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A great magnifier of thumbnails from the social network

A great magnifier of thumbnails from the social network

Vote: (108 votes)

Program license: Free

Developer: Regis Gaughan

Works under: Windows

Vote:

Program license

(108 votes)

Free

Developer

Regis Gaughan

Works under:

Windows

Pros

  • Easy to install and use
  • Simple set up and navigation
  • No separate windows required, runs in the background of your browser
  • Preference setting options available
  • Allows magnification of all types of images

Cons

  • Can slow down Facebook page loads
  • Does not work on all types of photo files
  • Does not work with browsers other than Firefox, Chrome and MSIE

A simple browser extension that helps to improve the way that you view and zoom in on photos and other images in Facebook. This Photo Zoom for Facebook extension is available for the following browsers: Firefox, Chrome and Microsoft Internet Explorer. The tool makes it easy to take control over the images that you view on Facebook.

Features of Photo Zoom for Facebook

Quick and easy to install, this browser extension app doesn't require a separate window in order for you to gain access to all of the functions. It operates in the background as you browse Facebook. Users have the ability to fine tune preferences, such as appearance options, the ability to show or hide captions for photos and images, the opacity percentage of the zoomed image and a handful of shortcut features.

When using this free browser extension, you can save a few steps over the normal image viewing process by holding the mouse cursor over a small image. The larger version will automatically pop up, allowing you to view the photo or image quickly and easily. You can magnify the thumbnails that you see within comments, posts or avatars for user accounts. Look at photo albums without having to open every link or scroll through hundreds of pictures.

There are no configuration settings required after the installation of the Photo Zoom for Facebook browser extension app. All you need to do is log into Facebook and then mouse over the image that you want to view larger. A full size version will appear and when you move the mouse away, the image will disappear, allowing you to quickly get back to what you were doing.

Pros and Cons

There are both good and bad in just about every program available. Photo Zoom for Facebook was originally offered under the name FB Photo Zoom. This latest version of the free browser extension has many new and improved features over the original version.

Pros

  • Easy to install and use
  • Simple set up and navigation
  • No separate windows required, runs in the background of your browser
  • Preference setting options available
  • Allows magnification of all types of images

Cons

  • Can slow down Facebook page loads
  • Does not work on all types of photo files
  • Does not work with browsers other than Firefox, Chrome and MSIE