View Image Button

Bring back the view image button for Google image search results.

View Image Button Chrome Extension for Google Search

The 'View Image Button' is a Chrome extension that reinstates the view image feature in Google's image search. This utility tool serves as a switch, enabling users to quickly add or remove the view image button, allowing direct access to images from search results. Furthermore, it strives to render the image in the highest resolution possible and opens it in a new tab. The extension features a bug reporting mechanism available on its homepage.

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Extension stats

By: Muyor

Users: 10,000+

Rating: 3.95

(58)

Version: 0.1.6 (Last updated: 2024-07-15)

Creation date: 2020-03-24

Permissions:

storage

Size: 31.15K

Email: mu*****@gmail.com

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 8,076 ▲ 65

Other rankings

#19 in Art & Design #9 in button for google keyword 51

Other platforms

Not available on Android

View Image Button (v0.1.1)

193 2.30

(10)

View Image Button (v0.1.6)

4,224+ 3.60

(12)

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Works on multiple browsers including Chrome, Brave, and Vivaldi
Provides a solution for quickly viewing images that Google removed
Simple functionality that adds a "View Image" button back to images
Users appreciate that it is currently functional when other extensions have stopped working

Cons

Experiences occasional issues where it opens lower resolution images
Some users report it not working at all
Has been known to cause malicious redirects
Functionality may vary across different browsers and may require toggling

Most mentioned

No longer works for some users
Functionality is inconsistent across different browsers
Works well on Chrome but has issues on others like Opera
Users appreciate its simplicity compared to alternatives
Some users find the button placement obstructive

User reviews

works on google (and don't start getting me as a bot)

Stephanie Hettich, 2025-01-19

Started doing malicious redirects, uninstall now

Ian, 2024-07-07

No longer works, I mean yeah I'm on Opera, but it used to show up perfectly! Now I have to double click and do open image in a new tab instead, it makes my workflow clunkier : ( I tried turning it on and off and on again, nothing

Necessity4Fun (Nessy/Nyss), 2024-07-06

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Extension safety

Risk impact

View Image Button requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

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