Link Icon: Know Where You're Going Before Clicking on a Link
Link Icon is a free Chrome extension developed by pb_ee1. It falls under the category of Browsers and is classified as an Add-ons & Tools subcategory. This extension is designed to enhance your browsing experience by displaying an icon next to your cursor when hovering over a link. This icon provides valuable information about the target of the link, allowing you to make informed decisions without having to actually click on the link.
With Link Icon, you can easily determine whether a link will open a new window, trigger a JavaScript event, display a PDF file, or download a program. The extension also offers an option page that allows you to customize which icons should be displayed.
Currently, Link Icon supports a wide range of indicators, including new window/tab indicators for Windows, protocols such as ftp://, mailto:, irc://, aim://, file://, magnet:, script indicators for javascript: links and onclick attributes, host indicators for links to Gmail, file type indicators for 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 and Real), security indicators for going to or leaving a secured webpage, and external indicators for leaving the website.
Link Icon is a valuable tool that helps you navigate the web more efficiently and securely. Try it out and know where you're going before clicking on a link.
