Link Alert

Name: Link Alert
Rating: 4.64 (25 reviews)
Author: Conlan Wesson

By: Conlan Wesson

Displays an icon in the tooltip or next to the cursor indicating the target of a link.

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Features & Capabilities

Link Alert Chrome Extension

Link Alert enhances your browsing experience by displaying an icon near the cursor or tooltip whenever you hover over a link. These visual indicators inform you about the link's target, helping you understand what type of content or destination the link points to before you click.

Supported link types include new windows, secure sites (HTTPS), email links, JavaScript triggers, and various file formats such as Word, Excel, PDF, Zip, application files, text files, images, chat links, and more. This functionality ensures safer, more informed navigation.

Link Alert respects user privacy by collecting information only about the currently hovered link and discards that information once the cursor moves away, ensuring no persistent data storage.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Version:

2.0.2resigned1 Last updated: 2024-04-25

Version code:

5725942

Creation date:

2006-08-17

Risk:

Permissions:

storage

Content scripts matches:

<all_urls>

Size:

147.67KB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-18

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 3,551 ▲ 4

Other rankings

#307 in Download Management

#15 in target keyword 8

#20 in spreadsheet keyword 10

#34 in cursors keyword 68

#45 in links keyword 32

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Developed by:

Conlan Wesson

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/link-alert/

Website:

https://gitlab.com/cwesson/LinkAlert/issues

User Reviews

Pros

Simple and useful functionality
Works as intended for most users
Long-time user satisfaction
Better upon updates

Cons

Incompatibility with certain display settings
Icons appear on printed pages
Recent update issues and bugs
Limited contact/support options

Recent reviews

by 全民*****, 2025-03-28

by 远离*****, 2025-02-12

by A*****, 2024-10-04

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Is Link Alert Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Link Alert requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

Link Alert has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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