jump to one of your most frequently accessed bookmarks without digging through a variety of sub-menus and folders, Edge Favorite may be a useful addition to your PowerToys arsenal of functionalities.