Survol

Survol

Survol saves you tabs and time by previewing every link you hover

What is Survol?
Survol is an open-source browser extension that allows you to preview any link you hover. With Survol, you can save time by quickly checking the content of links without fully opening them. Whether it uses API data or meta-data, Survol provides a convenient way to preview links and make browsing more efficient.
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Stats
By: mdolr
Users: 70 ▼ -3
Rating: 4.00 (4)
Version: 0.6.0 (Last updated: 2020-10-17)
Creation date: 2020-10-07
Weekly download count: 3
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • https://*/*
  • http://*/*
  • file:///*
  • tabs
  • activeTab
  • storage
  • unlimitedStorage
Size: 565.94K
URLs: Website
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Summary

Survol is an open-source browser extension letting you preview any link you hover. It uses either API data or meta-data when there is no API. Github repo : https://github.com/mdolr/survol

User reviews
This extension has NO privacy policy, neither here nor on github, accesses your data for all websites, stores unlimited amount of client-side data, and offers NO rationale for such permissions. That means automatic 1 star until, if ever, this is fixed and properly explained.
by sudo, 2023-07-29
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Safety
Risk impact

Survol 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 Survol if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Survol has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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