CaptionCrawler

Browser extension for the Caption Crawler System

What is CaptionCrawler?

CaptionCrawler is a browser extension that adds captions to images that do not have any. It is intended to be used by screen-reader users. The added captions are retrieved from other web pages containing the same image. When there is more than one available caption, they may be navigated via keyboard commands. This extension is a research project from the Ability Group at Microsoft Research.

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By: Microsoft Corporation

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 41

Rating: 5.00 (1)

Version: 2.1.0 (Last updated: 2020-07-31)

Creation date: 2019-02-20

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

storage
https://captioncrawler.azurewebsites.net/
https://captioncrawlertest.azurewebsites.net/
http://localhost/

Size: 123.90K

Email: Br*****@microsoft.com

URLs: Privacy policy

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 82542 ▲ 304

Other rankings

#5986 in Accessibility ▲ 7 #91 in microsoft keyword 78 ▼ 1 #91 in minecrosoft keyword 78 ▼ 1

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

CaptionCrawler (v2.1.0)

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Summary

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Caption Crawler is a browser extension that adds captions to images that do not have any. It is intended to be used by screen-reader users. The added captions are retrieved from other web pages containing the same image. When there is more than one available caption, they may be navigated via keyboard commands. This extension is a research project from the Ability Group at Microsoft Research.

Safety

Risk impact

CaptionCrawler may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.