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Hey, HN! I have been working on the MaxFocus: Link preview extension for the past month. It allows you to preview the content of a link before you open it — a handy way to scroll through your feed without opening multiple tabs. Some of the extra features: — Read mode and dark mode for articles — Almost full customisation of UI and behaviour — Advanced safety: we use a few services to check the links for malware and phishing — AI summaries and extracting key points for the previewed page (Claude) — It also works even faster than opening links in a new tab It now gets 30-50 new users per day…

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   Piar.io▲333

   Optimize link preview for any social networks and messengers

   2020

2. 2
   GlimpseLink▲93

   Customize your link previews for social media

   2019

3. 3
   Instant Preview Extension▲73

   Adds instant preview to search engine results page

   2019

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   Peeklink▲90

   Customized Link Previews for 🔥 Posts

   2018

5. 5AB
   A browser extension to preview links on your current page▲9

   Video demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWBU2aFn9eY

   2024 · maxfoc.us

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   Link Preview API▲198

   Free API to get Open Graph data, title & images for any URL

   Jul 2026 · exabase.io

7. 7PL
   Preview links in Google Chrome▲33

   2012 · chrome.google.com

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   Link Previews▲135

   Google Docs™ add-on to turn links/URLs into smart chips

   2023

9. 9
   Survol▲153

   Preview any link you hover, save time and tabs.

   2020

10. 10
    Just Focus▲226

    Simple website blocker for Chrome 🙅💻

    2018

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    Results Previewer▲246

    Never click another link in a Google Search again.

    2019

12. 12
    send/links▲125

    Save, organize, and find your links in one place

    Apr 2026

13. 13
    Social Share Preview▲133

    Check social media link previews while you browse

    2019

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    SEO Tool Extension▲195

    Your favorite SEO tools, placed for quick access.

    2019

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    LinkedIn Post Preview Generator▲158

    See it, share it, slay it on linkedin

    2025

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    Multiple URL Opener▲140

    Save many links in one place, open them all in one click 🔗

    2018

17. 17
    ShortLink▲172

    Create local, easy to remember short links

    2017

18. 18
    Just Read▲213

    Reader view for web browsers

    2017

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    Hype Link▲111

    List links to social, streaming platforms, and more.

    2018

20. 20LP
    Link Preview (Unfurl/Expand) API▲13

    2021 · dashkite.com

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    OnlyShortcuts▲193

    Quick access to links with shortcuts

    2024

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    Prevue.ly▲72

    Customize the preview of any link on social media

    2021

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    Webpage Sherlock▲151

    Page insights in a single click

    2023

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    Clubhype▲190

    Social media previews and landing pages for Clubhouse events

    2021

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