Softpedia >Windows >Internet >Internet Applications Addons >Chrome Extensions >Black Menu for Chrome >  Changelog

Black Menu for Chrome Changelog

What's new in Black Menu for Chrome 25.38.0

May 1, 2024
  • Added brand new Google Issue tracker page!
  • Filtered out archived classes in Classroom, alongside many other bugfixes in the classroom page.
  • Many bugfixes in the Google Translate page.

New in Black Menu for Chrome 25.37.3 (Apr 14, 2024)

  • Added brand new Google Vids page!
  • Improved Wallet page better connecting to the new Wallet web app.
  • You can now open links in a new window or new tab in the background. Learn more below.
  • Added additional Google Shortcuts to the shortcuts page.
  • Adds many new and improved translations thanks to community translators.

New in Black Menu for Chrome 25.37.2 (Apr 14, 2024)

  • Added brand new Google Vids page!
  • Improved Wallet page better connecting to the new Wallet web app.
  • You can now open links in a new window or new tab in the background. Learn more below.
  • Added additional Google Shortcuts to the shortcuts page.

New in Black Menu for Chrome 25.37.0 (Apr 12, 2024)

  • Added brand new Google Vids page!
  • Improved Wallet page better connecting to the new Wallet web app.
  • You can now open links in a new window or new tab in the background.
  • Added additional Google Shortcuts to the shortcuts page.

New in Black Menu for Chrome 25.35.0 (Feb 24, 2024)

  • The Bard page has been replaced with a new Gemini page.
  • You can now start typing a new note when opening the Keep page. The general performance and reliability of the Keep page has been improved as well.
  • Some visual glitches have been solved in the Interests page.
  • Added additional Google Shortcuts to the shortcuts page.
  • Improved the look and reliability of the scrollbars.
  • Adds many new and improved translations thanks to community translators.

New in Black Menu for Chrome 25.34.0 (Feb 1, 2024)

  • News updates with a new edition indicator, new editions, and logos. See below!
  • New design for the Chat page. See below.
  • New icon and shortcuts for the Trends page. See below.
  • Many bugfixes in the Search and Interests pages.
  • Added additional Google Shortcuts to the shortcuts page.
  • Adds many new and improved translations thanks to community translators.

New in Black Menu for Chrome 25.33.0 (Dec 30, 2023)

  • The Google Store page has been updated including a new icon.
  • The Admin page has been updated with new and fixed links and features. See below.
  • The Google Ads page has been updated to reflect the new Google Ads layout.
  • Many pages like Gmail, Keep and Calendar now have more functionality even when signed out.
  • Added additional Google Shortcuts to the shortcuts page.
  • Adds many new and improved translations thanks to community translators.

New in Black Menu for Chrome 25.32.1 (Dec 14, 2023)

  • Calendar now features an easy way to switch to Tasks and back.
  • The Drive page now features a new Home section and now gives access to Spam.
  • Saved is now Interests. See below.
  • Added additional Google Shortcuts to the shortcuts page.
  • Adds many new and improved translations thanks to community translators.

New in Black Menu for Chrome 25.32.0 (Dec 10, 2023)

  • Calendar now features an easy way to switch to Tasks and back.
  • The Drive page now features a new Home section and now gives access to Spam.
  • Saved is now Interests. See below.
  • Added additional Google Shortcuts to the shortcuts page.

New in Black Menu for Chrome 25.28.0 (Oct 2, 2023)

  • Improved YouTube page. You can now access your Liked Videos, Watch Later and Playback History right within the extension!
  • Google Collections is now Google Saved with a new design and improved way of creating new content.
  • The fonts page has been improved with new icons and access to the Knowledge section.
  • Adds many new and improved translations thanks to community translators.

New in Black Menu for Chrome 25.27.0 (Aug 24, 2023)

  • Redesigned YouTube page. Now featuring Trending videos, the latest videos of your subscriptions, and inline playback!
  • Fixed calculator page.

New in Black Menu for Chrome 25.26.1 (Aug 24, 2023)

  • Redesigned YouTube page. Now featuring Trending videos, the latest videos of your subscriptions, and inline playback!
  • Fixed calculator page.

New in Black Menu for Chrome 24.7.2 (Jul 25, 2021)

  • Brand new Search Console Insights page
  • Brand new Manufacturer Center page
  • Overhauled Google Groups page
  • New icon for Groups, Jamboard, Marketplace, Currents, Cloud Search and Apps Script
  • Major under the hood improvements and bugfixes

New in Black Menu for Chrome 24.7.0 (Jul 23, 2021)

  • Brand new Search Console Insights page
  • Brand new Manufacturer Center page
  • Overhauled Google Groups page
  • New icon for Groups, Jamboard, Marketplace, Currents, Cloud Search and Apps Script
  • Major under the hood improvements and bugfixes
  • Added many new and improved translations thanks to community translators.

New in Black Menu for Chrome 24.6.1 (Jul 7, 2021)

  • Brand new Find My Device page
  • Updated vault with new URLs and icon
  • Updated Admin page with many new shortcuts
  • New icon for the Google Tasks page

New in Black Menu for Chrome 24.6.0 (Jul 1, 2021)

  • Brand new Find My Device page
  • Updated vault with new URLs and icon
  • Updated Admin page with many new shortcuts
  • New icon for the Google Tasks page

New in Black Menu for Chrome 24.5.0 (Jun 16, 2021)

  • New storage section in Drive featuring big files.
  • Voice is full-featured again.
  • The meet section has an updated design and access to settings.
  • Added many new and improved translations thanks to community translators. Sign up for translating here

New in Black Menu for Chrome 24.4.0 (May 28, 2021)

  • Completely new Google Partner Dash page.
  • Travel settings now available within the menu.
  • Fixed search in the YouTube page.
  • Updated AdSense estimated revenue reporting.
  • Added additional resources to AdMob.
  • Added many new and improved translations thanks to community translators. Sign up for translating here

New in Black Menu for Chrome 24.3.0 (May 4, 2021)

  • Completely overhauled the Finance page
  • New FAB-button to start a new meeting in Gmail
  • No more FAB overlap for items at the bottom
  • Fixed an issue causing some pages not to load
  • Added many new shortcuts to the shortcuts page
  • Better Spanish translations for Latin America and the Caribbean, and adaptions for Swiss / Lichtensteinish German, alongside many other translation improvements thanks to community translators

New in Black Menu for Chrome 24.2.5 (Apr 10, 2021)

  • Updated Gmail with indented sublabels and access to Meet and Chat.
  • Added Dark Mode to Google Translate and Gmail.
  • Overhauled YouTube Studio with many bugfixes.
  • Several bugfixes in Tasks and Classroom.
  • Added Explore and Favourites to Photos.
  • Added many new and improved translations thanks to community translators

New in Black Menu for Chrome 24.2.1 (Apr 7, 2021)

  • Updated Gmail with indented sublabels and access to Meet and Chat.
  • Added Dark Mode to Google Translate and Gmail.
  • Overhauled YouTube Studio with many bugfixes.
  • Several bugfixes in Tasks and Classroom.
  • Added Explore and Favourites to Photos.

New in Black Menu for Chrome 24.2.0 (Apr 6, 2021)

  • Updated Gmail with indented sublabels and access to Meet and Chat.
  • Added Dark Mode to Google Translate and Gmail.
  • Overhauled YouTube Studio with many bugfixes.
  • Several bugfixes in Tasks and Classroom.
  • Added Explore and Favourites to Photos.
  • Added many new and improved translations thanks to community translators.

New in Black Menu for Chrome 24.1.0 (Mar 19, 2021)

  • Revamped Tasks with Google Rooms support!
  • Added Explore and Favourites to Photos.
  • Icons section added to Google Fonts.

New in Black Menu for Chrome 24.0.0 (Feb 27, 2021)

  • New Jobs on Google page
  • Improved Dark Mode with better contrast
  • New COVID-19 Vaccine section

New in Black Menu for Chrome 23.10.1 (Feb 17, 2021)

  • Revamped Fonts page with dark theme support
  • Explore has been added to the Travel page
  • Improved Google Pay page

New in Black Menu for Chrome 23.10.0 (Feb 14, 2021)

  • Revamped Fonts page with dark theme support
  • Explore has been added to the Travel page
  • Improved Google Pay page

New in Black Menu for Chrome 23.9.0 (Feb 1, 2021)

  • New Events on Google page has been added
  • Added several new features to One including a Storage manager
  • Added achievements and settings to Arts & Culture
  • Fixed issues related to Google Finance
  • Added many new and improved translations thanks to community translators.

New in Black Menu for Chrome 23.8 (Jan 14, 2021)

  • Improved Translate page, fixed text highlight and copying
  • Revamped Google Developers page with a complete product list
  • YouTube channels can be opened within the extension now
  • Fixed some pages not working in Chrome Beta and some other browsers
  • Many new shortcuts for the Apps page
  • Added many new and improved translations thanks to community translators.

New in Black Menu for Chrome 23.4.0 (Oct 15, 2020)

  • Added brand new Editors page providing easy access to all the Google Document Editors
  • G Suite is now Google Workspace. Apps, shortcuts and urls have been updated accordingly
  • Many apps got a new icon because of the rebrand
  • Added many new shortcuts to the shortcuts page

New in Black Menu for Chrome 23.3.0 (Oct 4, 2020)

  • Play Movies is now Google TV in the USA.
  • Updated Play Console to work with the new Console
  • Collections now open within the extension
  • Added many new shortcuts to the shortcuts page
  • Added many new and improved translations thanks to community translators.

New in Black Menu for Chrome 23.2.0 (Sep 14, 2020)

  • Added COVID-19 'Info & Insights' and 'Resources'
  • Added the ability to add the current website to Google Classroom to a class, assignment, or question.
  • Fixed Calendar opening a new tab when opened.
  • Google Keep reminders now open within the popup when opened from Google Reminders or Calendar.
  • Fixed occasionally slow opening of the popup.

New in Black Menu for Chrome 23.1.0 (Aug 27, 2020)

  • Brand new full featured Google Travel page
  • Improved navigation for Google Classroom
  • Small improvements for Google Keep, Google Collections, Google Assignments and the COVID-19 page
  • Fixed search by image in the Google Images page

New in Black Menu for Chrome 23.0.0 (Aug 5, 2020)

  • Google+ has been replaced with an improved Google Currents page
  • Overhauled the Groups page and made compatible with the new Google Groups
  • Many bugfixes, including event creation in Calendar, and adding new items to Google Collections
  • Added many new and improved translations thanks to community translators. If you want to help:

New in Black Menu for Chrome 22.9.0 (Jul 2, 2020)

  • Completely overhauled Google Photos page
  • New covid-19 self-assessment
  • Improved the Album Archive
  • Many bugfixes
  • Added many new and improved translations thanks to community translators.

New in Black Menu for Chrome 22.7.0 (Jun 8, 2020)

  • Overhauled the Google Classroom page
  • Improved performance and loading experience
  • Many bugfixes, including the Google Inbox page and Fonts page
  • Added many new and improved translations thanks to community translators.

New in Black Menu for Chrome 22.5.1 (Apr 28, 2020)

  • Added brand new Google Arts & Culture page
  • Added new COVID-19 section to Google News
  • Added the ability to locate files in Google Drive
  • Added many new and improved translations thanks to community translators.

New in Black Menu for Chrome 22.4.6 (Apr 12, 2020)

  • Overhauled COVID-19 page. New mobility reports and better navigation
  • Added basic Podcasts page, more features will come soon
  • Added full support for the new shortcuts in Google Drive
  • Fixed sign-in issues for Google Drive and Google Calendar
  • Fixed issues in Google Keep and Google Assignments
  • Fixed Maps page and Google Image Search on Vivaldi
  • Added many new and improved translations thanks to community

New in Black Menu for Chrome 22.3.14 (Apr 2, 2020)

  • Brand new dedicated Google Images page including Google Lens feature
  • Many improvements to the Search page like the search filters feature
  • Improved Finance, including currency converter and better navigation
  • Colored labels and many bugfixes for Gmail, including performance
  • Several bugfixes and design improvements for the Google Keep page
  • Simplified the settings page, and added the ability to disable translations
  • Added many new and improved translations thanks to community translators.

New in Black Menu for Chrome 22.1.6 (Mar 5, 2020)

  • AMP powered websites now open within the Search page
  • Added place suggestions for maps directions
  • Google Bookmarks is now full featured within the extension. You can now add the current or other website. You can remove and edit bookmarks and even manage your labels within the extension
  • You can now easily go to subsections of Blogger pages
  • Better experience for brand accounts, including many bugfixes
  • Added many new and improved translations thanks to community translators. If you want to help, Sign up for translating here

New in Black Menu for Chrome 22.0.0 (Feb 15, 2020)

  • Completely revamped the Maps page. Updated icon, added Saved Places, send places and directions to your phone, and a lot more.
  • Added fab to easily add new notes, reminders and lists in Keep
  • Added the ability to compose with full features in a new tab in Gmail
  • Added the ability to create a new app in Apps Script
  • Gmail has been updated to keep working even after February 18th

New in Black Menu for Chrome 21.9 (Feb 5, 2020)

  • Lots of new features for the Calendar page. Current date is now displayed on the icon, added event actions (edit, delete, duplicate, even print), you can see further in the past / future, reminders are more reliable and custom calendar colors are now fully supported.
  • Updated Collections page, you can now add the current page or any website right within the popup. Added the ability to create new collections, and collections are now accessible from the nav drawer.
  • Fixed Google Drive file upload, and added file Download as PDF.
  • Many other small changes, bugfixes and performance improvements.
  • Added many new and improved translations thanks to community translators.

New in Black Menu for Chrome 21.7.8 (Jan 14, 2020)

  • Improved Marketing Platform pages. Added easy access to creating new files, accessing other resources, and added Dark Mode
  • Added Create from template to Docs, Sheets, Slides and Forms
  • Improve dark mode for many of the services in the menu
  • Lots of bugfixes, fixed bugs in Google Pay, Cloud, Finance and more
  • Added many new translations thanks to community translators

New in Black Menu for Chrome 21.5.0 (Dec 9, 2019)

  • Added the ability to create new folders and rename files in Drive
  • Added new Music and Gaming trending sections to YouTube
  • Several bugfixes for Maps and Gmail
  • Improve accessibility and dark mode
  • Updated translations thanks to community translators.

New in Black Menu for Chrome 21.4 (Nov 29, 2019)

  • Added brand new Chrome Web Store page
  • Fixed and improved the Sign-in process
  • Bugfixes for the Gmail and Tasks pages
  • Fixed the ability to create new events, reminders and tasks in Calendar
  • Removed, fixed and improved some context menu items
  • Updated translations thanks to community translators. Thank you guys!

New in Black Menu for Chrome 21.3.10 (Nov 5, 2019)

  • Fixed the ability to create new events, reminders and tasks in Calendar
  • You can now scroll horizontally for wide emails in the Gmail page
  • Added My Contributions to the Shopping page
  • Added payment methods and fixed My Play Activity in the Play page
  • Google Books now links to the new Google Books
  • Added Organizational units and Buildings and resources to Admin
  • Fixed Google account sign-in not working for some countries

New in Black Menu for Chrome 21.2.7 (Oct 25, 2019)

  • Added the ability to create new events, reminders and tasks within the extension in the Calendar page
  • Added several features to files in Drive and the Doc Editors (Docs, Sheets, Slides), including the ability to (un)star files, restore and trash files, and to copy file / folder links to your clipboard
  • Added several shortcuts to the Google Shortcuts page
  • Updated translations thanks to community translators. Thank you guys!

New in Black Menu for Chrome 21.2.4 (Oct 21, 2019)

  • Added the ability to create new events, reminders and tasks within the extension in the Calendar page
  • Added several features to files in Drive and the Doc Editors (Docs, Sheets, Slides), including the ability to (un)star files, restore and trash files, and to copy file / folder links to your clipboard
  • Added several shortcuts to the Google Shortcuts page
  • Updated translations thanks to community translators

New in Black Menu for Chrome 21.2.3 (Oct 17, 2019)

  • Added the ability to create new events, reminders and tasks within the extension in the Calendar page
  • Added several features to files in Drive and the Doc Editors (Docs, Sheets, Slides), including the ability to (un)star files, restore and trash files, and to copy file / folder links to your clipboard
  • Added several shortcuts to the Google Shortcuts page
  • Updated translations thanks to community translators. Thank you guys!

New in Black Menu for Chrome 21.0.0 (Sep 17, 2019)

  • Added the brand new Google Shopping, replacing Google Express!
  • Several bugfixes and small visual tweaks
  • Updated the google shortcuts database
  • Updated translations thanks to community translators.

New in Black Menu for Chrome 20.9.0 (Sep 3, 2019)

  • Add brand new Google Play Console page
  • The Calendar page now displays the proper event colors
  • Added Products and Services to the My Business page
  • Updated the list of default services
  • Several bugfixes for Fonts, Finance, My Business and YT Gaming

New in Black Menu for Chrome 20.8.0 (Aug 7, 2019)

  • Added brand new Google Fi page
  • Updated the notifications page
  • Lots of bugfixes in Keep, Maps, Meet, Voice, Duo, Express and Google+
  • Added Your Data and How Search works to the Search page
  • Updated translations thanks to community translators.

New in Black Menu for Chrome 20.7.2 (Jul 2, 2019)

  • Added brand new Google Duo page
  • Dark theme is now automatically used when dark mode is enabled on your operating system. Supported browsers: Chrome 76+ and Firefox 67+
  • Fixed bug in which the popup would open completely empty for some
  • Several bugfixes and security improvements
  • Updated translations thanks to community translators.

New in Black Menu for Chrome 20.6.1 (Jun 16, 2019)

  • Added brand new Google Domains page
  • Improved YouTube video page and YouTube branding
  • Lots of bugfixes, including fixes in Photos, Search, and the Signin proces
  • Updated translations thanks to community translators. Thank you guys!
  • We would love to hear from you, please let us know if you have any questions, feature requests or bug reports

New in Black Menu for Chrome 20.5.2 (Jun 3, 2019)

  • Overhauled the travel pages to match the update from Google. Destinations is now Travel Guide, Packages is now Flights + Hotels.
  • Improved support for Vivaldi. Translate, Travel, GAccount and Marketing Home now provide easy access to those services.
  • Improved Translate page, including a link to document translation.
  • Improved Firefox Mobile compatibility.
  • Improved translations thanks to Ahmad Alsaqer, Alessandro Mongardini, Avi Vaserman, Sara Agai, Siby-Ariyan Nageswaran, Youssless and 曹灿.

New in Black Menu for Chrome 20.5.0 (Jun 2, 2019)

  • Overhauled the travel pages to match the update from Google. Destinations is now Travel Guide, Packages is now Flights + Hotels.
  • Improved support for Vivaldi. Translate, Travel, GAccount and Marketing Home now provide easy access to those services.
  • Improved Translate page, including a link to document translation.
  • Improved Firefox Mobile compatibility.
  • Improved translations thanks to Ahmad Alsaqer, Alessandro Mongardini, Avi Vaserman, Sara Agai, Siby-Ariyan Nageswaran, Youssless and 曹灿.
  • We would love to hear from you, please let us know if you have any questions, feature requests or bug reports

New in Black Menu for Chrome 20.4.23 (May 31, 2019)

  • Added new Google Currents page
  • Google Photos is once again full featured
  • Fixed Google Voice and Tasks pages in addition to lots of other bugfixes
  • Fixed sign-in issues in Firefox
  • Improved compatibility across browsers
  • Improved translations thanks to community translators!
  • We would love to hear from you, please let us know if you have any questions, feature requests or bug reports

New in Black Menu for Chrome 20.3.1 (May 6, 2019)

  • Added brand new Travel Packages page
  • Fixed and improved Tasks page and shortcut
  • Improved compatibility across browsers
  • Improved translations thanks to community translators!

New in Black Menu for Chrome 20.2.0 (May 1, 2019)

  • Brand new Reserve with Google page
  • Fixed the Google Express and Google Voice pages
  • Several improvements to the Tasks, Gmail and Inbox pages
  • Improved translations thanks to community translators!

New in Black Menu for Chrome 20.0.4 (Mar 20, 2019)

  • Creating and uploading new files in drive is now context aware. Files will be added to the current directory
  • Shortlists has been replaced by an improved Collections page
  • Several improvements to the Translate and Gmail pages
  • Bugfixes and performance improvements for the Tasks page
  • We are trying to keep the Inbox page after the sunset by Google. Just like how the notifications page is still available in the extension
  • Improved translations thanks to community translators!

New in Black Menu for Chrome 20.0.1 (Mar 20, 2019)

  • Creating and uploading new files in drive is now context aware. Files will be added to the current directory
  • Shortlists has been replaced by an improved Collections page
  • Several improvements to the Translate and Gmail pages
  • Bugfixes and performance improvements for the Tasks page
  • We are trying to keep the Inbox page after the sunset by Google. Just like how the notifications page is still available in the extension
  • Improved translations thanks to community translators!

New in Black Menu for Chrome 19.7 (Feb 13, 2019)

  • Fixed lots of issues for the Vivaldi Browser
  • Fixed and improved the GSuite Marketplace page
  • You can now open Shop in Play Books and Movies directly in the popup
  • Added Messaging to My Business
  • Fixed Google Photos. Now includes just links
  • Improved translations thanks to community translators!

New in Black Menu for Chrome 19.5.1 (Jan 12, 2019)

  • Redesigned Shopping page and fixed Shopping Shortlists
  • Added Messages placeholder
  • Several design improvements and refinements
  • Improved localization thanks to community translators. Thank you guys!

New in Black Menu for Chrome 19.4.2 (Dec 20, 2018)

  • Completely overhauled Google Voice page with tons of new features
  • Fixed the Google News page not loading for some users
  • Improved Gmail permissions

New in Black Menu for Chrome 19.2.0 (Nov 20, 2018)

  • Added new Google Shopping List page
  • Updated Google Trends Page
  • Fixed and improved Google Tasks page
  • Removed Flights + Hotels

New in Black Menu for Chrome 19.0.2 (Oct 24, 2018)

  • Added brand new Shopping List page
  • Save has rebranded to Collections
  • Fixed Google Express, Image Search and Tasks page
  • Updated Translate page with bugfixes and preparations for the new Translate desktop website

New in Black Menu for Chrome 18.9.0 (Oct 8, 2018)

  • Added new travel pages: Destinations, Trips and Hotels + Flights
  • Added brand new YouTube Studio page
  • Updated Apps Script page to match the new branding
  • If a link is already open in your current window, instead of opening a new tab black menu now highlights the existing tab

New in Black Menu for Chrome 18.8.8 (Sep 28, 2018)

  • Added Google Studio to the available pages
  • Competely overhauled the Google Finance page
  • Updated and fixed the Marketing Platform pages
  • Added a way to easily switch between Marketing Platform pages
  • Updated the Search Console page to the new layout.
  • Updated shortcuts on the apps page

New in Black Menu for Chrome 18.8.1 (Sep 24, 2018)

  • Added Google Studio to the available pages
  • Competely overhauled the Google Finance page
  • Updated and fixed the Marketing Platform pages
  • Added a way to easily switch between Marketing Platform pages
  • Updated the Search Console page to the new layout.
  • Updated shortcuts on the apps page

New in Black Menu for Chrome 18.7.0 (Sep 10, 2018)

  • Added Marketing Platform Home
  • Updated Google Contacts and Save branding
  • Improved YouTube Video page and offline handling
  • Updated light theme and fixed some bugs of the dark theme

New in Black Menu for Chrome 18.4.1 (Jul 25, 2018)

  • Added new Ads (previously AdWords) page
  • Updated to the new branding for Advertisers and Publishers

New in Black Menu for Chrome 18.2.21 (Jun 25, 2018)

  • Improved and simplified sign-in and multiple account experience.
  • Added new Hangouts Meet and Google Vault pages.
  • Updated Groups and Contacts, both supporting G Suite now.
  • Improved My Business, Chat, Fonts, Poly, Album Archive, Marketplace, Payments center, AdSense, Photos and Url Shortener pages.
  • Improved overall design, performance and security.

New in Black Menu for Chrome 18.1 (Jun 12, 2018)

  • Added light and dark theme (see settings)
  • Added Team Drives and Google Earth
  • The extension now remembers the last used page
  • New settings page with new Privacy Controls
  • Most links can now be opened in a new tab by using ctrl/middle click
  • Revamped Analytics, Express, Play Store, Admin, Family Link, YouTube, Keep, Flights and Change Account pages
  • We would love to hear from you, please let us know if you have any questions, feature requests or bugreports

New in Black Menu for Chrome 17.1.0 (Apr 23, 2018)

  • Added Hangouts Chat and Shopping Shortlists pages
  • Updated photos page with assists and sharing
  • Added Tasks list switcher on Firefox
  • Several design improvements and bugfixes

New in Black Menu for Chrome 17.0 (Mar 28, 2018)

  • Complete reskin of the extension following recent design changes from Google
  • New and more visible way to customize the menu. See 'customize' at the bottom
  • Added several new shortcuts to the shortcuts page, including News Initiative, Shopping List and Flutter
  • The changelog page will now only open when opening the extension popup if you are an active user
  • We would love to hear from you, please let us know if you have any questions, feature requests or bugreports

New in Black Menu for Chrome 16.8.5 (Mar 11, 2018)

  • Added brand new Google Pay page
  • Fixed crash when clicking 'add'
  • Fixed background color on Google Maps
  • Updated several icons including Payments Center, Google Cloud and Google Ads
  • Added several new shortcuts to the shortcuts page

New in Black Menu for Chrome 16.7.0 (Feb 14, 2018)

  • Added brand new Apps Script page.
  • Increase extension popup height, giving room to more services and content.
  • Improved searching on the doc editor pages. It now searches document content and you can search in a new tab with shift enter.
  • Fixed issues with list/thumbnail setting for the doc editor pages.
  • Fixed issues with drag/drop services around.
  • Fixed issues with unread count and the sign in button.
  • Added several new shortcuts to the shortcuts page.

New in Black Menu for Chrome 16.5.4 (Jan 15, 2018)

  • Added new Attribution and Audience Center pages. The full 360 suite is now available in the extension
  • Fixed and improved the Google Hangouts page. It doesn't mess with the Google Hangouts extension anymore
  • Updated look for the Data Studio page
  • Solved interference with Google Drive and Google Hangouts
  • Added support for Firefox ESR

New in Black Menu for Chrome 16.4.6 (Dec 31, 2017)

  • Added new Google Families page
  • Updated the account manager. You can now switch to all Brand Accounts from all signed in accounts
  • Several improvements regarding higher resolution displays
  • Fixed the My Business page. Now also working for Brand Accounts
  • Fixed My Account not loading for some users
  • Fixed the app icons in the Google Drive page
  • Fixed the Tasks page

New in Black Menu for Chrome 16.3.1 (Dec 12, 2017)

  • Brand new Google Optimize and Tag Manger page
  • Fixed the Google My Business and Scholar pages
  • Several fixes in Payments and Google Fit
  • Lot of under the hood improvements

New in Black Menu for Chrome 16.2.2 (Nov 24, 2017)

  • Brand new Google Tag Manager page
  • Improved Google+ page. You can now share the current page using the blue link button just above the new post button
  • Lots of bugfixes and performance improvements
  • Added Movies and Reminders for the Firefox and Opera version
  • The extension is now available for Mozilla Firefox and Opera

New in Black Menu for Chrome 16.0.1 (Oct 26, 2017)

  • Brand new Google Cloud Search page (GSuite only). Add it using the add page at the bottom.
  • The extension is now available for Mozilla Firefox
  • Lots of bugfixes and small improvements

New in Black Menu for Chrome 15.9.0 (Oct 15, 2017)

  • Updated look and feel of the Translate page
  • Fixed the Google developers page including several new features
  • Fixed Google+ share page and new post
  • Added several shortcuts to the shortcuts page
  • Lots of bugfixes and small improvements

New in Black Menu for Chrome 15.5.0 (Jul 19, 2017)

  • Brand new AdWords Express page
  • Several bugfixes for Translate and Gmail
  • Several design improvements, including the service logos
  • Improved localisation. Please contact us if you want to help

New in Black Menu for Chrome 15.3.1 (Jun 28, 2017)

  • Added brand new Google Surveys page
  • Added 16 new shortcuts to the apps page
  • Improved localization

New in Black Menu for Chrome 15.3.0 (Jun 21, 2017)

  • Added brand new Google Surveys page
  • Added 16 new shortcuts to the apps page
  • Improved localisation. Please contact us if you want to help

New in Black Menu for Chrome 14.9.1 (Apr 30, 2017)

  • Added brand new Google My Business page
  • Removed Google Spaces and Mapmaker because they are discontinued
  • Fixed Sheets page not working for everyone
  • Fixed scrolling in Gmail messages not working
  • Added several more shortcuts to the apps page and shortened their names
  • Improved localisation. Please contact us if you want to help

New in Black Menu for Chrome 14.8.2 (Apr 18, 2017)

  • Completely overhauled and fixed the Google Photos page
  • Fixed extension not opening correctly on mac
  • Fixed scrolling in Gmail messages not working
  • Added several more shortcuts to the apps page and shortened their names

New in Black Menu for Chrome 14.7.10 (Mar 27, 2017)

  • Added new Google Fonts page
  • The open in new window button is now context aware. If you are in Drive - starred, it's going to open your starred items in a new tab
  • Improved localisation. Please contact us if you want to help
  • Fixed Google Newsstand, Google Inbox and Notifications
  • YouTube is now playing inside the extension once again. If it doesn't work yet, make sure Chrome is up to date

New in Black Menu for Chrome 6.5.0 (Mar 17, 2014)

  • Improved Catalan and Hebrew translations
  • Added new Google Support page
  • Improved look of the Calendar page
  • Improved unread count
  • New look for the unread count
  • Improved load speed of the unread counts
  • Fixed Gmail compose button
  • Fixed several other bugs

New in Black Menu for Chrome 6.4.0 (Feb 25, 2014)

  • More translations in more languages have been added.
  • Added new google alerts page
  • Check your current alerts
  • Easily add new alerts
  • Added new google settings page
  • Quick access to google settings
  • Quick access to the settings pages of google products
  • Search settings via a chrome://settings inspired search behavior
  • Added more services to the more page
  • Helpouts, Earth Tour Builder, Maps Views, Flu Trends, Dengue Trends, Person Finder, Crisis Map, Fiber - My Fiber, YouTube - Disco, Trends - Top Charts, YouTube - Trends Dashboard, Cloud Console, Shopping - Shortlists, Partners, Cultural Institute, Analytics - Url Builder, Google Tips, Planning Tools, Play Books Partner Center, Play Newsstand, Media Tools, Compare, Apps Status Dashboard
  • Added linkssection to the books page
  • Updated look of tabs
  • Fixed several bugs
  • Improved overall performance

New in Black Menu for Chrome 6.3.2 (Feb 17, 2014)

  • More translations in more languages have been added.
  • Added support for HDPI screens (like Macbooks with retina display)
  • Redesigned translate page
  • Fixed bug with phrasebook
  • You can now view your starred items
  • You can now easily remove a single item from the phrasebook
  • Added new finance page
  • You can check your portfolios and view the latest financial news
  • Added toolbar to the chrome apps page with "Add app" and "manage apps"
  • Tasks & gmail page
  • Several design improvements
  • Fixed several bugs
  • Cleaned up source code of BM
  • Improved overall performance

New in Black Menu for Chrome 6.2.1 (Jan 31, 2014)

  • A lot of translations have been added.
  • Redesigned trends page:
  • New interface for hot trends
  • Added explore section to compare trends
  • Searchbox now searches trends right in black menu
  • Sites Page - Added a toolbar with a Create and a Trash button
  • Bookmarks Page - Added a toolbar with a Add Bookmark and a Manage Labels button
  • Gmail Page - The compose and reload buttons are swapped and have an improved look in non english browsers
  • Tasks page - Moved the Add task button to the left, now all the red buttons in BM are on the left
  • Maps page - Added "Navigate to" and "navigate from" buttons to get directions to/from the searched place
  • Added better support for chromium based browsers (like chrome plus)
  • Improved overall performance
  • Reduced overall package size of Black Menu for Google

New in Black Menu for Chrome 6.0 (Jan 3, 2014)

  • Redesigned headers of the pages
  • Added Cloudprint Page
  • Redesigned Offers and Gmail page
  • Added thumbnail view to the Drive page
  • Reorganized and added some shortcuts in the Play page
  • You can now add more than 10 items to the menu (see settings>more)
  • Fixed unread count feature

New in Black Menu for Chrome 5.3 (Dec 30, 2013)

  • Added a keep page:
  • view notes, reminders and archived notes
  • filter by category with Category Tabs for Google Keep
  • Added a scholar page
  • Bugfixes

New in Black Menu for Chrome 5.2 (Dec 9, 2013)

  • Added Bookmarks Page
  • Added Tasks Page:
  • The tasks page now allows you to search tasks.
  • More Page:
  • You can now open this page in a panel.
  • Added setting to hide the pages or shortcuts
  • Maps Page:
  • Replaced the latitude shortcut to a shortcut to Location History
  • Updated the trends icon

New in Black Menu for Chrome 5.1 (Dec 2, 2013)

  • Pages in the more page now open as a full page in Black Menu, instead of opening the service in a new tab.
  • Added Sites Page:
  • This page asks for optional permissions to sites.google.com to display your sites into Black Menu.
  • Improved Search Page:
  • New design for images search
  • Infinite scrolling for every search type
  • Improved Translate Page:
  • New card based design
  • Now displays translate history at launch
  • Improved UI of the offers Page
  • Improved the look of the clear button in the searchboxes. They also now refresh the searchresults.

New in Black Menu for Chrome 5.0 (Nov 23, 2013)

  • added brand new Trends page
  • improved more page
  • added 175+ Google Shortcuts.
  • added a searchbox which allows you to search and launch services very quickly (hitting enter will open the first shortcut in the list)
  • the button to settings has been moved to the header of the more page.
  • Shortcuts are sorted by the number of times you use the shortcuts.
  • added infinite scrolling to the drive, books and youTube page.
  • improved the "new file" dialog in the drive page. It now includes an input field which allows you to enter the document title you want to add to the new document. (for templates, it will use that value to search templates gallery)
  • bugfixes

New in Black Menu for Chrome 4.9 (Nov 23, 2013)

  • Redesigned Calendar Page
  • Tasks section is hidden by default (you can open it by hovering "tasks" at the bottom
  • The Month calendar can be opened by hovering the "calendar" button.
  • It is easier to add new events by hovering the "add event" button (English only)
  • Improved Youtube Page
  • The videos in the youtube page can now be opened in a new tab by pressing the button in the top right corner of the video card.
  • Added Comments to the youtube page.
  • Improved Chrome Apps Page
  • The apps are now separated into "apps" and "websites".
  • Added Comments to the youtube page.
  • Overall performance improvements.
  • Up to two times faster load time.
  • Improved the "open in panel" feature.
  • A lot of bugfixes

New in Black Menu for Chrome 4.8 (Nov 23, 2013)

  • Totally recoded and redesigned the YouTube page.
  • Added more sort options
  • You can now filter by video duration or video type (like episode or movie)
  • The page is now using the latest YouTube API
  • Redesigned the links sections
  • Reduced the card margin
  • Added a loading indication and scroll shadow to some of the pages
  • A lot of bugfixes
  • Improved performance

New in Black Menu for Chrome 4.7 (Nov 23, 2013)

  • Moved the settings and about pages to external pages.
  • Redesigned the More page
  • Redesigned the file list of the Drive page
  • Added a "shared" indicator
  • Added modified date to every file
  • Redesigned links section of Google+ with new icons and links
  • Improved overall performance
  • Some little design improvements, like the font
  • Added scroll shadow to some of the pages
  • A lot of style and bug fixes

New in Black Menu for Chrome 4.0 (May 21, 2013)

  • You can now rearrange the services in the main menu by dragging and dropping them.
  • You can add services to the main menu by dragging them from then new more page to the main menu.
  • You can remove services from the main menu by draggin them to the more page.
  • More pages:
  • Added new url shortener page
  • Added new chrome apps page
  • Added new google books page
  • Moved the services from the old more page to a new shortcuts page.
  • Added small delay for the menu items.
  • Bugfixes

New in Black Menu for Chrome 3.1 (May 21, 2013)

  • Redesigned More Page:
  • Added about 140 extra shortcuts.
  • Added a searchbox that is able to search shortcuts instantly. When you hit enter, it will launch the first shortcut in the list.
  • Added a little cross to the searchboxes, which is able to remove the current text in the searchbox.
  • Added a button to every page that opens that current page in a panel or popup
  • You can configure in the settings in what window type it should be opened. You can choose a panel, popup, new tab or a new window.
  • Removed the Hide Black Bar feature from Black Menu, which was able to hide the black bar on all google websites. Please use Black Bar Removal instead: http://blackbarremoval.carlosjeurissen.com/
  • Bugfixes

New in Black Menu for Chrome 3.0 (May 21, 2013)

  • added blue searchbutton to every page
  • fully redesigned searchpage:
  • websearch results are now available right into black menu.
  • fully redesigned drive page:
  • you can now upload files to google drive.
  • configure how much files should be loaded
  • configure if file extensions should be displayed or not.
  • you can filter your search results by file type
  • translate page:
  • you can now listen to the input and output translations.
  • you can now star translations
  • you can now view your translate history and your starred translations
  • gmail page:
  • fully redesigned. For example, the searchbox is now at the top
  • some bugfixes

New in Black Menu for Chrome 2.0.5.12 (May 21, 2013)

  • settings:
  • added seperate section for experimental settings
  • gmail page:
  • optimized css
  • updated scrollbar
  • added small part of the message to every email in inbox view
  • fixed a bug with the Gmail holiday responder.

New in Black Menu for Chrome 2.0 (May 21, 2013)

  • gplus page:
  • google+ notifications screen
  • google+ sharebox
  • updated icons.
  • maps page:
  • redesigned maptype buttons
  • added links to local, mars, sky and moon
  • you can enable instant search in settings
  • news page:
  • you can now define which news sections should be displayed, you can even define your own ones.
  • youtube page:
  • added 14 new shortcuts to the links section
  • you can enable instant search in settings
  • reader page:
  • added setting to show "mark as read" buttons
  • gmail page:
  • added almost full featured gmail inbox
  • added "new contact" link
  • "contacts" is now a searchfilter too
  • drive page:
  • redesigned toolbar
  • you can now create a new file via the "new" button
  • calendar page:
  • redesigned toolbar
  • you can now view details from an event by clicking on them.
  • the calendar icon will now show the current day of the month
  • about page:
  • fully redesigned
  • settings page:
  • added a tutorial to open black menu via a keyboard shortcut.
  • you can now show buttons to open gadgets in a panel. the button will show up in the right corner of the pages
  • you can now add a vacation responder for gmail
  • other:
  • links section in a lot of pages is now hidden by default, you can open them by hovering the header.
  • added scroll shadow to every page when content is hidden.
  • made "create" and "new" buttons red, to give them focus.
  • fixed some bugs.

New in Black Menu for Chrome 1.2 (May 21, 2013)

  • Added unread counts for Google+, Gmail and google Reader
  • Added Settings Menu
  • Added a setting to toggle the unread count for Google+, Gmail and Google Reader
  • Added a setting to hide the Black Bar on every google website
  • Added settings to change the source and target language in the translate menu
  • Added settings to change the default location, maptype, and traffic mode in the maps menu.
  • Added settings to change the news edition, and to configure the news page to your needs.
  • Added settings to change whether the calendar menu should show empty days or not. and whether the tasks panel should be expanded by default or not.
  • Added a setting to change what sort of documents should be shown in the drive menu.
  • Redesigned youtube menu
  • Redesigned news and reader menu
  • Some other design tweaks for the drive, translate and maps menus.
  • Updated the icons for adwords, app engine, (thanks to Michael Cook), google sites, dashboard and google settings in the more menu.
  • Gmail Compose can now open in a popup/panel (check settings)