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Products that do what Link Preview (Unfurl/Expand) API does

1. 1PL
   Preview links in Google Chrome▲33

   2012 · chrome.google.com

2. 2AB
   A browser extension to preview links on your current page▲9

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

   2024 · maxfoc.us

3. 3
   Link Preview API▲198

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

   Jul 2026

4. 4PL
   Programmable “link preview” thumbnails for your website's pages▲18

   2021 · ogimg.io

5. 5
   Peeklink▲90

   Customized Link Previews for 🔥 Posts

   2018

6. 6
   Link Previews▲135

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

   2023

7. 7
   Survol▲153

   Preview any link you hover, save time and tabs.

   2020

8. 8
   App Unfurls by Slack▲199

   Build beautiful, interactive previews for any link in Slack

   2017

9. 9
   Snaplink▲170

   Generate dynamic social preview images

   2022

10. 10
    GlimpseLink▲93

    Customize your link previews for social media

    2019

11. 11RP
    React Preview▲11

    2021 · marketplace.visualstudio.com

12. 12ET
    Extension to preview links on any website▲7

    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…

    2024 · maxfoc.us

13. 13IP
    Instant preview for static websites▲30

    2021 · instantpreview.dev

14. 14
    Redirect 2 Link▲98

    A secure link shortener with social previews.

    2022

15. 15
    Instant Preview Extension▲73

    Adds instant preview to search engine results page

    2019

16. 16AO
    An open source website preview generator tool using webkit (live demo)▲34

    2012 · previewtool.raphaelcruzeiro.com

17. 17PA
    Pinpointer – A Firefox extension to share links to page elements▲91

    2018 · addons.mozilla.org

18. 18PD
    PullPreview – Deploy previews for any application, on your servers▲83

    2020 · pullpreview.com

19. 19PA
    Preview a styled markdown document from a URL of your choice▲5

    2017 · github.com

20. 20MD
    Markdrop — drag and drop Markdown previews▲70

    2011 · markdrop.com

21. 21FF
    Fetchful - Fetch page information previews from any link▲8

    2011 · fetchful.com

22. 22CC
    Creating Custom Ubuntu Web Link App▲33

    2018 · vaclavkosar.com

23. 23SL
    Spoopy.link: in-depth link scanning▲11

    2017 · spoopy.link

24. 24SL
    Shortlink – Local, easy to remember URL aliases▲22

    2017 · chrome.google.com

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