# Link Preview Sidebar

> Preview links in a sidebar instead of a new tab.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/link-preview-sidebar](https://chrome-stats.com/d/link-preview-sidebar)

## Overview

- **ID:** `link-preview-sidebar`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Felix Becker
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 54
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (5 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.6
- **Last updated:** 2020-12-08
- **First published:** 2020-12-07
- **Size:** 80 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/link-preview-sidebar/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/felixfbecker/link-preview-sidebar/issues](https://github.com/felixfbecker/link-preview-sidebar/issues)

## Description

Link Preview Sidebar is a Firefox add-on that allows you to preview links in a sidebar instead of a new tab. With this add-on, you can open links in the sidebar by right-clicking on them or holding the Alt key while clicking on the link. Experience a more convenient way to preview links with Link Preview Sidebar for Firefox.

## Rankings

- #15,640 — Overall
- #24 — preview
- #80 — sidebar
- #81 — review
- #84 — deepseek sidebar
- #208 — links

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `tabs`
- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/link-preview-sidebar)