Enhanced Image Viewer

Enhances the browser's default image viewer

Enhanced Image Viewer: Upgrade Your Chrome Image Viewing Experience

'Enhanced Image Viewer' is a Chrome extension that reallocates the browser's default image viewer. It provides additional scaling modes, easy image rotation, option to maintain scaling mode and rotation across images, and a customizable background color. It also displays image information and details about the scaling mode and rotation. Despite these enhancements, users can still engage the default browser zoom. Bugs and feature requests can be reported on its GitHub page.
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Extension stats

Users: 1,000+
Rating: 4.00
(15)
Version: 1.1.1 (Last updated: 2020-03-03)
Creation date: 2020-03-03
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • <all_urls>
  • storage
  • webNavigation
  • webRequest
Size: 108.54K

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Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

Enhanced Image Viewer

Enhances the browser's default image viewer with:

  • more scaling modes (configurable in the preferences - click toolbar button) to cycle through when left-clicking
  • easy rotation (in 90° steps) using l and r for left and right rotation respectively
  • scaling mode and rotation can be remembered so they are applied when opening other images
  • configurable background color
  • image information and information about scaling mode and rotation are briefly shown when opening an image and can be toggled by pressing i
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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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Easy to fit images to browser window
  • Supports image rotation and scaling modes
  • Provides image information
  • Simple and useful functionality
  • Preferred over other similar extensions like Imagus
Cons
  • Zoom functionality is hampered by a checkbox option
  • Lacks mouse scroll for zooming in and out
  • No option to save/convert images in different formats
  • Initial flicker from white to black can be distracting
  • No option to set default zoom level for fitting images automatically
Most mentioned
  • Issues with the checkbox impacting zoom usability
  • Desire for mouse scroll zoom feature and saving options
  • Initial flicker issue when loading images
  • Request for a default zoom level feature
  • Appreciation for simplicity and overall usefulness
User reviews
Лучше чем Imagus никто не придумал!
by Filgran Alex, 2025-01-05

The option (tick box thingy) make it unusable while zooming the image.
by Songib akuratz, 2022-04-12

Missing a mouse scroll to zoom in/out, and an option to save/convert image as .jpg, .png or webp
by Sergio Martins, 2021-09-17
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Enhanced Image Viewer requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Enhanced Image Viewer has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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