How To: Custom Steam Overlay bookmarks

[Iszuka™ 10]

I was sick of how clunky browsing the internet is in Steam Overlay so i searched for a way to make things a little easier.
After a quick google i found this little mod you can do to your overlay files, so you can add your own links in the top right where 'Game Groups' and 'Workshop' links are.
It's nothing invasive, it's as simple as adding a string to a text file.

 

The file is:
/steam/resource/layout/overlaydashboard.layout

Open it as a text file.

Under where GameGroupsButton and ChatRoomButton (etc) are defined, Add this string below:
GoogleID { controlname="URLLabel" labeltext="Google" urltext="https: //google.co.uk/ " style=sidemenu }
Obviously customize the name and the URL to your liking, but set the ID to something memorable because you need it for the final step. Case sensitive.
http:// is required in the URL.

Towards the bottom of the file, find:
place { controls="GameGroupsButton,GameGroupsButton,ChatRoomButton,DLCButton, //etc
The order of the IDs here will be the order your links show respectively. Add your ID. Seperate them with commas and don't use spaces.

Save the file when finished. Restart the game you're in if you have one open.

 

Here's my layout as an example.
 

 

 

Edited May 13, 2016 by Iszuka™