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Magnifying Glass for ReadingReviews, users & alternatives

Hover to magnify small text and images without changing page layout. Adjustable zoom, lens shapes, shortcuts and cross-tab use.

On the store1 to 3 yrsApproximate
Users166Store count
Rating3.02 ratings
Updated6 Nov 2026v1.7.4
AccessHigh1 of 4 sensitive

Screenshots

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Details

Website
Not listed
Version
1.7.4
Size
110KiB
Manifest
V3
Extension ID
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httpcatcherUpdates often

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Permissions

What it can access, not what it does.

High access

Can read and change every website you visit.

Browser access 4

Sensitive1

  • Read and change data on every website<all_urls>

Members see when a new version asks for more.

Website access All

  • All websites

Source: Chrome Web Store and Ext Watch checks. “—” = not tracked yet.

Magnifying Glass for Reading at a glance

Magnifying Glass for Reading is a Tools extension by httpcatcher with 166 users. Chrome Web Store users rate it 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, which is still a small sample. By users it sits in the top 25% of Tools extensions. It was updated 4 days ago.

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Is Magnifying Glass for Reading safe? (permissions)

Magnifying Glass for Reading asks for 3 permissions and access to 1 site pattern. One of them gives wide access:

  • <all_urls>: Read and change data on every website

Permissions show what it could do, not what it does. See the full permission list.

Magnifying Glass for Reading not working?

  • No new reviews were posted in the last 90 days, so there are no fresh complaint signals.
  • It was updated in the last two weeks. A fresh update can fix a problem, or occasionally cause one.

Common fixes

  • Update Chrome and the extension
  • Turn it off and on in chrome://extensions
  • Reload the page
  • Turn other extensions off in case two clash

Still stuck? Contact the maker or try an alternative.