Linkover – preview links info on hover

Shows info about the link on hover. Loads page title, thumbnail, description, URL and favicon

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By: emvaized
Users: 25
Version: 1.2.6 (Last updated: 2024-10-09)
Creation date: 2024-09-09
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • <all_urls>
  • storage
Size: 136.19K

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Extension summary

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Linkover loads the link in the background when you hover it, gets all info about it and shows a nice tooltip over the link. It contains page title, thumbnail and short description for many pages over the internet. It's a great approach to preview links before visiting them.

Linkover was created as a solution to the problem when some sites truncate long titles of the link titles, putting the obnoxious "..." at the end. In some cases it can totally prevent you from understanding the content of the page without clicking it. It could become especially painful on websites like Google Search and YouTube.

Linkover provides several options to prevent unwanted link loading, including domain blacklist, whitelist, and requirement of modifier key pressed (enabled by default). It can also load link info on long left click instead of on hover.

Extension safety

Risk impact

Linkover – preview links info on hover requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Linkover – preview links info on hover may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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