Preview any link, anywhere - Link Preview

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.
Merlin
Stats
By: CodingLeo
Users: 1,000+
Rating: 2.71 (24)
Version: 2.0.0 (Last updated: 2021-03-05)
Creation date: 2020-11-14
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • <all_urls>
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
Size: 222.21K
URLs: Website
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Merlin
Summary

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

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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
  • Good concept
  • Saves time
  • Works well on some websites
Cons
  • Outdated design
  • Does not work on all websites
  • Does not display foreign characters
Most mentioned
  • Outdated design
  • Does not work
  • Needs more customization options
Recent reviews
Preview any LATIN ALPHABET anywhere. This is what the name should have been. If there are images in your link, which is probably 99.99% of the web : you won't see them. If there's any other letter than A,B,C,D,etc. all you'll see is as a preview of the foreign text is : ���������������������������������������� Great extension ! As long as one doesn't use it for more than 12 seconds.
by Mathias Mathias, 2021-05-09

Doesn't seem to do anything anymore.
by FamKis FamKis, 2024-03-02

Does not work whatsoever!
by City 348 City 348, 2023-11-20
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Safety
Risk impact

Preview any link, anywhere - Link Preview 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 Preview any link, anywhere - Link Preview if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Preview any link, anywhere - Link Preview is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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