# link-preview-sidebar

**Repository Path**: mirrors_felixfbecker/link-preview-sidebar

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: link-preview-sidebar
- **Description**: Browser extension to open links in a sidebar instead of a new tab.
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: MIT
- **Default Branch**: main
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2020-12-08
- **Last Updated**: 2026-09-26

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

**Tags**: None

## README

<h1> <img src="images/icon.png" alt="Logo" height="45px" align="left"> Link Preview Sidebar Browser Extension</h1>

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[![Firefox Add-on](https://img.shields.io/amo/v/link-preview-sidebar?logo=firefox&logoColor=white&label=firefox+add-on)](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/link-preview-sidebar/)
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Browser extension to open links in a sidebar instead of a new tab.

![Screenshot](images/screenshot.png)

## Installation

Install the add-on for Firefox from the [Firefox webstore](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/link-preview-sidebar/).

The extension is not yet published to the Chrome store, but you can download [the latest release from GitHub](https://github.com/felixfbecker/link-preview-sidebar/releases/latest) and sideload it.

## Usage

There are two ways to open a link in the sidebar:

- Right click on a link and select "Open in sidebar"
- Hold the <kbd>Alt</kbd> key while clicking a link (<kbd>⌥</kbd> on macOS)

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