Image Alt Text Viewer

Display alternative texts for images on a web page.

Image Alt Text Viewer - Alt Text Display Chrome extension

'Image Alt Text Viewer' is a beneficial Chrome extension crafted to allow users to easily display all alternative texts assigned to images present on any web page. It's a powerful tool to ensure no alternative text is left out, by promptly reporting images with missing texts or alt-attributes. It simplifies the process of verifying alternative texts for images to enhance the website's SEO performance and accessibility.
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Extension stats

Users: 40,000+
Rating: 4.36
(14)
Version: 1.3 (Last updated: 2024-10-14)
Creation date: 2020-06-18
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • scripting
Size: 18.09K

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

This extension helps users display all alternative texts for images on a web page. The extension also reports if images have missing texts or missing alt-attributes.

User reviews

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Pros
  • Works well and is effective as a tool for viewing alt text
  • Saves a lot of time for users
  • Helpful for screen-reader compatibility testing
  • Provides a straightforward interface to access alt text
Cons
  • Issues with image sliders showing the same alt text for all images
  • Doesn't work on local files unless access is granted
  • Desire for additional features like enabling/disabling SVG alerts
Most mentioned
  • Desire for more comprehensive accessibility features beyond alt text
  • Problems with SVG tag recognition
  • Issues with functionality on image sliders
User reviews
Works well. Could be nice to remove "Short alt text: " though showing only the actual alt text without this line

It seems to want a <descr> tag on svg files, but I believe the correct tag is <desc>
by Steven Hook, 2024-06-06

by Hansraj Meena, 2024-03-30
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Image Alt Text Viewer does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

Image Alt Text Viewer has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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