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Maker of Chrome extension with 300,000+ users tells of constant pressure to sell out
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this post was submitted on 13 Aug 2023
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The extension in question is Hover Zoom+ for those who don't want to click the link
What does it do? Like a magnifier for your mouse?
If I remember correctly it zooms in images that you point at (quicker than opening the image in a new tab). I've been using Imagus for that.
Ahh. Is imagus next? But this Dev seem legit. Might use his to be safe now.