Reddit Hover Text

by Codegasm · zoeetrope.com · Social Networking

Established publisherManifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Shows the content of a reddit text post when you hover on it's link.

Users

6,000

0 in 30 days

Rating

3.4 / 5

unchanged in 30 days

Ratings

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#12K

#11K among extensions

Version

1.0.0

updated 6 Mar 2025

Users

monthly, 3 years

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 6,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 60 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 Reddit Hover Text

Displays the contents of text submissions in a box under the link when you hover on the link. Does the same thing Hover Zoom does for images but for text submissions. Very convenient if you read a lot of self subreddits. Version 1.0.0 Migrates to v3 manifest required by newer versions of Chrome. Adds support for the current Reddit design along side the old design. Version 0.9.1 Fixes an issue with future versions of Chrome that introduce stricter security related to fetching data from websites. Version 0.9 Adds support for Chrome version 73 and up. Fixes an issue where links wouldn't get marked as visited when not using www.reddit.com. Version 0.8 Add support for the old.reddit.com domain. Version 0.7 Fixes a bug which broke all links starting with the letter g (https://gyfcat.com/... for example). Version 0.6 Support for RES night mode. Version 0.5 Fixes a silly mistake made in 0.4. Version 0.4 Fixes issues related to changes in the Reddit page structure and https forcing. Version 0.3 Fixes RES never-ending scroll and significantly improved performance.