View Background Image

Adds “View Background Image” to the context menu.

View Background Image Chrome Extension - Add to Context Menu

View Background Image is a Chrome extension that adds 'View Background Image' to the context menu. After installing, simply open the context menu on an image and select 'View Background Image' to see the images in a new tab. The extension requires permission to read and change all your data on all websites for viewing background images.
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Extension stats

Manifest V3
Users: 30,000+
Rating: 3.49
(167)
Version: 3.0.4 (Last updated: 2024-07-04)
Creation date: 2020-07-02
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
Size: 74.99K
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Not available on Android
View Background Image (v3.0.4)
1,551+ 3.90 (29)
View Background Image (v3.0.4)
1,071+ 3.00 (2)

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Very handy and easy to use
  • Works perfectly on nearly every website
  • Allows viewing/downloading background images easily
  • Been a default plugin for many users for a long time
  • Adds a passive feature for specific tasks
Cons
  • Has been reported broken or not functioning after updates
  • Extra clicks needed after recent changes
  • Right-click options sometimes do not work as expected
  • Some users experience issues with specific sites like Instagram
  • Issues with compatibility across different browser versions
Most mentioned
  • Functionality issues after updates
  • Need for extra clicks on donor pages
  • Consistent reliability for many users
  • Ability to view/download background images easily
  • Support for various types of background images
User reviews
very cool and helpful extension
by Gurhan Levent Oguz, 2025-01-23

nice for using
by Raymond Lin, 2025-01-23

It just works :)
by Hudtoons, 2024-11-04
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Extension safety

Risk impact

View Background Image requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details
  • High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of View Background Image. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details
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