Return X/Twitter Link Previews

Return X/Twitter Link Previews

Bring back X/Twitter link previews with headlines and descriptions

Merlin
Stats
Users: 50 ▲ 1
Rating: 4.50 (4)
Version: 0.0.3 (Last updated: 2023-10-06)
Creation date: 2023-10-05
Weekly download count: 4
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • https://*/*
  • http://*/*
Size: 186.61K
URLs: Website
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Summary

Adds the link previews with headline and description back to X posts. All requests are done with the Fetch API (to t.co that twitter provides and follows the redirect to the final destination, scraping the opengraph data) and cached in local browser store.

Source code, including a Chrome version is here: https://github.com/stevenlafl/return-x-link-preview

User reviews
by Koi, 2023-12-18
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Safety
Risk impact

Return X/Twitter Link Previews is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Return X/Twitter Link Previews if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Return X/Twitter Link Previews is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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