# MaxFocus: Link Preview

> Preview websites without leaving current tab. Keep your browsing focused!

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `maxfocus-link-preview`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Casca Space
- **Category:** privacy-security,appearance,tabs
- **Daily users:** 370
- **Weekly downloads:** 27
- **Rating:** 3.72 / 5 (76 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.5.8
- **Last updated:** 2025-03-28
- **First published:** 2024-03-22
- **Size:** 431 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/maxfocus-link-preview/)
- **Website:** [https://maxfoc.us/](https://maxfoc.us/)

## Description

MaxFocus: Link Preview empowers users to preview links without switching tabs, enhancing focus and productivity. Featuring a popup preview, sidebar mode, and customizable options, it fits perfectly for students and professionals navigating social feeds, news, or videos without clutter. The AI sidebar assistant delivers instant contextual answers and video summaries, while features like a reader view, distraction-free video mode, and spotlight shortcut ensure an organized browsing experience. Security is paramount with scam detection and privacy-focused design. MaxFocus offers a free plan with optional PRO upgrades unlocking AI features and enhanced customizations — all designed to keep your browsing smooth and focused.

## Rankings

- #5,947 — Overall
- #9 — preview
- #17 — focus
- #45 — review
- #125 — benefit
- #144 — malware

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `declarativeNetRequest`
- `storage`
- `contextMenus`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `<all_urls>`
- `sidebarAction`
- `*://*/*`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- 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/maxfocus-link-preview)