Survol Firefox

Survol

By: mdolr
Survol saves you tabs and time by previewing every link you hover

Features & Capabilities

Survol is a powerful open-source Chrome extension designed to save you tabs and time by previewing each link you hover over. It intelligently fetches data using APIs or falls back on meta-data when APIs are unavailable, offering instant insights without needing to open new tabs. This seamless preview functionality enhances your browsing efficiency and simplifies link exploration.

Discover the code and contribute on the official GitHub repository: Survol on GitHub. Survol is an ideal tool for users looking to streamline their web navigation experience with quick, on-the-fly link previews.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:
mdolr
Daily users:
42 -2
Rating:
3.17
(6)
Version:
0.6.0 Last updated: 2020-10-17
Version code:
5117640
Creation date:
2020-10-07
Risk:
High risk impact Low risk likelihood
Permissions:
Content scripts matches:
  • *
Size:
552.68KB
Email:
co*****@survol.me
URLs:
Website
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Firefox Add-ons Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-17
Compare stats and ranking:

Other platforms

Chrome
Survol (v6.0.0)
2,000 3.25 (12)

Contact the developer

Chrome-Stats does not own this Firefox add-on. Please use these information below to contact the Firefox add-on developer.
Developed by:
mdolr
Firefox Add-ons Store
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/survol/
Email:
co*****@survol.me
Website:
https://github.com/mdolr/survol/issues

User Reviews

by Fi*****, 2025-12-16

Breaks inoreader.com links PLZ FIX
by je*****, 2025-12-08

This extension has NO privacy policy, neither here nor on github, accesses your data for all websites, stores unlimited amount of client-side data, and offers NO rationale for such permissions. That means automatic 1 star until, if ever, this is fixed and properly explained.
by su*****, 2023-07-29
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Is Survol 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.

Survol 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
Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

Survol 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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