Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Survol

Preview any link you hover, save time and tabs.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Survol launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
MaxFocus: Link Preview▲397
Preview links without leaving your current page
2024 · maxfoc.us · its alternatives →
2
HoverCards▲451
Get more content. Open fewer tabs.
2015 · leobola.info · its alternatives →
3
Linkpreview, see how your sites looks in social media and chat apps▲362
Check Preview your website og image, meta tags, favicon, etc.
2024 · linkpreview.xyz · its alternatives →
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HoverCards – Preview YouTube, Twitter, Reddit, Imgur, and Instagram Links▲19
2015 · hovercards.com · its alternatives →
5
Hoverify 2.0▲392
Stop bouncing between tools. Hoverify lets you inspect, edit, test, debug, capture and optimize websites from one browser extension.
2021 · tryhoverify.com · its alternatives →
6
Hover Preview▲119
Preview your HTML elements on Hover VsCode
2024 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →
7
Social Share Preview▲133
Check social media link previews while you browse
2019 · socialsharepreview.com · its alternatives →
8
GlimpseLink▲93
Customize your link previews for social media
2019 · its alternatives →
9
Link Preview API▲198
Free API to get Open Graph data, title & images for any URL
Jul 2026 · exabase.io · its alternatives →
10
Tunnel▲127
Collaborative preview URL for your local web app
2023 · tunnel.dev · its alternatives →
11
Link Previews▲135
Google Docs™ add-on to turn links/URLs into smart chips
2023 · workspace.google.com · its alternatives →
12
Instant HTML Preview Bookmarklet▲130
Hey HN, I recently found myself needing a quick way to preview HTML and SVG code without having to copy it into an IDE, save it, and then open it in a browser. ChatGPT's new canvas feature is great for generating code, but it doesn't provide a way to preview HTML directly. To solve this, I made a small bookmarklet that allows you to instantly preview HTML from your clipboard in a new tab. Just copy your HTML, click the bookmarklet, and it will render immediately. It's a simple tool, but it’s saved me a lot of repetitive steps, and I figured it might help others too. The bookmarklet code and…
2024 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →
13
HoverPeek▲3
Preview any link instantly in a floating mini-browser.
Jul 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Jumprope – Terminal-like commands for the Chrome search bar▲61
2021 · jumprope.ai · its alternatives →
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Glimpse: Preview Links Instantly▲12
Preview links instantly. Stay in flow.
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
16
Preview links in Google Chrome▲33
2012 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →
17
Peeklink▲90
Customized Link Previews for 🔥 Posts
2018 · peek.link · its alternatives →
18
Freezetab▲109
Freezetab is a tool for saving content from the web
2023 · freezetab.com · its alternatives →
19
Citation Saver▲92
Link directly back to content you highlight on a page.
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
20
Flicka▲93
Launch-ready product demos, from a Chrome extension
Sep 2026 · tryflicka.com · its alternatives →
21
Metaclick▲69
Chrome extension to manage your bookmarks
2019 · its alternatives →
22
X Link Preview▲69
Elevate your link previews with custom images
2023 · its alternatives →
23
Previewer Tooltip▲4
Hover over links to preview content instantly.
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
24
CacheTray▲71
Capture anything & send it to Claude or ChatGPT in one click
May 2026 · its alternatives →

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