Image Preview (Chrome extension)

Image Preview: Preview Images Without Leaving Web Page

A Chrome extension that allows you to preview images on web pages by hovering over the links without having to open them in a new tab, useful for quickly checking images before downloading or sharing.

What is Image Preview (Chrome extension)?

Image Preview is a handy Google Chrome extension that allows users to preview images on web pages simply by hovering over image links. Without having to open images in new tabs, users can quickly view images to check if they actually want to view, download, or share them.

Once installed, Image Preview works automatically on most web pages. When the mouse cursor hovers over an image link, the full-size image instantly loads in a popup viewer right on the page. This makes it easy to scan through images rapidly and identify relevant ones.

The popup viewer displays images clearly at full size, including large high-resolution photos. Basic viewer controls allow panning, zooming, and scrolling through images smoothly. Images can be opened normally in a new tab with one click if desired.

As an accessibility bonus, Image Preview includes an option to replace generic "click to expand" image links with descriptive filenames or alt text. This helps convey what images contain prior to expanding them.

With its intuitive interface and seamless integration into Chrome, Image Preview takes the hassle out of previewing images across the web. It's handy for power users, researchers, designers, writers, and anyone who works with harvesting or sharing images online.

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