AEM Chrome Extension for Content Authors, Developers, and CMS Admins Across All AEM Versions

Notably, the AEM Chrome Extension has garnered popularity with around 1700 daily users. More than just an extension, it’s become a game-changer, significantly boosting users’ speed and efficiency in navigating the AEM environment. Across the board, users are discovering the advantages of streamlined workflows, making their AEM experience smoother than ever.

If you’re tired of the manual navigation dance, the AEM Chrome Extension is your answer. This tool lets you navigate AEM seamlessly – from Touch UI editor to Classic UI editor, page properties, and CRXDE Lite – all with just a click or a convenient hotkey. Say farewell to the tedious manual approach and welcome a more efficient way to glide through the AEM console. It’s not just about saving time; it’s about making your AEM journey a breeze.

1. Key Features

• Dynamic Quick Links

  From any page under /content/*, the AEM Chrome Extension empowers you to swiftly navigate to Touch UI
  editor, Classic UI editor, page properties, disabled mode, debug clientlib mode, and CRXDE Lite. On other pages,
  a quick hop to CRXDE Lite takes you directly to your targeted page or node.

  • Switches the current context to editor.html for Touch UI.
  • Switches the current context to editor for Classic AEM.
  • Switches the current context to CRX/DE console.
  • Switches the current context to pageProperties editor page.
  • Switches the current context to disabled mode for XF and Sites Content.
  • Switches the current context to Sites or XF folder.
  • Switches the current context to DAM folder (while inside a DAM asset) – just
    because.
• Dynamic Quick Links (Hotkey)

  Efficiency is at your fingertips with hotkeys for quick navigation:

  • “e”: Switches the current context to editor.html for Touch UI.
  • “w”: Switches the current context to editor for Classic AEM.
  • “c”: Switches the current context to CRX/DE console.
  • “p”: Switches the current context to pageProperties editor page.
  • “d”: Switches the current context to disabled mode for XF and Sites Content.
  • “s”: Switches the current context to Sites or XF folder.
  • “a”: Switches the current context to DAM folder (while inside a DAM asset) – just
    because.
• Bookmarks Quick Links

  The AEM Chrome Extension offers a plethora of useful bookmarks, facilitating swift navigation through AEM.
  Bookmark links are relative paths from the active Google, and you can set the Author Url Origin for designated
  author environments.

2. Additional Features for Enhanced User Experience

• + Open New Tab

  Enable this option to ensure that all quick links clicked open in a new tab within the browser, enhancing
  multitasking capabilities.

• + Hide Hints

  For a cleaner layout while using the AEM Chrome Extension tool, enable this option to hide the hinted text in
  the Chrome extension.

3. Releases Notes

• Release V 0.0.7
  • Hotkeys are now visible by default – no need to click “show hints.”
  • Bug fixes.
  • Performance enhancements.
• Release V 0.0.6
  • Hotkeys supported (in show hints).
  • New quick links providing quick reference to out-of-the-box features from AEM.
  • Indicator when the “origin” has been set.
  • Bug fixes.
  • Performance improvements.
• Release V 0.0.5
  • Bug fixes.
  • Performance enhancements.
• Release V 0.0.4
  • Updated name of the extension from “AEM Quick Links” to “AEM Chrome Extension – SourcedCode.”
  • Added version indicator.
  • Bug fixes.
  • Performance improvements.
• Release V 0.0.3
  • DAM navigation support in CRXDE.
  • In CRXDE /content/dam assets with file extension, can open properties page.
  • In CRXDE /content/dam assets with file extension, can navigate to DAM parent folder.
  • In CRXDE /content/dam folder, can navigate to DAM parent folder.
  • In AEM console, from properties page, can navigate to CRXDE console.
  • In AEM console, from properties page, can navigate to DAM parent folder.
  • (CTRL + Click) or (CMD + Click) for open new tab support.
  • Bug fixes.
  • Performance improvements.

5. Feedback, Bugs, and Tool Enhancements

I value your input! If you have any suggestions, ideas, or come across any bugs while using the AEM Chrome Extension, we encourage you to reach out. Your feedback is invaluable in our commitment to enhancing and refining the tool for an even better user experience.

Feel free to contact me at [email protected] or connect with me on LinkedIn. Whether it’s a feature you’d love to see added or a bug that needs squashing, your insights play a crucial role in shaping the future of this tool.

Let’s collaborate to make the AEM Chrome Extension the best on the market. Together, we can ensure it meets and exceeds your expectations, making your AEM navigation smoother and more efficient than ever before. Your contributions are key to our continuous improvement, and we appreciate your dedication to making this tool top-notch.

6. Install to AEM Chrome Extension Now

Make your AEM navigation as efficient as your workflow – Install the AEM Chrome Extension today and experience a
new era of seamless navigation within AEM!