Linkover – preview links info on hover icon

Linkover – preview links info on hover

by emvaized · Functionality & UI
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Shows info about the link on hover. Loads page title, thumbnail, description, URL and favicon

Users
460
+30 in 30 days
Rating
3.7 / 5
+0.67 in 30 days
Ratings
3
+1 in 30 days
Store rank
#45K
#38K among extensions
Version
1.2.6
updated 9 Oct 2024

Users

monthly, 2 years
0230460Sep 2024Oct 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 460 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 2 years
023Sep 2024Oct 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 3 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Linkover – preview links info on hover

Linkover loads the link in the background when you hover it, gets all info about it and shows a nice tooltip over the link. It contains page title, thumbnail and short description for many pages over the internet. It's a great approach to preview links before visiting them. Linkover was created as a solution to the problem when some sites truncate long titles of the link titles, putting the obnoxious "..." at the end. In some cases it can totally prevent you from understanding the content of the page without clicking it. It could become especially painful on websites like Google Search and YouTube. Linkover provides several options to prevent unwanted link loading, including domain blacklist, whitelist, and requirement of modifier key pressed (enabled by default). It can also load link info on long left click instead of on hover.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+1+0.2%00.00
30 days+30+7.0%+1+0.67
6 months+85+22.7%+2+0.67
1 year+321+230.9%+3+3.67

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Linkover – preview links info on hover appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
hover#12−3
preview#57+18
info#59+27
links#88new

Version history

4 versions recorded
1.2.620 Sep 2024
1.2.517 Sep 2024
1.214 Sep 2024
1.19 Sep 2024

Details

Category
Functionality & UI
First seen
9 Sep 2024
Size
133 KB
Languages
en, es, ru
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
github.com
Support
github.com
Extension ID
hnjipbfndeondflbdhomiiohbmkjobfc

Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 2, likelihood 1
Permissions
<all_urls>storage

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