Yami - Bookmark Launcher

About

🔓 100% open source and privacy-first.
🚀 Open the search with ⌘ + ⇧ + K (or Ctrl + Shift + K on Windows/Linux). Customize the shortcut in Chrome settings

Stop wasting time clicking through folders. With Yami, you can open any bookmark in seconds using just your keyboard. 

Inspired by productivity tools like Raycast, Alfred, Launchy, Ulauncher, and Spotlight, Yami brings a clean and minimal fuzzy-search interface directly into your browser, so you can fly through your bookmarks at the speed of thought.

No distractions. No complicated setup. Just a fast way to find what you already saved.

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🔒 Limitations (by design – imposed by Chrome)

Due to browser security restrictions, Yami (like other extensions such as Vimium C) cannot be activated or interact with certain special pages, including:
	•	The Chrome Web Store
	•	chrome:// pages (like chrome://settings, chrome://extensions, etc.)
	•	Some New Tab pages (depending on the browser)

This is a limitation imposed by Chrome itself — not something Yami can override. These pages are considered internal or sensitive, so extensions are blocked from running scripts or being triggered via shortcuts on them.

So if you press the shortcut on one of these pages, nothing will happen — but as soon as you’re back on a regular site or tab, Yami works as expected.

💡 TIP: set a cool start page for new tabs (like https://web.tabliss.io/) and you'll avoid this in this scenario ;)

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✨ What makes Yami different?
	•	🚀 Blazing-fast fuzzy search: Search bookmarks instantly by typing part of the title or URL.
	•	⌨️ Keyboard-first interface: Designed for speed - no mouse needed.
	•	🎯 Quick-access shortcut: Open the search with ⌘ + ⇧ + K (or Ctrl + Shift + K on Windows/Linux).
	•	🖼️ Favicon support: Instantly recognize sites with their icons.
	•	🧘 Distraction-free design: Minimal UI focused only on getting you to your bookmarks.
	•	🌐 Fully localized: Speaks your language automatically.
	•	🔓 100% open source & MIT licensed: Read the code, contribute, or build your own version.
	•	🛡️ Privacy-first: Yami runs locally, doesn’t track you, and doesn’t send data anywhere.

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🧩 Why Yami?

Bookmarks are powerful, but they become messy fast. Yami brings order through speed. It’s built for people who save links but don’t want to dig through folders. Yami doesn’t replace your bookmark manager - it supercharges it.

Just type a few letters and hit Enter. You’re there.

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💡 Use Case Examples
	•	Need to find that “CSS tricks article” you bookmarked months ago?
Just hit ⌘⇧K, type “css tri”, and open it instantly.
	•	Want to jump to your task manager, portfolio, or documentation without leaving your flow?
It’s just a keystroke away.
	•	Prefer not to use the mouse?
Yami is 100% navigable with your keyboard.

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🔐 Privacy & Security First

Yami was built with privacy by design:
	•	All functionality runs locally in your browser.
	•	No network requests are made.
	•	No analytics, no telemetry, no user tracking.
	•	You can inspect every line of code - it’s open source.

You stay in control of your data. Always.

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🛠️ Permissions Explained

Yami only requests the permissions it needs:
	•	bookmarks: To search through your saved bookmarks.
	•	activeTab: To open bookmarks intelligently in the current tab.
	•	scripting: For UI enhancements like focusing the search input.
	•	favicon: To display site icons for faster recognition.

Nothing else. No invasive access. No background tracking.

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🌍 Language Support

Yami detects your browser language automatically and supports:

Catalan, English, Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Korean, Portuguese, Arabic, Hindi, Italian, Dutch, Turkish, Russian, Galician, Basque, and more.

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🔧 Customize Shortcuts

Want a different key combo?
	1.	Go to chrome://extensions/shortcuts or by menu `Manage Extensions` - `Keyboard shortcuts`
	2.	Find “Yami – Bookmark Launcher”
	3.	Set your preferred shortcut (like Alt + B)

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🧪 How to Use
	1.	Press ⌘ + ⇧ + K (Mac) or Ctrl + Shift + K (Windows/Linux)
	2.	Start typing - fuzzy search activates instantly
	3.	Use arrow keys to navigate
	4.	Press Enter to open the selected bookmark

That’s it. No learning curve.

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👨‍💻 Open Source and Built with ❤️

Yami is maintained by Marc Güell Segarra, a freelance software developer at https://ondori.dev and open-source enthusiast.

You can explore or contribute to the source code here: https://github.com/mguellsegarra/yami-launcher

Contributions, issues, stars, and feedback are always welcome!