Preview any link, anywhere - Link Preview

Preview links from across the web!

What is Preview any link, anywhere - Link Preview?

Preview any link, anywhere with Link Preview, a Chrome extension making web browsing faster and safer. You can preview links by hovering over them or clicking while holding a key, based on your settings. Features include dragging around the screen and adjustable preview size. With it, read news up to 10x faster as it reduces load time, eliminating ads and sponsored articles. Link Preview also uses DOMPurify for cleaning content before preview to prevent XSS attacks. Upcoming features include specific previews for social media and e-commerce links, and preview capability for shortened URLs.

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Extension stats

By: CodingLeo

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Users: 1,000+

Rating: 2.70 (27)

Version: 2.0.0 (Last updated: 2021-03-05)

Creation date: 2020-11-14

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

storage
<all_urls>
webRequest
webRequestBlocking

Size: 222.21K

Email: le*****@edu.pucrs.br

Ranking

# 23874 ▼ 15

Other rankings

#12821 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 10 #16 in preview keyword 19 #277 in links keyword 31 ▼ 2

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Extension summary

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It's very simple to use, according to your settings preference you will be able to preview links from either hovering the link or clicking while holding a predefined key. You can drag the preview around the screen and resize it at the corners. This extension is currently in pre release, there are many functionalities coming.

Don't waste time. With LinkPreview you can read your news 10x faster. No ads, no sponsored articles and way less time to load the information that you want to read. Great part of the time for loading content on the internet comes from the browser taking time to paint images and content on the screen, with LinkPreview almost all of that time spent painting is gone, so you can access your content faster.

A safer way of browsing. LinkPreview uses DOMPurify, which means every content previewed will be first cleaned to prevent XSS attacks. Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks are a type of injection, in which malicious scripts are injected into otherwise benign and trusted websites.

SOON 1- Specific previews for social media links 2- Specific previews for e-commerce links 3- Preview shortened URL's

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

Good concept and idea behind the extension.
Works on some sites.
Saves time and frustration.
Allows previews of links directly.

Cons

Does not work on many sites.
Outdated design and lacks customization options.
User interface is not appealing.
Issues with non-Latin characters not displaying correctly.
Inability to nest previews.

Most mentioned

Does not work as intended.
Good concept but poorly executed.
Outdated design and lack of updates.
Customization options needed.

Recent reviews

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Papa Kanoc, 2024-09-10

Fantastic extension. Only point of critique is that it doesn't allow nesting previews. If you've opened a preview, you can't also preview a link within the preview.

Gideon Scheepers, 2024-08-01

Tested this extension on "The Daily Mail" with the setting to open the link when hovering for 3 seconds. The preview is just text only and it cuts half the page. Decent enough to find out what the daily mail is talking about since their headlines are vague af. Maxfocus is much better.

Benjamin, 2024-06-19

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Preview any link, anywhere - Link Preview requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.