How To Get Rid of Snap! Link Previews Forever

I hate Snap! Previews. You know, those little bubble icons like this that appear after every link on so many blogs (most notably TechCrunch). Their uselessness has been pointed out before by such big name blogs as Lorelle on Wordpress and Performancing. Lorelle says “Personally, I consider these Snap Previews a blight on the web” and Performancing’s David Krug says that Snap Preview is ruining your blog.

Snap Previews take extra time to load, are not accessible, and are generally annoying when they popup under your cursor. So, here’s how you can disable them for good, across all the sites you visit:

1. Find a website that uses Snap Previews. If you can’t think of one off the top of your head, use TechCrunch.
2. After the page has loaded completely, trigger a snap preview by hovering over a link or Snap Preview icon. If all goes according to plan, this is the last Snap Preview you will ever see.
3. Click the “Options & Disable” link in the top right of the preview (see screenshot, click for larger version)

4. Click Bubble Disable for “ALL SITES” (see screenshot, click for larger version)

5. Click “Close Options” and click off of the preview. You’ll never see another Snap Preview again!

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