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Since the release of Firefox "5", I've come to really love the new "App Tabs" feature. However, I've now realized that several internal websites at work do not have favicons. So, when I make an App Tab out of these sites, there's only a "blank page" icon in the tab.

Perhaps I wouldn't mind so much if there was only one, but there's at least two or three of these. So, it's just a bit annoying to have to mouse-over the App Tabs to figure out which is what.

I've tried using Favicon Picker 2 to change the bookmark icons, but it only does exactly that - changes the icon in the bookmarks folder. It doesn't change the favicon that's displayed next to the URL in the Address Bar, or the one next to the page title in tabs - the latter being that which is used for the App Tab icon.

So, is there a plugin or other client-side (and preferably "Joe User" friendly) method to assign an icon to a web page or domain, that will be used in the tab bar?

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It's pretty simple to customize your app tab favicons.
Because the app tab favicon is generated by the bookmark just...
(1) install this -- https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/bookmark-favicon-changer/
(2) view your bookmarks, right click and select the custom image you want
(3) restart browser (for new image to "take")
Done.

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@admintech - As mentioned, I've already tried using a bookmark icon changer. How is this plugin different from the one I've used? – Iszi Rory or Isznti Jun 23 '11 at 15:28
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You have to open the bookmark after changing the favicon then re-add as an app tab – admintech Jun 23 '11 at 15:37
@admintech - I don't know about your suggested plugin, but mine doesn't change the tab icon even in a normal tab, even after browser re-load. Does it matter that the sites I'm trying to do this on are SSL sites? – Iszi Rory or Isznti Jun 23 '11 at 15:41
Nevermind. Just tested the Bookmark Favicon Changer to be sure. I'm not sure what it does that Favicon Picker doesn't, but it seems to apply the favicon to tabs also. Thanks! Now, if I could only get it to apply to the whole sub-domain or something, so that navigating the "app" doesn't clear the favicon... – Iszi Rory or Isznti Jun 23 '11 at 15:44
@Iszi just added images to show it working lol, glad to hear its working for you – admintech Jun 23 '11 at 15:46
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