Universal Link Manager Pro

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2026-01-25T09:36:19Z

A floating bubble to manage and quickly access all your important links, with extensive customization, backup, favicons, tags, folders, health checks, toast notifications, auto-categorize, and duplicate detection. Refined UI with sidebar folders and collapsible sections.

Universal Link Manager Pro v5.0: Overview

Core Function

A persistent, floating interface for bookmark management accessible on any webpage.

Accessibility

Toggle the menu via a floating bubble or the Ctrl + Alt + U shortcut.

Instantly save the current page from anywhere with Ctrl + Alt + A — no menu needed.

Keyboard shortcut hints are displayed directly in the UI header for discoverability.

Privacy & Security

Local Storage: All data stays on your device; no external servers or tracking.

Isolation: Uses Shadow DOM to prevent script styles from breaking website layouts.

Exclusions: Automatically disables on banking and sensitive sites; users can manually blacklist specific domains.

Note: PIN Lock has been removed as it provided minimal security value for the use case. Your links remain protected by browser level security.

Organization & Navigation

Hierarchical Sorting: Organize links using Categories (color coded), Folders (sidebar navigation), and Tags.

Navigation Tools:

A–Z Bar: Instant jumping and filtering by first letter.

Search: Real time filtering across labels, URLs, tags, and folders with highlighted matching text in results.

Recent Panel: Quick access to the last 3–25 saved links with relative timestamps.

Sorting Modes: Toggle between Manual (drag and drop), Alphabetical (A to Z / Z to A), or Newest First.

Dynamic Link Count: The header displays your total saved links in real time.

Folder System (v5.0 — Redesigned)

Sidebar Navigation: Folders now live in a dedicated left sidebar panel instead of inline chips. Clean, always visible, professional layout.

All Links View: Top level option to see every saved link regardless of folder.

Unfiled View: Dedicated filter to find links that have not been assigned to any folder.

Folder Counts: Each folder displays its link count in a badge for quick reference.

Delete Folders from Sidebar: When Edit Mode is active, each folder shows a delete button directly in the sidebar. Confirmation required before deletion. Links inside a deleted folder are kept but become unfiled.

Auto Create Folders: When saving a link with a new folder name, the folder is automatically registered. No need to create it separately first.

Collapsible Sidebar: Toggle the sidebar open or closed with a single click. Your preference is saved and persists across sessions.

Management Features

Smart Adding: One click "Add This Site" or Ctrl + Alt + A with automatic categorization and duplicate detection.

Link Health: Built in checker to verify if saved URLs are active, redirected, or broken.

Context Menu: Right click any link to open in a new tab, copy the URL, edit details, check health, or delete.

Analytics: Optional click tracking to monitor link usage frequency.

Keyboard Navigation: Use Arrow keys to navigate the link list and Enter to open. Fully keyboard accessible.

Customization

Visual Themes: 7 presets (Cyan Neon, High Contrast, Ocean Blue, Sunset, Forest, Purple Haze, Light Mode) plus a full custom color editor.

UI Adjustments: Modify bubble size, icon (emoji or text), screen corner position, and toggle animations or favicons.

Notifications: Color coded toast alerts (success, error, warning, info) provide instant feedback for all actions.

User Interface (v5.0 Changes)

Sidebar Folder Navigation: Replaced the old folder chip bar with a proper sidebar panel. Folders are displayed vertically with icons, names, link counts, and contextual delete buttons. Collapsible to maximize content space.

All Accordions Closed by Default: The panel opens clean with no sections expanded, reducing visual noise and letting you focus on your links.

Panel Defaults Setting: New configuration under Settings that lets you choose which accordion sections (Add Link, Appearance, Settings, Backup and Tools) should open automatically when you launch the panel. Fully customizable and saved to your preferences.

Accordion Layout: Bottom sections use smooth collapsible accordions instead of flat tabs, reducing clutter and improving focus.

Collapsible Settings Groups: Settings are organized into dropdown sections:

Display (animations, favicons, click count)

Behavior (new tab, confirm delete, recent count)

Panel Defaults (choose which sections open on launch)

Categories (manage, rename, recolor)

Excluded Domains (add or remove blacklisted sites)

Danger Zone (hide bubble, reset all data)

Smooth Animations: All menus, panels, and dropdowns use fade and slide transitions instead of instant show and hide.

Styled Empty States: Contextual illustrations and helpful prompts when no links exist, no search matches are found, or a filter returns no results.

Cleaner Bubble Menu: The floating menu fades and scales in smoothly instead of popping.

Wider Panel: Interface expanded from 500px to 680px to accommodate the sidebar without cramping the content area.

Data Portability

Backup: Export full configurations (links, settings, themes, categories, folders, click stats) or link only lists as JSON.

Sync: Move data between browsers or devices via manual import and export or clipboard copying.

Import Options: Import everything at once or links only, with validation and error handling.

Technical Requirements

Platform: Requires the Tampermonkey browser extension.

Compatibility: Works on all desktop browsers, Firefox for Android, and iOS (requires Tampermonkey purchase, approximately $3 USD).

Performance: Lightweight execution with no impact on page load speeds.

Update Log

v5.0 — Folder Redesign and Panel Defaults

Release Date: 2024

New Features

Sidebar Folder Navigation

Completely redesigned folder system with a dedicated left sidebar panel

Vertical folder list with icons, names, and link count badges

"All Links" view at the top to see everything

"Unfiled" view to find links without folder assignments

Collapsible sidebar with persistent preference (remembers your choice)

Folder Management in Edit Mode

Delete button appears on each folder when Edit Mode is active

Confirmation dialog before folder deletion

Links in deleted folders become unfiled (not deleted)

Auto Create Folders

Folders are automatically created when saving a link with a new folder name

No need to manually create folders before using them

Panel Defaults Setting

New "Panel Defaults" section under Settings

Choose which accordion sections open automatically on launch

Options: Add Link, Appearance, Settings, Backup and Tools

Preferences saved and persist across sessions

Changes

All Sections Closed by Default

Panel now opens with all accordion sections collapsed

Cleaner, less cluttered initial view

Focus on your link list instead of form fields

Wider Panel

Interface width increased from 500px to 680px

Accommodates sidebar without cramping content area

Removed

Old inline folder chip bar (replaced by sidebar)

v4.0 — Accordion UI and Refinements

Release Date: 2024

New Features

Instant Add Shortcut

Ctrl + Alt + A saves current page instantly without opening menu

Automatic categorization based on domain

Duplicate detection with warning prompt

Accordion Layout

Bottom sections (Add Link, Appearance, Settings, Backup and Tools) use collapsible accordions

Smooth expand and collapse animations

Reduces visual clutter

Collapsible Settings Groups

Settings organized into 5 dropdown sections

Display: animations, favicons, click count

Behavior: new tab, confirm delete, recent count

Categories: manage, rename, recolor

Excluded Domains: add or remove blacklisted sites

Danger Zone: hide bubble, reset all data

Keyboard Navigation

Arrow keys navigate link list

Enter opens selected link

Full keyboard accessibility

Context Menu

Right click any link for quick actions

Open in new tab, copy URL, edit, check health, delete

Styled Empty States

Contextual illustrations when no links exist

Helpful prompts for no search matches

Guidance when filters return empty results

Changes

Smooth Animations

All menus use fade and slide transitions

Bubble menu scales in smoothly

No more instant pop in effects

Dynamic Link Count

Header shows total saved links in real time

Updates automatically when links are added or removed

Removed

PIN Lock

Removed due to minimal security value

Links protected by browser level security

v3.x — Foundation Features

Core Features

Floating bubble interface

Category system with color coding

Folder organization

Tag support

Search with highlighting

A to Z alphabetical bar

Recent links panel

Manual drag and drop sorting

Alphabetical sorting (A to Z, Z to A)

Newest first sorting

Customization

7 visual themes

Custom color editor

Bubble size adjustment

Bubble icon customization

Screen corner positioning

Animation toggles

Favicon display toggle

Data Management

Full backup export (JSON)

Links only export

Full import with validation

Links only import

Click statistics tracking

Link health checker

Privacy and Security

Local storage only

Shadow DOM isolation

Banking site exclusions

Custom domain blacklist

Version Comparison

Feature | v3.x | v4.0 | v5.0
Folder Display | Chip bar | Chip bar | Sidebar panel
Folder Delete Location | Settings only | Settings only | Sidebar (Edit Mode)
Auto Create Folders | No | No | Yes
Unfiled Links View | No | No | Yes
Collapsible Sidebar | N/A | N/A | Yes
Default Panel State | Add Link open | Add Link open | All closed
Panel Default Control | No | No | Yes
Instant Add Shortcut | No | Yes | Yes
Accordion Sections | No | Yes | Yes
Collapsible Settings | No | Yes | Yes
Context Menu | No | Yes | Yes
Keyboard Navigation | No | Yes | Yes
Smooth Animations | Partial | Yes | Yes
Empty State Styling | No | Yes | Yes
Panel Width | 500px | 500px | 680px
PIN Lock | Yes | Removed | Removed

Installation

Desktop Browsers (Free)

1. Install the Tampermonkey extension for your browser

2. Click the script installation link or create new script

3. Paste the script code and save

4. Refresh any webpage to see the floating bubble

Firefox for Android (Free)

1. Install Firefox for Android

2. Install Tampermonkey add on from Firefox Add ons

3. Follow desktop installation steps

iOS (Paid)

1. Purchase Tampermonkey from the App Store (approximately $3 USD)

2. Enable Tampermonkey in Safari settings

3. Follow desktop installation steps

4. Works in Safari with full functionality

Support

For issues, feature requests, or contributions, visit the script page on Greasyfork or open an issue on the project repository.