View background image

Adds a "open background image in new tab" menu item. Finds closest element to the clicked area that has a background image.

View Background Image: Essential Chrome Extension

'View background image' is a Chrome extension that adds the functionality of opening a background image in a new tab, directly from a web page. It identifies the closest element to the clicked area that has a background image and enhances your browsing experience. This extension is always visible, albeit the presence of a background image. The open-source and MIT-licensed extension invites contributions.

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Extension stats

By: Espen Hovlandsdal

Users: 1,000+

Rating: 2.90

(42)

Version: 1.0.3 (Last updated: 2016-08-07)

Creation date: 2016-08-07

Permissions:

contextMenus
<all_urls>

Size: 7.80K

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 22,633 ▼ 43

Other rankings

#3288 in Developer Tools ▲ 18 #10 in background keyword 26 ▲ 5

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

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Pros

Works as advertised
Opens background images in a new tab when correctly used
Lightweight extension
Best among similar extensions
Can work fine after reloading tabs

Cons

Does not work for many users
Requires closing and reopening Chrome to function
Needs tab reloading to work properly
Inconsistent performance
Often fails to function at all

Most mentioned

Doesn't work
Requires reloading the page to function
Works after restarting Chrome
Lightweight and easy to use
Only works if correctly applied to non-overlaid images

User reviews

Worked as advertised.

C N, 2024-06-12

Perfect. Right-click on any image on a website and choose "Open background image in a new tab." A new tab opens with the full graphic just as advertised. If your image DOES NOT OPEN in a new tab it is not because this "View background image" extension DOES NOT WORK! It is because you are trying to right-click and open an image that has an overlay on top of it. Most overlays are invisible and may link to some other website. This "View background image" extension works in the latest version of Chrome. Before "View background image" extension works you MUST CLOSE and re-OPEN Chrome!

Rondo Longo, 2023-10-09

It doesn't work

Pongsatond Trechinapong, 2022-11-22

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Extension safety

Risk impact

View background image requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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