Hoverflow

Hover to preview any link, without leaving your tab.

Hoverflow - Conveniently Browse Without Switching Tabs

"Hoverflow" is a Chrome extension designed to improve your web browsing experience. By simply hovering over a link, you can preview its content without leaving your current tab. It's especially powerful when browsing wikis, documents, and other information-rich websites. 'Hoverflow' loads the mobile versions of the sites for a fast, focused browsing experience. Additionally, for your convenience, the extension is disabled by default, allowing you to choose where you want it enabled. Essentially, 'Hoverflow' is about offering a seamless, intuitive, and efficient browsing tool that enhances your productivity.

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Extension stats

By: https://hoverflow.io

Users: 1,000+

Rating: 4.65

(31)

Version: 1.2.5 (Last updated: 2024-07-17)

Creation date: 2022-05-03

Permissions:

storage
scripting
activeTab
declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess

Host permissions:

https://*.wikipedia.org/*

Size: 54.41K

Email: co*****@moonstopsoftware.com

URLs: Website

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 23,592 ▲ 2

Other rankings

#1272 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 3 #294 in fastest way keyword 16 ▲

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Hoverflow (v1.0.5)

241 4.50

(12)

Hoverflow (v1.2.5)

593 5.00

(5)

User reviews

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Changes the way you browse the internet
Useful multi-nested functionality
Easy to add to your own website with a line of code
Works well on websites with many links like Wikipedia
Improves workflow for navigating documentation or linked content

Cons

No persistent activation for selected website domains
Requires manual activation for each new page visit
Inconsistent behavior of frame positioning
Limitations on certain websites (e.g., New York Times)
Lack of context menu option for easy activation

Most mentioned

Option to enable on all sites by default
Issues with activation turning off after page refresh
Desire for more customizable options like frame size
Inconsistent frame opening positions
Need for a context menu trigger

User reviews

People who want to enable this to all webpages automatically can use this tampermonkey script. Working like a charm for me and browsing has never been better. // ==UserScript== // @name Inject Hoverflow Script // @namespace http://tampermonkey.net/ // @version 1.0 // @description Automatically inject the Hoverflow script into every website's <head> // @match *://*/* // @grant none // ==/UserScript== (function() { 'use strict'; // Create the script element const scriptEl = document.createElement('script'); scriptEl.defer = true; scriptEl.src = 'https://hoverflow.io/js/hoverflow.min.js'; // Append the script element to the <head> const head = document.head || document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0]; if (head) { head.appendChild(scriptEl); } else { // If no <head> is available, inject into the document element document.documentElement.appendChild(scriptEl); } })();

Deepak Mangla, 2025-02-13

Great extension and very useful with the multi-nested functionality. What's even better about Hoverflow is that you can add it to your own website with just 1 line of code. I've added it to my product's documentation website and it made it so much better to read & navigate the docs!

Carsten Frentz, 2024-07-16

The best previewer extension I've ever utilized was CoolIris Preview for Firefox which was discontinued when Firefox changed extension protocols sometime around version 54. Any url Previewer Developer interested in making a superior extension should research CoolIris and mimic its functionality. With that said, my previous 5 star rating for Hoverflow was a bit premature. I was overly excited that most of the basics seemed to be covered. However, after spending some time with it there are some high priority issues that should be addressed for usability sake. here's what im seeing: Version 1.2.5 overall: - no persistent activation for selected websites domains. - unable to manually move frame window once opened (want to move it, not resize it) - obviously the extension should work for any/every url but it doesnt, - reloading the webpage removes activation for the extension?!?! - unable to view frame options after 1st install regardless of option activation (no bypass xframe option) example: unable to view options to pin frame or open in tab, etc. cnet.com https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/credit-cards/advice/is-this-the-end-of-plastic-visas-new-technology-could-render-physical-cards-obsolete/ - frame doesnt open in consistent location (right, left, above, below) for links in the same vicinity. Best practice is generally to the left or right of the link - frames opening too close to the hovered link - some links unable to connect (ex. businesswire.com) nytimes.com - frames do not work for entire nytimes.com - linked nytimes article from front page after selection does not enable persistent activation (nytimes domain) Washingtonpost.com - frames work for most of the site, some links unable to connect Ultimately, it does provide instant preview windows for some sites. Depending on your website choices, your mileage may vary. Im not sure how active this developer is in terms of maintaining/improving on the extension, but it certainly needs work. I have a lot of UX knowledge I could share for free to help improve the project if desired. I forwarded my email to the developer so we'll see what happens.

Shavar J, 2024-07-15

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Hoverflow requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Request access to the following domains: wikipedia.org

Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Hoverflow. 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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