XKCD Hovertext XKCD Hovertext

Fun
Version: 1.6.1
Last Update: 2017-02-09

Overview

XKCD Hovertext is a Chrome extension developed by Cameron Lakenen. According to the data from Chrome web store, current version of XKCD Hovertext is 1.6.1, updated on 2017-02-09.
174 users have installed this extension. 8 users have rated this extension with an average rating of .

This extension replaces native browser title text with a customizable popup for xkcd images.

This extension allows you to view xkcd mouse over text in a hover box instead of the normal built-in tooltip (which generally doesn't stay up very long and doesn't look nice, etc).

The appearance and behavior of the box is highly customizable (check out the options page for the extension).

Enjoy!

UPDATE:
Version 1.6.1: update manifest to support https
Version 1.6: add support for customizing font and whether the text is "small-caps" or normal
Version 1.5: upgraded to manifest v2; added what-if.xkcd.com support; removed Google reader support (since it has been discontinued)
Version 1.4 fixes bugs caused by new page layout on xkcd.com
Version 1.3 now supports Google Reader

Rating

8 ratings
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Total Installs

174

Information

Last Update

2017-02-09

Current Version

1.6.1

Size

72.92KiB

Author

Cameron Lakenen

Website

None

Category

Fun

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avatar Joshua Merrill
2018-09-27

Works fine. Should have support for Explain xkcd though.

avatar King Junq
2013-08-27

Does exactly what it says! Very customizeable, the only suggestion I may have is for the ability to change the alt-text font. 5 stars because I don't know if that's possible! I don't normally use exclamation points, but periods just don't seem to convey the enthusiasm of this review!

avatar Joshua Merrill
2018-09-27

Works fine. Should have support for Explain xkcd though.

avatar King Junq
2013-08-27

Does exactly what it says! Very customizeable, the only suggestion I may have is for the ability to change the alt-text font. 5 stars because I don't know if that's possible! I don't normally use exclamation points, but periods just don't seem to convey the enthusiasm of this review!

avatar Joshua Merrill
2018-09-27

Works fine. Should have support for Explain xkcd though.