GooglePreviewIE Toolbar for Windows

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffMay 3, 2009

This Internet Explorer add-on shows a thumbnail preview of each Web site found in Google searches, but it doesn't extend these privileges to other search engines. GooglePreviewIE Toolbar displays the image of your Web searches next to each description, using the Google Image tool. The program also reveals search results from eBay, YouTube, Wikipedia and Dictionary.com, but it doesn't show thumbnail previews with those listings.

This plug-in lacks the extensive customization options other toolbars offer and doesn't let you select any of the other searchable sites as the chief page to display. You can limit the maximum number of returned thumbnail images, from 5 to 100.

In our tests, GooglePreview gave accurate results and didn't slow down our searches. A tool for magnifying thumbnails without having to visit the site might be an improvement for future releases. GooglePreview isn't essential, but it's free and could come in handy when determining useful search results.

GooglePreviewIE Toolbar for Windows

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: May 3, 2009

Latest update: May 3, 2009

Version: 1.6

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows ME
Windows XP
Windows 2000
Windows 7
Windows Vista
Windows 10
Windows 98

Additional Requirements: None

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Total Downloads: 34,987

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User Reviews

3.2/5

5 User Votes

Useful time saver
John BenjaminJanuary 24, 2009
Pros
Ability to quickly select relevant websites following search
Cons
There is nothing I dislike
Summary
I love the website previews.
takbryantSeptember 7, 2008
Pros
I love the preview of websites because I can find the site I'm looking for more easily. Plus, it helps me find it again if I need to later on. My daughter did some research with it (5th grade) and she was able to see the sites she found at school.
Cons
Not all the websites had previews.
Summary
Easy to use. Great idea. It really helps find a particular site and I tend to use the preview first over the regular google. I can easily see which sites are the ones I'm looking for and which ones I don't want to waste my time on. Great research tool for my children too.
It's giving a great priview for me
thambisaNovember 11, 2007
Pros
It's good for everyone but it's not working popperly
Cons
Summary
Couldn't get it to work with Slimbrowser.
josemourinhoApril 10, 2007
Pros
Cons
With a tabbed browser, who needs it anyway? Google bloatware.
Summary
Hmm not bad
FatcatlolAugust 18, 2006
Pros
Good program for you Ie users... It makes Ie like little better :P even thought Ie stinks -____- <p>Works pretty good, also good add on for you Ie users.Short Download
Cons
Some sites doesn't show up it just has a gray cirle with a line thourgh it.Can look a little weird at first but you'll get use to it.
Summary

Developer’s Description

By Edward Ackroyd

View thumbnails of Web sites on Google and Yahoo search results pages.

An Internet Explorer (IE) toolbar that inserts preview images (thumbnails) of Web sites into the Google and Yahoo search results pages. Similar to the Firefox GooglePreview extension. GooglePreview is not affiliated with Google Inc.

Version 1.6 now supports IE8 (Internet Explorer 8).