Return X/Twitter Link Previews Firefox

Return X/Twitter Link Previews

Bring back X/Twitter link previews with headlines and descriptions

Features & Capabilities

Adds the link previews with headline and description back to X posts. All requests are done with the Fetch API (to t.co that twitter provides and follows the redirect to the final destination, scraping the opengraph data) and cached in local browser store.

Source code, including a Chrome version is here: https://github.com/stevenlafl/return-x-link-preview

User Growth & Download Statistics

Manifest V2 Add-on
By:
stevenlafl
Daily users:
29
Rating:
4.50
(4)
Version:
0.0.3 Last updated: 2023-10-06
Version code:
5633058
Creation date:
2023-10-05
Risk:
High risk impact Low risk likelihood
Permissions:
Content scripts matches:
  • x.com
  • twitter.com
Size:
182.24KB
URLs:
Website
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Firefox Add-ons Store
Data ingested on:
2026-07-27
Compare stats and ranking:

Contact the developer

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Developed by:
stevenlafl
Firefox Add-ons Store
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/return-x-link-previews/
Website:
https://github.com/stevenlafl/return-x-link-preview

Permission Change History

2023-10-06: Version 0.0.1 → 0.0.3
Add Permissions: http://*/*

User Reviews

by Ko*****, 2023-12-18

Seems to work well, thanks - those idiotic image-only previews were driving me nuts!
by Er*****, 2023-11-21
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Is Return X/Twitter Link Previews Safe?

Risk impact
Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Return X/Twitter Link Previews requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. 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.
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Risk likelihood
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Return X/Twitter Link Previews has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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