Hover preview for ImageColumn by Tinus Guichelaar

• Installation
• Usage
  • Custom preview size
  • Custom preview URL
  • Disable preview
  • Use with computed state
• API
• How it works
• Requirements
• Sponsors
• License

A Filament table column that displays a larger image preview card on hover. Drop-in replacement for ImageColumn — all existing methods work unchanged.

#Installation

composer require tinusg/filament-hover-image-column

No service provider or configuration needed.

#Usage

Replace ImageColumn with HoverImageColumn:

use TinusG\FilamentHoverImageColumn\HoverImageColumn;

HoverImageColumn::make('avatar')
    ->circular()

Hovering over the thumbnail shows a larger preview in a floating card that follows the cursor.

#Custom preview size

HoverImageColumn::make('photo')
    ->previewSize(400) // both width and height

HoverImageColumn::make('photo')
    ->previewSize(width: 500, height: 300) // separate dimensions

#Custom preview URL

Show a higher-resolution image in the preview while keeping a small thumbnail:

HoverImageColumn::make('thumbnail_url')
    ->previewUrl(fn ($record) => $record->full_resolution_url)

#Disable preview

HoverImageColumn::make('photo')
    ->preview(false)

#Use with computed state

HoverImageColumn::make('media.source_url')
    ->label('Image')
    ->circular()
    ->state(fn ($record) => $record->media->where('is_primary', true)->first()?->display_url)

#API

All ImageColumn methods (circular(), square(), stacked(), disk(), visibility(), etc.) are inherited and work as expected.

#How it works

• Extends Filament's ImageColumn and overrides toEmbeddedHtml()
• Uses Alpine.js (already loaded by Filament) for hover state and cursor tracking
• Preview is rendered via x-teleport="body" to escape table overflow clipping
• Image is lazy-loaded — only fetched when you hover
• Viewport boundary detection prevents the preview from going off-screen
• No additional CSS or JavaScript assets required

#Requirements

• PHP 8.3+
• Filament 5.x

#Sponsors

• This plugin is sponsored by Vaklui.

#License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.