Don’t you hate it when you visit a Web site and you are afraid to click on any of the links? OK, so maybe “afraid” isn’t the right word. It would be nice to know what Web site or Web page you were going to before you click on the link. Thanks to the Alt-Text for Links extension for Firefox, now you can.

So what does this Firefox extension do? It displays a link’s destination URLs in a “tool tip window”. Well, it displays it in a tool tip window if the link hasn’t been already defined by the HTML code on the Web page.

Have no fear though, you can also find out what link you are about to visit by looking at the bottom left of your screen.

Now as I said before this could be helpful if you are on a Web site where you might be afraid to click on a link. It is also handy to have to see where the next link is leading you. I know on some Web pages out there, going from link to link is tricky business. At least with this extension, you should be ready to get what you click on.

There are some improvements to be made to the extention.

I’d like for the text to come up as a tool tip as well as at the bottom of the browser. My eyes don’t always focus toward the bottom of the screen a lot while I’m surfing around the Web. Other than that, it is a perfect fit if you are looking for a way to find out where you click, before you click.