Magnifying Glass

Name: Magnifying Glass
Rating: 4 (11 reviews)
Author: Joue

Convert your mouse cursor to a high-quality magnifying glass

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The Magnifying Glass Chrome extension enhances your browsing experience by converting your mouse cursor into a high-quality magnifier. This practical tool enlarges screen elements beneath your cursor, making it easier to view details without changing overall page zoom.

Users can conveniently adjust the magnifying glass's size and zoom scale through the right-click context menu on the extension's action button. Activating or deactivating the magnification is simple—left-click or press Escape to switch back to the standard cursor. The action button visually indicates the extension's status with a red color when active and blue when inactive, providing quick visual feedback. This extension is ideal for users who require precise on-screen magnification for reading, design work, or accessibility purposes.

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By:

Joue

Daily users:

650 -10

Rating:

4.00

(11)

Version:

0.1.0 Last updated: 2023-12-28

Version code:

5669602

Creation date:

2023-12-27

Risk:

Permissions:

storage
activeTab
contextMenus
<all_urls>

Size:

115.33KB

URLs:

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Full description:

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Data ingested on:

2025-07-07

Ranking

# 3,933 ▼ 54

Other rankings

#28 in cursors keyword 58

#60 in class keyword 5

#115 in quality keyword 31 ▼ 2

#138 in value keyword 17 ▼ 1

#202 in mouse keyword 41 ▼ 4

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User reviews

Users find the Magnifying Glass add-on effective and convenient for enlarging text and images, making reading easier and more comfortable. It works reliably and is recommended for general use. However, multiple users note the inability to access or customize zoom settings, as there is no visible action button, context menu, or options page available in Firefox or Waterfox, limiting customization to default settings.

Pros

Works as described and functions reliably.
Makes reading content easier, especially for manga or detailed text.
Very convenient and hassle-free to use.
Transforms the cursor into a digital magnifying glass effectively.
Highly recommended and considered a must-have for PC users.

Cons

No visible action button to access options or settings.
Cannot access or change lens size and magnification settings in Firefox/Waterfox as expected.
Lack of context menu on the action button to adjust zoom parameters.
No options available in the Add-ons Manager to customize the extension.

Recent reviews

NO action button seen, NO WAY

by Fi*****, 2025-02-15

by He*****, 2024-12-25

by ni*****, 2024-12-14

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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Magnifying Glass 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.

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 Browser Add-ons, 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.

Magnifying Glass has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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