xkcdAlt

Read alt text under xkcd comic strips easier. Extension by TPReal
What is xkcdAlt?
xkcdAlt is a Chrome extension developed by TPReal. It shows the title text under xkcd comic strips when you hover over the strip or select the text. This prevents accidental early reading of the text and potential spoilers.

Extension stats

By: TPReal
Users: 75 ▼ -2
Rating: 4.09 (11)
Version: 0.8 (Last updated: 2013-06-15)
Creation date: 2013-06-15
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 14.06K

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

Shows the title text under xkcd comic strips.

The text is visible under the comic strip only when you're holding your mouse over the strip, or when you select the text. This prevents you from accidentally reading the text too early, as in some cases this could be sort of a spoiler for the strip.

User reviews

Extremely bad. It has ONE JOB, and somehow manages to completely fail at it. It never shows the alt text of the xkcd ANYWHERE on the page. The only thing it seems to do is show the *title* text (which can always be easily read without the extension by simply hovering over the comic), but the alcual *alt* text is nowhere to be found. 100% misleading
by FaviFake, 2023-04-28
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Extension safety

Risk impact

xkcdAlt requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

xkcdAlt has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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