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.

Extension stats

Users: 45 ▲ 4
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

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
CaptionCrawler (v2.1.0)
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Extension summary

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.

Extension safety

Risk impact

CaptionCrawler requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

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

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