I reported two problems three months ago, and they're still not resolved as of version 0.4.10:
1. If you use it to preview an online PDF document and click the URL, it will open Google instead of the PDF.
2. Pages previewed by MaxFocus will not go into browser history, please provide an option to make it also appear in browser history.

It's really cool to be able to open articles without leaving Feedly, or open links without leaving Reddit, watch videos on youtube without going back and forth. Keep in mind that the free version is 50 previews per day. But the pro version can be paid for life and is cheap.

Haven't been able to use a browser without installing this first.

Yeah... paywalling basic functionality is not too great. I'm also sick of every single piece of software pushing some kind of AI, if I see that I'm even more tempted to uninstall just because of that...

Edit: the fake reviews on their site also don't make me like them more... (https://maxfoc.us/welcome/?step=4&isPayment=1&plan=pro_lifetime_a)

Locking features behind a paywall, on a browser extension...?

You can only open 25 links if you don't want to buy the cheapest plan for $15.90. And even if you pay, those searches won't have the AI features they are talking about.

For AI features you need to buy their pro plan, which is supposedly $49.90! This is a joke!

Бесплатная версия совсем жлобская.

Uninstalled.

"You've reached your daily limit of 10 link previews. Upgrade to PRO to get unlimited previews and more features"

Great add-on, but unfortunately caps daily usage unless you upgrade to PRO.

Locking premium features behind a paywall is one thing but locking basic features behind them when they weren't locked in previous versions of the extension is unfortunate.

This extension was good when is released, now is totally trash, always when I open any links i got at the bottom right some AI suggestion, I don't want use AI why is this extension forced you to do that ?

Limited time of usage without upgrade?

I thought this upgrade ONLY for use AI Summaries or some customizations?

If so, it's useless. :/

Just discovered via article in ComputerWorld.

Wish i had heard of it before!

Kudos!

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Now subscribed.

Support team has listened and promptly responded!
Can now retain zoomed size on popup on specific pages allthewhile leaving webpage itself intact.

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Can't wait to see app implemented on Android!

amazing app! suggestion: add "drag" the link to trigger it. and I found some not perfect
1.cant login github inside popup in discord.
2. in some page like www.ithome.com, the page will change when trigger, is it possible to keep the page?


updated:
thanks your quickly updated and response. And I thought you should add a clear NOTICED that preview function is also need to buy or subscribe, not only the settings label with "PRO". Yeah, I hope add free/lifetime version without AI or some advanced functions.

Wow, great ideas and it's works seamlessly!!

Just thought about that and tried a search then found it!!

So magical!

And it's also a bit surprising for me why someone hasn't done it sooner with an idea like this..
I'm so lucky I came across it when I was just thinking about it x)

Good addon, only two things that annoy me badly.
1. The background blur when you hover over the module. I would love to be able to turn that off. It is so distracting. Also it makes every dark page brighter, which negates darkmodes.
2. Not sure what this AI input field is for. It feels very much out of place and forced into this addon. Just to sell AI. It would be a much cleaner functionality without it. It also makes it feel super sketchy. Reminds me of the crypto times where crypto was put in everything and most of it turned out to be scams. It has the same feel to it.

Works nicely but unfortunately phones home (maxfocus.us) each time it is used. I've tried blocking the home server system-wide, MaxFocus extension still works but delivers an incorrect rendering. IMO phoning home appears as necessary for technical reasons (fine tuning previewed page rendering from their servers rather than with the extension itself) rather than led by deliberate privacy intrusion, yet the fact remains : MaxFocus servers know every site the user visits when the extension is used.
MaxFocus Privacy Policy at https://maxfoc.us/privacy-policy/ is clear.

Very cool extension. Thanks for this!

wow, great work 👍only one negative thing is that white border.