Merlin
Magnifying Glass (Hover Zoom)

Magnifying Glass (Hover Zoom)

Press on the toolbar button to see the magnifying glass.

What is Magnifying Glass (Hover Zoom)?
"Magnifying Glass (Hover Zoom)" is a Firefox add-on designed to enhance web browsing. It allows users to magnify parts of a webpage with a simple button click. The tool provides an adjustable zoom level and coverage area, offering a versatile viewing experience. The magnifier can be easily switched ON or OFF with the toolbar button and adjusted through the options page.
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By: Glin
Users: 2,313 ▲ 14
Rating: 4.00 (30)
Version: 0.1.3 (Last updated: 2020-11-12)
Creation date: 2018-01-24
Weekly download count: 17
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • <all_urls>
  • storage
Size: 41.30K
URLs: Website
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Magnifying Glass (Hover Zoom) is a lite addon that enables you to magnify a portion of any webpage with click of a button.

Simply click on the toolbar button once to see the magnifying glass. Then move your mouse to see the magnified page within a circular section. If you want to hide the magnifier, simply click on the toolbar button once or click anywhere in the page. This addon has also an options page to adjust magnifier zoom level and coverage area. Moreover, toolbar button serves as an ON|OFF switch to turn the addon ON or OFF.

Note 1: when you first install the addon, it is turned off. Please click on the toolbar button once to activate the addon. Toolbar icon is red when the addon is active and grey when it is inactive.

Note 2: if you want to change the zoom level, please visit addon's options page.

Note 3: in order to report bugs, please fill the bug report form in the addon's homepage.

Review on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-6p8hK5wU0

User reviews
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Pros
  • Useful for magnifying images and text
  • Convenient for working with hiDPI monitors
  • Configurable size of the magnifying glass and zoom
Cons
  • Does not work on videos on YouTube
  • Circular lens shape is not preferred by some users
  • Does not work on PDF viewed in Firefox
Most mentioned
  • Circular lens shape
  • Does not work on Google Maps
  • Customizable square-rectangular lens option
Recent reviews
why the heck this can't magnify over videos on youtube? I think it's showing a magnifying piece of the thumbnail instead of the video playing? odd
by Jonma, 2023-04-04
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Safety
Risk impact

Magnifying Glass (Hover Zoom) may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

Magnifying Glass (Hover Zoom) has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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