Know where you're going to before clicking on a link.

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Version
4.2
Update
October 13, 2014
Size
88.38KiB
Developer
Category
Users
571
Rating
4.625 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Link Icon Extension

Displays an icon next to your cursor when hovering a link indicating what the target points to. Will it open a new window, trigger a JavaScript event, display a PDF file or download a program? You will know all of that without having to click on the link.

This extension has an option page that let you select which icons should be displayed.

Currently, it supports the indicators below:
* Windows: New window/tab
* Protocols: ftp://, mailto:, irc://, aim://, file://, magnet:
* Scripts: javascript: links, onclick attribute
* Hosts: Link to Gmail
* File types: Applications, Music, Word Documents, Presentations, Images, Photoshop Images, Java Applets & files, Javascript, JSON, CSS, PDF, ePUB, Registry files, Torrents, Text files, Spreadsheets, Google Chrome Extensions, Archives, User scripts, Videos (including Quicktime, Real)
* Security: Going to a secured webpage, Leaving a secured webpage
* External: Leaving the website (has some limitations)

(The extension can support more file types. If you want one added, please request it here.)
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 2, "name": "Link Icon", "version": "4.2", "description": "Know where you're going to before clicking on a link.", "icons": { "16": "images/extension/16.png", "48": "images/extension/48.png", "128": "images/extension/128.png" }, "author": "pb_ee1", "background": { "scripts": ["eventPage.js"], "persistent": true }, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": ["http://*/*", "https://*/*"], "css": ["opentip/opentip.css", "opentip/opentip-custom.css"], "js": ["jquery-2.1.1.min.js", "opentip/opentip-jquery.min.js", "link_icon.js", "tld.js", "engine.js"], "run_at": "document_start", "all_frames": false } ], "options_page": "options.html", "short_name": "Link Icon"}
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How to download and manually install Link Icon extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Link Icon extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Link Icon extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Link Icon extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Link Icon extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Link Icon extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Link Icon Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Link Icon extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Link Icon extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Link Icon extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Link Icon extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Link Icon extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Link Icon extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Link Icon extension file

Select and download the Link Icon extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Link Icon extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Link Icon extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Link Icon extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Link Icon extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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О. С. (ID: 0000000950207c9c) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/28/2017 like it though want only icons without black underlay

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Rijul Bhatia (ID: 0000000baf3f516d) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 01/30/2013 Does not work.

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victoriano etcheverria (ID: 0000007a9303674a) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 01/16/2013 XD MUY BUENA

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(ID: ) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 12/01/2012 I mostly use this Chrome-extension to know, before I click on a hyperlink, whether it will open in a new tab, replace the current webpage, download a file, etc. What it does: when hovering over a link, an icon shows what will happen when you click on the link.