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Quick answers about getting your links into HomePageCloud and keeping them there.
Links to files and folders on your computer
About links to files and folders on your computer
- Browsers block websites from opening files on your computer. This is a safety feature in Chrome and Edge, so no website (including HomePageCloud) can open
C:\…orfile://links for you. - These links only work on the computer where the file is. Your homepage is the same on every computer, but a file in Documents on your desktop isn't on your laptop or a work computer.
- What happens when you click one: we copy the file's path for you. Paste it into File Explorer's address bar (or a new browser tab for PDFs and pictures) to open it.
- Want it on every computer? Upload the file or folder to Google Drive (or OneDrive), then save the Drive link here instead. It will open anywhere you sign in.
You can still save local links (like C:\Users\You\Documents\Budget.xlsx or \\server\share\Reports). They're marked Local on your homepage. On the computer that has the file, click the tile and paste the copied path into File Explorer.
The “Save to HomePageCloud” button
A bookmark button that saves whatever page you're on: it opens a small window where you can edit the title, pick a section (or make a new one), add a note and click Save. It isn't an add-on or extension, just a special bookmark.
You have the browser extension: click its toolbar button to save the page you're on.
Full instructions for Chrome and Edge, and a paste-a-link page for phones, are on the Save page.
Importing bookmarks or favorites
Use Scan my Bookmarks/Favorites & Help Me Organize. Export your bookmarks from Chrome (Ctrl+Shift+O → ⋮ → Export bookmarks) or Edge (Ctrl+Shift+O → … → Export favorites), upload the file, and review the suggested sections before anything is added. Links you already have are skipped, and you can undo an import with one click for 7 days.
Why not automatically? Browsers don't let websites read your bookmarks, and noticing new bookmarks needs a browser extension. HomePageCloud works without add-ons: re-import every so often (only new links are added) or use the Save button for new pages. If you'd like it automatic, install the optional extension.
Get the browser extension (optional)
The HomePageCloud extension for Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge is optional; everything on the site works without it. It adds:
- Scan my bookmarks: sends your browser's bookmarks straight to the import preview, no export file needed. Nothing is added until you click Import.
- “Also save to HomePageCloud?” when you add a bookmark, with a section picker. You can turn this off.
- A toolbar button that saves the page you're on, like the Save button.
✓ The extension is installed in this browser.
Download the extension (.zip, version 1.0.0)
It isn't in the Chrome Web Store or Edge Add-ons yet, so install it like this:
- Unzip the downloaded file into a folder you'll keep (for example Documents\HomePageCloud extension). The browser loads it from there.
- Chrome: go to
chrome://extensionsand turn on Developer mode (top right).
Edge: go toedge://extensionsand turn on Developer mode (left side). - Click Load unpacked and choose the unzipped folder (the one that contains
manifest.json). - Pin it: click the puzzle-piece icon in the toolbar, then the pin next to HomePageCloud.
What it can access: your bookmarks (only to scan them when you click Scan, and to notice new ones), the page you're on (only when you click its toolbar button), and homepagecloud.net. It sends data only to HomePageCloud, using your normal sign-in. To remove it, click Remove on the extensions page.
Grok Bots on your homepage
You can add Grok Bots as tiles. Turn on Edit and choose ＋ Bot (or “Add a bot here” in a section's menu). From the Grok Bot app, copy the bot's link (it looks like grokbot://app/v1/agent?id=…) or just its id, and paste it in. Give it a name and pick an icon if you like.
Clicking a bot tile asks your browser to open the bot in the Grok Bot app. If the app isn't installed on that computer, nothing may happen; you'll see a “This didn't open?” note with a way to copy the link or get the app. Get the app / sign in.
Making HomePageCloud your homepage
On your homepage, open the account menu (your initial, top right) → Make this my browser homepage… for step-by-step instructions for Chrome and Edge.