# Popup ALT Attribute

> Popups alternate texts of images or others like NetscapeCommunicator(Navigator) 4.x.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/popup-alt-attribute](https://chrome-stats.com/d/popup-alt-attribute)

## Overview

- **ID:** `popup-alt-attribute`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Piro (piro\_or)
- **Category:** appearance
- **Daily users:** 1,314
- **Weekly downloads:** 4
- **Rating:** 4.65 / 5 (17 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.3.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-02
- **First published:** 2006-01-24
- **Size:** 29 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/popup-alt-attribute/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/piroor/popupalt/issues](https://github.com/piroor/popupalt/issues)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/popup-alt-attribute/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/popup-alt-attribute/privacy/)

## Description

Popup ALT Attribute is a Chrome extension that displays alternate texts (alt attributes) of images and other elements in a popup tooltip. Inspired by Netscape Communicator 4.x, it provides multi-row tooltips similar to those in MSIE, making it easier to view long descriptions. This tool enhances user accessibility by clearly showing image descriptions on hover, improving browsing experience especially when images cannot be displayed or for visually impaired users.

## Rankings

- #2,868 — Overall
- #10 — popup
- #100 — ali
- #109 — navigation
- #177 — like
- #183 — text-to-image

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

### Pros

- Helps quickly test image accessibility
- Increases awareness of alt tags while browsing
- Does what it promises and functions as intended
- Adds nostalgia for users familiar with older browsers
- Makes checking alt tags easy

### Cons

- Does not work on certain pages
- May add 'null' alt attributes incorrectly
- Customization options are limited
- Lacks the ability to copy alt text easily

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/popup-alt-attribute)