View Image

Re-implements the Google Images' "View Image" button.

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ViewImage Chrome Extension: Bring Back Google Images' View Image Button

'View Image' is a Chrome extension that reintroduces the 'View Image' button to Google Images. The button, once a staple feature, provided a straightforward way to view and download images. With 'View Image' installed, users can once again quickly access images without being redirected to the containing webpage. Open-source code is available on GitHub for keen coders to participate in improving the extension.

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Extension stats

By: Joshua B

Users: 400,000+

Rating: 4.25

(2,641)

Version: 5.2.0 (Last updated: 2024-06-26)

Creation date: 2020-04-24

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage

Size: 75.26K

Email: su*****@joshb.in

Ranking

# 996 ▼ 4

Other rankings

#85 in Workflow & Planning #70 in image keyword 79 ▼ 4

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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ViewImage adds the "View Image" button back to the google images results page.

The code for this extension is available on GitHub: https://github.com/bijij/ViewImage Please feel free to make any PR's or submit an issue.

User reviews

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Pros

Works great for most users
Aligns with Google's Material Design guidelines
Can be useful for quick image viewing

Cons

Button disappears quickly after appearing
Not compatible with some websites
Recent changes by Google have broken functionality
Many users report it as not working at all

Most mentioned

Not working anymore
Button only appears for a split second
Issues related to recent Google changes affecting functionality

User reviews

No longer works. The button will disappear after a second. Can't really blame the developer. This is entirely Google's fault and it's anti-consumer campaign. This coupled with the upcoming removal of Ublock Origin is too much. Uninstalled and back good old Firefox.

Khalid Abdulla, 2024-12-10

Recently (as in, maybe the past couple of months) the "View Image" button only appears for a second before disappearing. I assume this is Google screwing around with stuff because they *really* don't want you to just be able to click images without visiting the page. This is in Chrome, by the way: Version 131.0.6778.87