Hover for Safari Alternatives
Hover for Safari is described as 'allows you to expand any image, link, or GIF just by hovering over it. With extensive support for popular websites, you'll be able to browse media-heavy content with ease. Say goodbye to clicking links and loading a new webpage just to view an image' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Hover for Safari for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Google Chrome and Firefox apps. The best Hover for Safari alternative is Imagus, which is free. Other great apps like Hover for Safari are Hover Zoom+, Hover Zoom, Thumbnail Zoom Plus and ezLinkPreview.
Imagus
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Proprietary
10 Imagus alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Google Chrome
- Firefox
The extension is intended to complement image features that (I think) is missing from Opera by default or give features that are just simply useful.
- - Imagus is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Hover for Safari.
- - Imagus is the most popular free alternative to Hover for Safari.
Imagus Features
Hover Zoom+
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
12 Hover Zoom+ alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Google Chrome
- Firefox
Hover your mouse over any image on the supported websites and the extension will automatically enlarge the image to its full size, making sure that it still fits into the browser window.
- - Hover Zoom+ is the most popular Open Source alternative to Hover for Safari.
Hover Zoom
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Proprietary
12 Hover Zoom alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Chrome OS
- Google Chrome
Browse images galleries with ease: move the mouse cursor over thumbnails to view images in their full size without loading a new page. Pictures are automatically resized if they don't fit the window.
WarningAs written at http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1t4ubn/hoverzoom_for_chrome_is_infected_with_malware/ , it seems to contain malware. Be careful!
Thumbnail Zoom Plus
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
12 Thumbnail Zoom Plus alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Pale Moon
- Firefox
The free Thumbnail Zoom Plus add-on for Firefox shows the full image when you hover over a thumbnail or image link.
Thumbnail Zoom Plus Features
DiscontinuedThe extension is not compatible with Firefox 57. It still works on XUL-based Firefox forks like
Waterfox and
Pale Moon
ezLinkPreview
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo11 ezLinkPreview alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Google Chrome
Browse more efficiently: Preview links and images without leaving your current tab. Mouseover any link and click the 'ez' icon (or press ALT and mouseover link) to show the linked page in a separate preview overlay or split screen.
ezLinkPreview Features
Linkz.ai
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo24 Linkz.ai alternatives- Freemium • Proprietary
- Online
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
Install Linkz.ai in 2 minutes on your website or blog and instantly get automatic rich link previews on hover. Linkz.ai previews help your visitors to get context from linked content without bouncing between browser tabs, and, most importantly, without leaving your site.
- - Linkz.ai is the most popular Web-based & SaaS alternative to Hover for Safari.
Linkz.ai Features
Image Max URL
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
10 Image Max URL alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Google Chrome
- Greasy Fork
- Opera
- Firefox
A browser extension and userscript that finds larger or original versions of images for thousands of supported websites
Image Preview (Chrome extension)
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo13 Image Preview (Chrome extension) alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Google Chrome
Finds links to images and youtube videos in the web page you're on and replaces the link with a lightbox popup.
ImagePreviewer
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo12 ImagePreviewer alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Opera
Opis
This extension shows a popup with an image preview when hovering over link that points to an image file or a page with an image.
This extension uses LinkFilterAPI on LinkRedirector. If you use this, you MUST install LinkRedirector.
= Usage
Move the cursor and hover over.
ImagePreviewer Features
Image Preview (Firefox addon)
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
12 Image Preview (Firefox addon) alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Pale Moon
- Firefox
Preview image when mouse over image link.
Image Preview (Firefox addon) Features
DiscontinuedThe extension is not compatible with Firefox 57. Last version, 0.0.11.1, released in January 2015, still works on XUL-based Firefox forks like
Waterfox and
Pale Moon
Thumbnail Zoom
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo12 Thumbnail Zoom alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Firefox
Shows a full size image when you hover over thumbnails on popular websites like Facebook, Twitter or Amazon.
DiscontinuedNot compatible with Firefox Quantum. URL also unavailable.
ImageZoomer
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo12 ImageZoomer alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Google Chrome
Zoom images inline on the current page by holding the right mouse button and scrolling the mouse wheel.