Social visual alt text
Visually show alternative text of social media images
Social Visual Alt Text - Enhance Image Accessibility
"Social visual alt text" is a Chrome extension that visually displays the alternative text for images on social media platforms. It differentiates between human-generated alt text and AI-generated text, helping users understand image descriptions quickly. The extension provides options to customize colors and choose which sites to apply it on. Note that changes in social media HTML structure could affect performance, and users are encouraged to report any bugs they encounter.
Extension stats
Manifest V3
Permissions:
- storage
Size: 25.22K
Email: ni*****@gmail.com
Full description: See detailed description
Other platforms
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
User reviews
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Easy to use and quick tool for improving alt text descriptions.
- Provides insightful visibility into how different social media managers use alt text.
- Helps visually impaired users access social media content more effectively.
- Cleans user interface for displaying alt text without interrupting the visual flow of the post.
- Works well on multiple platforms including Twitter and LinkedIn.
Cons
- Inconsistent functionality on Instagram, especially for videos and multi-image posts.
- Issues with the click detection on the extension icon, preventing it from opening.
- Limited ability to check individual Instagram posts outside of the main feed.
- Current lack of adjustment options for font size or spacing for better visibility.
Most mentioned
- Broken functionalities on Instagram for alt text display.
- Extension fails to open due to click detection issues.
- Limited use on Instagram compared to other platforms.
- Positive feedback about the extension working well on LinkedIn and Mastodon.
User reviews
After adding it to the Chrome extensions, the icon doesn't detect clicks because of which it doesn't open. Even for Instagram pages. I hope this issue gets resolved.
by 
Jasper Williams, 2024-09-17
Jasper Williams, 2024-09-17[ Very limited use on Instagram ]
Two big problems on Instagram:
• For videos & multi-image posts, the app just shows the caption in blue as if it's alt-text.
• This app does NOT work for checking specific, individual Instagram posts.
Regarding the second: I haven't seen any results outside of the main feed, meaning no alt text indicators when I visit a specific user's Instagram page or open individual posts; I'm not sure how to achieve results like those shown in the example Instagram image (with Foxy the whippet). The only way I was able to view my own posts at all was by "saving" the posts & viewing them in the "saved" feed, which does give the blue-or-maroon results –– but again, the blue bars are just replicating captions, not showing alt-text.
Still glad to have something for Twitter –– but given that so many Instagram posts are either videos or contain multiple images, I hope this tool eventually works for those other options!
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jessica hallock, 2024-09-10
jessica hallock, 2024-09-10It does not work at the moment.
by 
Miyuki Shimose, 2024-07-16
Miyuki Shimose, 2024-07-16Extension safety
Risk impact
Social visual alt text requires very minimum permissions.
Risk impact analysis details
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Risk likelihood
We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Social visual alt text. Use it at your own risk.
Risk likelihood analysis details
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