# Social visual alt text

> Visually show alternative text of social media images

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/social-visual-alt-text](https://chrome-stats.com/d/social-visual-alt-text)

## Overview

- **ID:** `social-visual-alt-text`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Nick DeNardis
- **Category:** appearance,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 45
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (6 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.10.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-06-01
- **First published:** 2021-06-18
- **Size:** 29 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/social-visual-alt-text/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/nickdenardis/social-visual-alt-text](https://github.com/nickdenardis/social-visual-alt-text)

## Description

Social Visual Alt Text is a Firefox add-on that allows sighted users to view alternative text applied to images on social media platforms such as Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. It provides a convenient solution for individuals interested in accessing alt text without inspecting each image or using a screen reader.

## Rankings

- #16,827 — Overall
- #106 — social

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `*`
- `twitter.com`
- `x.com`
- `tweetdeck.twitter.com`
- `www.instagram.com`
- `www.linkedin.com`
- `www.facebook.com`
- `bsky.app`
- `www.threads.net`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/social-visual-alt-text)