LWN helper

Name: LWN helper
Rating: 1.67 (3 reviews)
Author: Polyvations

Makes LWN slightly easier to read

As of June 2026, LWN helper has 15 users and a 1.67/5 rating from 3 reviews in the Accessibility category.

Polyvations Accessibility

Chrome Web Store ↗.crx

Users+7.1%

Rating0%

1.67

3 reviews

Reviews0%

Version

2.0

Manifest V3

History

2 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 1, 2026	14	1.67	3	2.0
May 3, 2026	18	1.67	3	2.0
Now	15	1.67	3	2.0

Permissions & access

Permissions: None declared
Host access: http://lwn.net/*

Screenshots

About

This extension adds a title mouseover for all internal links to other articles on LWN.net. Know what article you're navigating to before you navigate to it.

Technical

Version: 2.0
Manifest: V3
Size: 12.89KiB
Min Chrome: 88
Languages: 1
Featured: No

Metadata

ID: dokopkjfamcinchhakehipepopknnlbf
Developer ID: uf1837c6464144dc8e87577fb9ec9e442
Developer Email: [email protected]
Created: May 14, 2015
Last Updated (Store): Nov 6, 2022
Last Scraped: Jun 2, 2026
Website: —
Support URL: —
Privacy Policy: —

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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 2, 2026.