CoolPreviews for Internet Explorer for Windows

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffFebruary 29, 2024

If you have too many links to look through, the CoolPreviews browser extension for Firefox, IE, and Safari might be what you're looking for. It opens a preview window to any link you mouse over when you point your cursor to an individual search result. A small, translucent blue box appears. Mouse over that and CoolPreviews pops up a floating window with that link's contents.

The extension comes with many useful options. It allows the user to change the size of the pop-up window, e-mail the previewed link to a friend, and "stack" the link, which is CoolPreviews-speak for temporary bookmarking. You can prefetch pages into memory, which is helpful if you lack a broadband connection. By clicking on a link in the preview pane, it opens in the same pane, so there's no messy jumping around. Other features include changing the CoolPreviews activator from a mouse-over link to a click or adding a Control key into the mix to avoid accidental previews.

Attractive to anyone who spends considerable time parsing through search results and uncomplicated to use, CoolPreviews should have a broad appeal to those who want to cut down on needless page loading.

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This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: September 16, 2008

Latest update: February 29, 2024

Version: 1.0

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 10
Windows XP

Additional Requirements: Windows XP, Internet Explorer 6.0

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 4,944

Downloads Last Week: 0

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User Reviews

1.7/5

6 User Votes

Easy and handy to use. Fast scanning of web pages.
NYYJonesAugust 27, 2013
Pros
Easy to use. Makes checking links for info much faster. Able to downlosd files from within the pop up web page.
Cons
Sometimes hangs, but hovering again usually works.
Summary
Works great for both research and when you're looking for drivers or even perusing CNET for articles or downloads. You can download from the within the page as well, which is sweet.
Does not work for me.
smbillickJuly 31, 2010
Pros
No pros at all.
Cons
Does not work.
Summary
Something's Fishy
OCX-DaemonJune 6, 2010
Pros
Amazing and truly wonderful in Firefox; one of my favorite FF add-ons
Cons
Sadly, doesn't work for Internet Explorer
Summary
I don't know if it actually works. It changed my scripting settings to something I wasn't comfortable with. It wouldn't run without the modified settings, even though I do have other extensions that (sensibly) don't require you to change security settings to allow them to run. In the end, I just uninstalled it. I've had bad experiences with Cooliris and my graphics card, and I just don't feel like going through another fiasco from a related product. Plus, I would rather not pull an obvious stupid. Annoyingly enough, it tried to pass itself off as Cooliris in the downloader. Perhaps I should have taken a hint there.
loads but dose not seem to work in I.E.7
resterApril 29, 2009
Pros
works great with ff.
Cons
dosen't work.
Summary
Be careful here
smithkm71December 7, 2008
Pros
I didn't run the program **see below**
Cons
Installation changes IE security setting to allow a script to run. This causes IE to (freak out) display a warning page and banner. It is up to you if you want to risk it, but I will not...
Summary
It sounds like it might be a useful tool, but it needs to run without changing the IE security settings.
Keylogger!
airbotOctober 18, 2008
Pros
No pros, didn't even work.
Cons
Downloaded, no EULA, then I opened up IE and got a blank about:SecurityAdvisor page. Gave me Mom Knows Best keylogger.
Summary
Don't waste your time, just spyware. Wake up CNET.<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Dec 7, 2008<p/>You cannot be serious. Internet Explorer is not a keylogger you moron. It's been around for ages and is one of the first browsers there was. You even say you use IE in your other post so don't contradict yourself. And what does zonealarm know.

Developer’s Description

Preview search results without having to open every single page in the Internet Explorer browser.

CoolPreviews (formerly Cooliris Previews) eliminates your hassle of having to click back and forth between your searches and the results pages, and thus losing context of what you're searching for. With CoolPreviews, you can conveniently preview links on any Web site, including Craigslist, eBay, Google, and Google Images. You won't have to open every single page. Just mouse-over any link or image thumbnail and you'll be able to preview the underlying Web page or picture without clicking.

This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.