Instant PreviewPress and hold a link to preview it
With Long Click, a short press-and-hold opens the link in the side panel.
For Chrome 140.0.7289.0 or later
Watch it in action
Watch a link open after a press-and-hold.
- Move the pointer over a link.
- Press and hold the left mouse button. Keep the pointer still, because moving it cancels the long click.
- The linked page opens in the side panel beside your page.
Turn it on
- Right-click the Instant Preview icon in Chrome’s toolbar or Extensions menu and choose Options.
- Choose Long Click as the trigger.
- Adjust Delay to set how long you hold before the preview opens. The default is 300 ms.
- Click Save.
More ways to open previews
- See how Instant Preview worksContext Menu Click
- Preview links from the right-click menuContext Menu 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