Hover Zoom logo

Hover Zoom

View full-size images on mouse over without loading the page.

Made by Romain Vallet

  • Google Chrome Extension

  • zoom-thumbnails

What is Hover Zoom?

The application offers a seamless way to preview thumbnail images on a variety of popular websites without the need to load a new page. By simply hovering the mouse cursor over a thumbnail, users can instantly enlarge the image to its full size, allowing them to browse through image galleries with ease. The tool automatically resizes the enlarged images to fit within the current window, ensuring a smooth and uninterrupted viewing experience

Highlights

  • Thumbnail enlargement on mouse-over across multiple sites, including Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Reddit, Amazon, Tumblr, and more
  • Automatic resizing of enlarged images to fit the user's window
  • Support for video file formats, such as WebM and MP4
  • Customizable options, including the ability to disable zooming for specific sites or enable it only for a white-listed set of sites
  • Adjustable delay and fading effects for the zooming feature
  • Semi-transparent display of zoomed images

Platforms

  • Windows
  • Mac
  • Google Chrome
  • Chrome OS
  • Web
  • Linux

Languages

  • English

Social