Hover

Hover, preview

What is Hover?

Hover is a Chrome extension designed to streamline one's online browsing experience. Leveraging Hover, users can preview a link's content by simply hovering over it for two seconds without actually opening the link. This saves users the hassle of juggling multiple tabs. Additionally, Hover empowers users to do a quick Google lookup by hovering over selected texts - an attribute that greatly assists research processes. Lastly, with the hotkey sequence CTRL+SHIFT+H, users can conduct quick Google searches without leaving the current tab, notably improving browsing efficiency.

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By: hoverapp2021

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Users: 3,000+

Rating: 4.32 (31)

Version: 1.0.0 (Last updated: 2021-12-14)

Creation date: 2021-11-24

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

storage
http://*/*
https://*/*
webRequest
webRequestBlocking
tabs

Size: 222.21K

Email: ho*****@gmail.com

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 16987 ▼ 135

Other rankings

#3439 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 3 #3 in hover keyword 28 #107 in e-commerce keyword 20

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Summary

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The easiest and most convenient way to navigate through links/websites without leaving your current tab.

Hover’s chrome extension saves your time by letting you view a link’s content or a plain text by just hovering over it without opening it in a new tab.

Hover to view a link: Whether you are scrolling through a social media newsfeed, an e-commerce catalog, or even a mere link you have received, Hover lets you view the content of the link without leaving your current tab. Hover over any link for 2 seconds to view the content in a lightweight popup box. IT IS THAT SIMPLE. Hover on a link-> Indulge on the content as a pop up-> click on the parent screen when you are done and continue on the same tab.
Hover on a selected text to research-> You want to do a quick google look up on a certain text/phrase without leaving your current tab? Stop wasting your time opening a new tab and copy/paste to search. Hover lets you look up the text via a lightweight popup by mere hovering over the text after you select it.
Hot Key to research: Press CTRL+SHIFT+H to access the hover pop up to do a quick google search without leaving your current tab.

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

Works well for research
Helpful for avoiding opening multiple tabs
Saves time
Useful for looking through documentations
Well-built and easy-to-use

Cons

2 second delay can be annoying
Inconvenient window size and delay
Doesn't work on some websites
Loading time can be slow
Manual closure of popup window

Most mentioned

2 second delay
Useful for research
Popup window size and delay
Loading time

Recent reviews

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Safety

Risk impact

Hover 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 Hover if you trust the publisher.