Link Preview Sidebar

Preview links in a sidebar instead of a new tab.

What is Link Preview Sidebar?

"Link Preview Sidebar" is a Chrome extension designed to simplify and streamline your browsing experience. Instead of opening online links in a new tab, users can preview these links directly in a sidebar. This efficient tool is highly customizable and can be activated by either right-clicking and selecting 'Open in sidebar' or holding the Alt key while clicking a link (⌥ on macOS). Created to boost productivity and offer a seamless browsing experience, the Link Preview Sidebar’s icon is credited to Kirill Kazachek from www.flaticon.com.

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By: felixfbecker

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Users: 2,000+

Rating: 4.29 (17)

Version: 1.0.6 (Last updated: 2020-12-31)

Creation date: 2020-12-12

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

contextMenus
webRequest
webRequestBlocking
tabs
<all_urls>

Size: 76.12K

Email: fe*****@outlook.com

URLs: Website

Stats date:

Chrome-Stats Rank

# 19903 ▼ 222

Other rankings

#11829 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 4 #11 in sidebar keyword 55 ▼ 1 #13 in preview keyword 20 #103 in links keyword 43 ▼ 8

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Summary

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There are two ways to open a link in the sidebar:

• Right click on a link and select "Open in sidebar" • Hold the Alt key while clicking a link (⌥ on macOS)

Icon made by Kirill Kazachek from www.flaticon.com.

User reviews

User reviews summary

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Users find it very handy for previewing links.
Some users appreciate the clean and distraction-free sidebar setup.
Users find it useful for note-taking (mentioning Roam Research) and for previewing videos.

Cons

Doesn't work on all web pages (like GitHub, forums.unrealengine, and Amazon affiliate).
Some sites fail to load a preview or don't fit the preview properly within the frame.
Users want more customization options, such as being able to manually adjust the preview panel size/location, an automatic hover preview, and the ability to browse any page in the sidebar.

Most mentioned

The request for more customization options (e.g., resizable sidebar, browsing any page in sidebar like a sidebar browser, keyboard shortcut for Windows, and custom scrollbar).
The utility it provides in previewing links, with particular mention of note-taking in Roam Research and previewing videos.
The specific websites where the extension doesn't function correctly.

Recent reviews

It is a gerat addon, but it don't work on all web pages, like GitHub and forums.unrealengine

Rex malmin, 2022-10-05

Incredible, is the best

Sebastian Techno, 2022-06-15

Genius! Help me a lot! Thanks

Jack Richard, 2022-02-11

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Safety

Risk impact

Link Preview Sidebar is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Link Preview Sidebar if you trust the publisher.