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Dev tools · February 25, 2021

Throbber

A Chrome extension that adds the IE throbber to the toolbar

Throbber launched on February 25, 2021 with 65 votes, #805 of 3,133 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.

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What it does

I had to use Microsoft Edge today and it reminded me how cool it was in the 90s to have a little throbber showing you when a page was loading. I brought it back as an extension, for Edge and Chrome. It only rotates if a page is loading!

A Google Chrome/Microsoft Edge extension that brings you back to the 90s - stephanerangaya/throbber

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