Smart zoom

Right-click a column of text so zoom, or tap Shift and click, then press +/-/0 to adjust the font size. Esc unzooms.
What is Smart zoom?
"Smart Zoom" is a Chrome extension that allows users to zoom in on a column of text by right-clicking and selecting 'Zoom' or by using keyboard shortcuts. Ideal for text-heavy sites, it enhances reading by adapting the font size and layout, similar to mobile double-tap zoom. Users can easily cancel zooming and adjust font sizes, making it a practical tool for anyone looking to improve their browsing experience. Note: It's an experimental feature with known limitations on certain sites.

Extension stats

By: Sae Yuki
Users: 1,000+
Rating: 4.53 (15)
Version: 0.1.7.3 (Last updated: 2024-05-20)
Creation date: 2018-08-30
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
Size: 30.97K

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Extension summary

Right-click a column of text and pick "Zoom" to make it take up the whole width of the screen just like double tap zooming of the mobile Safari. Esc unzooms.

Or you can tap Shift then click a column of text to zoom in on it, and/or press +/-/0 to adjust the font size. If you tap Shift accidentally, cancel zooming by tapping it again (or pressing any other key).

This extension works best for text-heavy sites: news, blogs, and so forth. It won't zoom all content correctly, and it's disabled for some sites like GMail and Hotmail where it doesn't work. Like all extensions, it's disabled on this site, too. And it's experimental: it could cause you problems.

If the keyboard shortcuts interfere with a webpage, you can disable them on a page by pressing ` (the backquote key, underneath Escape on some keyboards).

Note: This extension was originally developed by another author. I loved this extension but it was not maintained any more and it was not worked on recent version of chrome. So I decided to fix it for latest chrome. I really appreciate original authors' efforts.

origin: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/smart-zoom/emfkpabfhchapdbfcmphhcagnkdloanp

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Effective zoom functionality
  • Great user experience compared to alternatives
  • Fixes previous issues with older extension
  • Thankful users appreciate the developer
  • Useful for improving readability on webpages
Cons
  • Zoom feature can affect font sizes on certain sites like YouTube
  • No option to disable the extension on specific sites
  • Some users report it no longer working
  • Desire for customizable zoom area selection
Most mentioned
  • Users appreciate the developer
  • Extension is effective and very useful
  • Issues with specific websites
  • Functionality similar to reader mode
  • Desire for more features or versions for other browsers
Recent reviews
by Emre Hancı, 2024-09-26

It would be even better if users could be allowed to define their own zoom boxes. This does not rely on automatic recognition of the enlarged area of the webpage, and allows the user to select the enlarged area. 如果能够允许用户自己划定放大框就更好了。这样不依赖于自动识别网页的放大区域,由用户选定放大区域。
by 陆琛贤, 2024-08-20

It is great but it has some undesirable behavior and it has no way to fix, it sets all the font size in youtube to a smaller font.
by Alucard Hellsing, 2023-08-27
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Smart zoom requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Smart zoom has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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