Link Revealer

Show URLs when you hover over links into a webpage.

Link Revealer: Decode URLs with a Single Hover

'Link Revealer' is a Chrome extension designed to put control back in the user's hands. It reveals the URL of any clickable link when the mouse hovers over it, adding an extra layer of security and awareness to your browsing experience. This tool is especially useful as modern browsers often hide status bars, obscuring where a link will lead. Future enhancements are planned to further enhance the user experience.

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This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2023-12-04

By: Julian Xhokaxhiu

Users: 3,836+

Rating: 4.06

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Version: 0.3 (Last updated: 2014-06-14)

Creation date: 2014-06-14

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood:

High risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Size: 450.56K

Email: in*****@julianxhokaxhiu.com

URLs: Website

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Extension summary

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This extension will show up the url of the link you're going to click.

You are probably asking yourself why this extenions was made for...well this, believe it or not, were made because modern browsers like Google Chrome are going to hide at the most the status bar of the url you're going to click. So i hope with this that you're going to know more where are you going to surf to. But this extensions will not end up here, we're going (yes, this is not only my idea) to add some more nice features, so don't forget to come visit this page. Thanks for trying, as always comments or suggestions are appreciated :)

CHANGELOG:

0.3: Add support for target=_blank links. Updated libs and more.
0.2.2: the tooltip was not shown correctly on mouseover.
0.2.1: updated to work with latest versions of Chrome
0.2.x: more to come :)
0.2: As promised here's the first update with some new nice features like: - Now you can set the tooltip to be viewed also as a statusbar (with configurable position) or keep it as a simple tooltip - Added a timeout to the tooltip to be shown - First SEO Tool: Domain Highlighter (to understand better if you're are going to surf into the same website or not).

User reviews

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Pros

Works well
Helpful
Prevents spoofing
Highlights high level domains
Reliable URL preview
Easy and fast way to check links

Cons

Tooltip sometimes remains stuck on the screen
Difficult to remove the tooltip when stuck
Does not show properly utf8 (cyrillic) urls
Does not reveal bitly addresses

Most mentioned

Tooltip
URL preview
Customization
Extension
Link
Functionality
Chrome

User reviews

Would be nice if we could customize the font in which the link is shown. The current font I do not like.

Anonymous, 2020-12-31

Nice! I love it!

Ferenc Radics, 2020-01-17

The extension is quite helpful. However, in my experience with it, it frequently gets stuck somewhere on the screen blocking that portion of the UI. Also, once it gets stuck on the screen it is very difficult to remove it. I wish there was a dedicated bar at the top of chrome or bottom of Chrome which could become invisible as soon as the mouse is removed from the link. Currently, it is very annoying because of the way it gets stuck.