Instant PreviewSee how Instant Preview works
Right-click a link, choose Instant Preview, and read the linked page beside the one you’re on.
For Chrome 140.0.7289.0 or later
Watch it in action
Watch two links open one after another while the original page stays in view.
- Right-click a link on the page you’re reading and choose Instant Preview.
- The linked page opens in Chrome’s side panel. Your original page stays where it is.
- Right-click another link and choose Instant Preview again. The side panel switches to the new page.
Turn it on
Context Menu Click is the default trigger, so you can start without changing any settings. If you chose another trigger earlier, pick it again in Options.
- Right-click the Instant Preview icon in Chrome’s toolbar or Extensions menu and choose Options.
- Choose Context Menu Click as the trigger.
- Click Save.
More ways to open previews
- Preview links from the right-click menuContext Menu Click
- Press and hold a link to preview itLong Click
- Press and hold once, then hover to browseLong Click + Hover
- Click the preview button that appears on a linkPopover Click
- Hover over a link to preview itHover