Firefox has a built-in tool to help you view URLs as tooltip windows. This is useful when you want to quickly see the contents of a URL, or when you need to explore a URL more deeply. To use this feature, open Firefox and type the following into the address bar: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.google.com&oe=UTF-8&btnI This will open a new window with the Google search results for “https://www.google.com/". You can then click on any of the links in this window to view the full text of that link, or to enter a search query into the address bar and see all of Google’s results for that topic.
Before
Here is our browser before adding the extension. At the moment the only way to view the “link URL” is through the “Status Bar”…not very convenient if you like keeping the “Status Bar” hidden to conserve screen real-estate.
After
Adding the extension makes viewing “link URLs” a lot easier. Now your webpage viewing can flow much smoother without having to shift your view from the article to the “Status Bar” and then back to where you were reading again.
Note: The “Wrap long URLs” option is enabled in this screenshot.
Options
The options for the URL Tooltip extension are very simple. Choose the font sizes that you would like to use and it is recommended that you enable the “Wrap long URLS” option for best URL viewing.
Conclusion
If you have been looking for an easier way to view link URLs without using the Status Bar, then this is definitely a must-have extension.
Links
Download the URL Tooltip extension (Mozilla Add-ons)
