Kiosk Extension

Add advanced browser controls for Chrome kiosk mode and Edge kiosk mode, designed to enhance the experience of touchscreen kiosks launched with the --kiosk flag. Whether you're managing a public terminal, self-service station, or retail display, this extension offers a comprehensive set of features to improve usability, enforce security, and simplify administration. Enterprise-Ready with Managed Settings Now supports Managed Settings via Google Admin policy, allowing IT administrators to configure and deploy kiosk settings across multiple devices with ease. Ideal for Chrome enterprise kiosk environments. See: https://www.chromium.org/administrators/configuring-policy-for-extensions ▬▬▬ Feature Highlights ▬▬▬ ▐ On-screen navigation Back, Forward, Up, Home and Refresh buttons so users can move around without a keyboard or browser chrome. Add a dedicated, customizable Back button with its own label, action, size and position. ▐ Lock it down Restrict browsing to an approved Allow list (or block specific sites with a Deny list). Blocked navigation returns the kiosk to your Homepage. Password-protect the options page and lock kiosk keys so end users can't change a thing. ▐ Rotating signage Cycle through a list of URLs on a timer with optional transitions - or only rotate when the kiosk is idle. Turn any screen into digital signage. ▐ QR code of the page Show a QR code of the current page so visitors can carry the link away on their phone. Style it with your own logo or favicon. ▐ Custom extra buttons Add your own buttons that open URLs or run actions - shortcuts to the pages your kiosk uses most. ▐ Time & date overlay Display a live clock and date on screen, with control over format, position and appearance. ▐ Idle refresh & custom CSS Return to the Homepage after a set idle time, and inject custom CSS to tailor how pages look on the kiosk. ▐ Deploy at scale Save once and your configuration follows any device signed into the same Chrome profile via Chrome sync. Managing more than a handful of devices? An administrator can push settings to every enrolled device from the Google Admin Console using managed policy - the extension ships a full policy schema (`schema.json`). Settings your administrator locks show a "Managed by administrator" indicator and can't be changed locally. ▬▬▬ Why use it ▬▬▬ - Give any touch-screen kiosk, reception terminal or signage display the controls it needs - Keep visitors on approved pages - and off everything else - Set it up once, then deploy to one device or a whole fleet - Every feature is optional and off until you switch it on ▬▬▬ Good to know ▬▬▬ Developed and maintained solely on my spare time. Buttons is repositioned via drag-and-drop Navigating to any URL containing kioskexit1337 will close the tab Back button appears automatically on PDF/media URLs Internal error pages (e.g. DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN) redirect to homepage May require enabling in Incognito/InPrivate mode ▬▬▬ CHANGELOG ▬▬▬ [0.0.0.51] - 2026-07-14 Changed - Bug fixes Added - Autofocus on first form input field [0.0.0.50] - 2026-07-06 Changed - Bug fixes Added - Rotate on idle - Get started page [0.0.0.49] - 2026-03-29 Changed - Bug fixes Added - Adjust QR Code Size - Quit/Close Browser Button - Close Tabs on Refresh - CSS Validation - Block Drag and Drop [0.0.0.48] - 2026-02-25 Changed - Bug fix for editing extra buttons [0.0.0.47] - 2026-02-19 Changed - Bug fix for password bypass - Removed jQuery code [0.0.0.46] - 2026-02-15 Added - Next/Previous Tab in Navigation Buttons Changed - Small CSS fixes [0.0.0.45] - 2025-11-10 Changed - Small bug fix [0.0.0.44] - 2025-11-08 Added - Custom Error Page when no Internet connection - Added so you can choose to include or exclude pages to remove browser data from [0.0.0.43] - 2025-10-18 Changed - Fixed CSS for Fontawesome - Replaced code so elements are not depented on the screen resolution used when setup - Minor fixes [0.0.0.42] - 2025-09-22 Added - Managed settings can now be used and pushed via Google Admin, see: https://www.chromium.org/administrators/configuring-policy-for-extensions Changed - Fixed Fontawesome bug - CSS fix of Button elements - Minor fixes [0.0.0.41] - 2025-07-23 Changed - Fixed small bug in URL Rotator - Minor UI update of Options [0.0.0.40] - 2025-03-08 Added - Added URL Rotator function [0.0.0.39] - 2025-01-21 Changed - Fixed a bug regarding local storage not clearing from browser data [0.0.0.38] - 2025-01-16 Added - Option to exclude domains when clearing browsing data Changed - Small bug fixes [0.0.0.37] - 2025-01-13 Changed - Fix for having a local file as homepage when idle refresh - Small bug fixes [0.0.0.36] - 2024-12-12 Added - Option for logo in QR-code Changed - Idle detection for mouse/key/touch input on other windows/tabs - Changed QR Code library to by Intosoft - Small bug fixes [0.0.0.35] - 2024-04-30 Added - Option to remove all BrowsingData on refresh Changed - Small fix for z-index of Navigation Buttons [0.0.0.34] - 2024-04-17 Changed - Fixed bug when saving options for exclude/include different buttons [0.0.0.33] - 2024-04-13 Added - Time and Date Overlay - Hidden Admin Button - Ignore Idle Refresh when media is playing - Refresh button for Navigation Buttons - Include/Exclude for Backbutton, Time/Date and Extra Buttons Changed - Changed CSS framework to beercss, completely new options layout - Fixed bug when using display with high pixel ratio (macbook) - Fixed a lot of small bugs in options - Switched to shoelace as colorpicker - Small changes to look of QR code - Remove Username field for password [0.0.0.32] - 2023-11-30 Changed - Fixed a regex bug, * wasn't escaped correctly [0.0.0.31] - 2023-06-07 Changed - Excluded status code 401 (net::ERR_INVALID_AUTH_CREDENTIALS) from redirecting to homepage [0.0.0.30] - 2023-05-26 Added - New option to close the browser at a certain time, if the time has passed it will try the same time next day - N…