Magnifying Glass (Hover Zoom)
Press on the toolbar button to see the magnifying glass on the current page.
As of June 2026, Magnifying Glass (Hover Zoom) has 80,000 users and a 4.38/5 rating from 61 reviews in the Productivity category.
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61 reviews
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61
Version
0.1.8
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension lost 20.0K users.
History
6 snapshotsTracking since Apr 5, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2026 | 100.0K | 4.39 | 57 | 0.1.8 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | 40.0K | 4.40 | 58 | 0.1.8 |
| May 7, 2026 | 100.0K | 4.40 | 58 | 0.1.8 |
| May 11, 2026 | 90.0K | 4.40 | 58 | 0.1.8 |
| May 19, 2026 | 100.0K | 4.40 | 58 | 0.1.8 |
| May 29, 2026 | 100.0K | 4.41 | 59 | 0.1.8 |
| Now | 80.0K | 4.38 | 61 | 0.1.8 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- storagescriptingactiveTab
- Host access
- None declared
Screenshots
About
Magnifying Glass (Hover Zoom) is a lite addon that enables you to magnify a portion of a webpage with a click of a button. Please 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 on the page. This addon has also an options page to adjust the magnifier zoom level and coverage area. Moreover, the toolbar button serves as an ON|OFF switch to turn the addon ON or OFF. Note 1: when you install the addon, it is turned off. Please click on the toolbar button once to activate the addon. The 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 the addon's options page. To report bugs, please fill out the bug report form on the addon's homepage (https://mybrowseraddon.com/magnifying-glass.html).
Technical
- Version
- 0.1.8
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 41.08KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- Yes
Metadata
- ID
- gfcbebjdigncefnokoncehghgfndjcgn
- Developer ID
- u1cbcb78579a2f3402c48ebe9334f7465
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Jan 24, 2018
- Last Updated (Store)
- Feb 9, 2026
- Last Scraped
- Jun 6, 2026
- Website
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- Privacy Policy
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 6, 2026.