Makes LWN slightly easier to read
LWN Helper: Easier Reading
LWN Helper is a Chrome extension that provides a title mouseover for internal links on LWN.net, allowing you to preview articles before navigating to them.
Extension stats
By: Polyvations
Rating: 1.67
(3)
Manifest version: 3
Host permissions:
- http://lwn.net/*
Size: 13.20K
Email: in*****@polyvations.com
Other platforms
Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary
This extension adds a title mouseover for all internal links to other articles on LWN.net. Know what article you're navigating to before you navigate to it.
User reviews
can't remove
by
banana, 2020-10-26
Keeps getting added to chrome WITHOUT me manually adding it after removing it and restarting chrome.
by
A Google user, 2019-03-01
Extension safety
Risk impact
LWN helper requires very minimum permissions.
Risk impact analysis details
- High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
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Risk likelihood
We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of LWN helper. Use it at your own risk.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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