This Internet Explorer 8 accelerator allows you to select a text URL on a web page (or mouse over a hyperlink), and it will generate a website thumbnail for the selected URL (using the free websnapr service).
This accelerator supports URLs which either have no prefix or is prefixed with either http:// or https://.
For the selected URL, the user has the option of launching the URL immediately without needing to copy and paste the selected URL text string into the Internet Explorer address bar.
Click here to install the “Preview and Launch URL” accelerator
Click here to install the “Preview and Launch URL” accelerator (no preview version)
(You will need to be using Internet Explorer 8 in order to install this).
Source files can be downloaded here.
You can test the accelerator by using the following text links and hyperlinks:
- armchairtheorist.com
- facebook.com
- www.elipva.com
- http://espn.go.com
- https://www.vpost.com.sg/login.html
- Try this link!
- Try this relative link!
The accelerator now also supports the expansion of shortened URLs directly from the preview window! This is convenient for users who want to know what is the real URL for a shortened URL before actually clicking on the link.
Currently supported URL shortening services include:
TinyURL, bit.ly, ping.fm, s3nt.com, cli.gs, twurl.nl, poprl.nl, budurl.com, xrl.us, is.gd, short.ie, kl.am, idek.net, sn.im, snipr.com, snipurl.com, snurl.com and tr.im.
Try the following text links to see what I mean:
- http://bit.ly/RXb8w
- tinyurl.com/ce8s3g
- Try this shortened URL!
Visit the Internet Explorer Gallery for more accelerators and Internet Explorer 8 goodness!