Shift Link Preview

Chrome Extension for creating URL preview snippets and sending previews with Gmail, based on the meta content of the given webpage.
What is Shift Link Preview?
Shift Link Preview is a Chrome extension that allows you to easily create URL preview snippets and send them with Gmail. It generates previews based on the meta content of a given webpage, making it convenient for sharing interesting web pages with friends, family, colleagues, and customers.

Extension stats

This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2024-04-29
Users: 6
Version: 1.0.1 (Last updated: 2019-02-24)
Creation date: 2019-02-19
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • storage
  • identity
  • https://www.googleapis.com/
Size: 464.90K

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Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

Installing this extension adds an icon to the Chrome toolbar that, when pressed, creates a preview of the current page.

This makes it easy to share preview snippets with your friends, familiy, associates and costumers, of interesting web sites and pages. Whether you regulary share e.g. auction items with your friends or real estate offers with your customers this Chrome extension will make the task of making it look good a little better.

The preview is displayed in a popup window below the extension icon, and from there the preview clip can be send to any email recipient either directly using Gmail or by pasting the preview into your email client of choice.

Extension safety

Risk impact

Shift Link Preview requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Shift Link Preview may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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