Magnifying Glass for Google Chrome™

Name: Magnifying Glass for Google Chrome™
Rating: 3.967741935483871 (31 reviews)
Author: https://magnifying-glass.pdfwork.com/

FREE! The magnifying glass displays the zoomed area on the web page, making the selected area visible in detail.

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Magnifying Glass for Google Chrome™ is a free and easy-to-use extension that allows you to zoom into specific areas of any web page without altering the rest of the content. Activate the magnifying glass quickly with the Alt + Z shortcut or via the right-click menu. Customize your experience by adjusting the zoom level and the diameter of the magnifying glass through the options page.

This tool is perfect for users who need to view small text or detailed areas on websites with clarity. Please note that this extension is independently developed and not affiliated with or endorsed by Google Inc.

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By:

https://magnifying-glass.pdfwork.com/

Users:

20,000

Rating:

3.97

(31)

Version:

3.0.0 Last updated: 2022-09-15

Creation date:

2021-01-07

Risk:

Permissions:

activeTab
storage
scripting

Size:

169.00KB

Email:

th*****@gmail.com

URLs:

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Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-09

Ranking

# 5,888 ▲ 62

Other rankings

#2955 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 10 #120 in choose keyword 2 ▲ 60 #277 in press keyword 21 ▲

Other platforms

Magnifying Glass (v3.0.0)

5,314 4.00

(4)

User reviews

Users find the extension helpful for magnifying text and images with good quality and simple use. However, common issues include losing the magnifier effect upon scrolling, difficulty magnifying precisely under the cursor, inability to interact with page elements while magnifying, and problems with resized browser windows. These limit seamless usage despite the extension's effectiveness for detailed viewing.

Pros

Magnifying glass effect works well for viewing small text or images.
Simple and easy to use, appreciated by many users.
Does not degrade image quality when magnifying.
Offers options to customize magnifier size and zoom level.

Cons

Magnifying effect is lost when scrolling, requiring reactivation.
Does not magnify exactly at the mouse pointer location, causing misalignment.
Cannot navigate or click links while magnifier is active, limiting usability.
Incompatibility with resized browser windows or certain display setups.

Recent reviews

It's OK. But when you scroll, the magnifying effect is lost and you have to click the button again. A huge pain. Might not be so bad if you could use a key combo to enable it, but that doesn't seem possible. So if you need to scroll through a page and magnify, it becomes a slow and tedious process.

Te*****, 2025-03-24

La loupe fonctionne bien. Par contre, elle est ronde par défaut. Pour modifier la forme, il faut chercher dans les options

Et*****, 2024-09-10

Doesn't zoom on the spot your mouse is pointing at. Hence, unusable. Would have been excellent otherwise.

A *****, 2024-08-26

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Magnifying Glass for Google Chrome™ does not require any sensitive permissions.

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Risk likelihood

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Magnifying Glass for Google Chrome™ has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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