The magnifying glass shows a zoomed image within its radius, without disturbing the rest of the page.

Latest Version

Version
1.0.2
Update
September 8, 2018
Size
89.84KiB
Developer
Category
Users
10,000+
Rating
3.7619 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
Français
中文 (简体)
中文 (繁體)
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Permissions
ActiveTab
Storage
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Magnifying Glass Extension

Simply press Alt+Z* to summon the magnifying glass! Then press any key to remove it.

*Ctrl+Z for MAC users by default.

The extension does not require any special permission. It just works~***

***Please note that the extension does not work in New Tab page, Chrome setting page and Chrome Web Store by default, but it will work on any other webpages.***



v.1.0.2 Change-log
+ Added option to specify a compensation factor for OS-level magnification
+ Added option to close the magnifier scope only when ESC key is pressed

v.1.0.1 Change-log
+ Added French and Chinese localizations
+ Enabled anti-aliasing by default
+ Other minor optimization

Icons made by Vectors Market from www.flaticon.com is licensed by CC 3.0 BY
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 2, "name": "__MSG_name__", "version": "1.0.2", "description": "__MSG_description__", "default_locale": "en", "icons": { "16": "icon16.png", "48": "icon48.png", "128": "icon128.png", "512": "icon.png" }, "browser_action": { "default_title": "__MSG_name__" }, "background": { "scripts": ["background.js"], "persistent": false }, "options_ui": { "page": "options.html", "chrome_style": true }, "commands": { "_execute_browser_action": { "suggested_key": { "default": "Alt+Z", "mac": "MacCtrl+Z" } } }, "permissions" : [ "activeTab", "storage" ]}
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User reviews

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Patrick (ID: 000000f27a0579c9) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 07/19/2023 I am VERY grateful for this extension! I have been wanting something like this for a while and didn't know it existed. So easy to use. It truly makes it much easier to read anything online now. I have been spreading the word. Thank you!

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Kevin Muhammad (ID: 00000088d6184275) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/14/2023 this is what im loooking forr thankks

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Egon Holdhus (ID: 000000cc638fea36) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 02/21/2023 Its askew quite much. Cant use it anymore. Loved it in the beginning when it was very little askew.

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sigmaforest gum (ID: 0000007eacbdb317) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 04/20/2022 DOESNT WORK, JUST OPEN the geforce exprience.... no zoom after press ALT+Z

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Dimitrios Chatzipolitis (ID: 000000c674e4ae8d) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 02/22/2022 I like it very much so far. Quite useful! Thank you!