View Image Firefox

View Image

Re-implements the google image, "View Image" button.
View Image
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Features & Capabilities

View Image is a handy Chrome extension that restores the "View Image" button on the Google Images results page, enabling users to easily access the original image with a single click. This small but useful add-on recreates the familiar functionality removed by Google, improving your image search experience.

The extension is fully open source, and its codebase is available on GitHub, encouraging contributions and issue reporting. Perfect for users who want quick direct image viewing without additional steps, View Image seamlessly integrates into your browsing workflow on Google Images.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Manifest V3 Add-on Open Source
By:
Joshua B
Daily users:
21,244
Rating:
4.10
(492)
Version:
5.2.0 Last updated: 2024-07-01
Version code:
5765212
Creation date:
2018-02-16
Risk:
Very high risk impact Low risk likelihood
Permissions:
Content scripts matches:
  • *.google.com
  • *.google.ad
  • *.google.ae
  • *.google.com.af
  • *.google.com.ag
  • *.google.al
  • *.google.am
  • *.google.co.ao
  • *.google.com.ar
  • *.google.as
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Size:
77.29KB
Email:
jo*****@gmail.com
URLs:
Website
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Firefox Add-ons Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-03
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Contact the developer

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Developed by:
Joshua B
Firefox Add-ons Store
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/view-image/
Email:
jo*****@gmail.com
Website:
https://github.com/bijij/ViewImage

Permission Change History

2024-01-03: Version 4.1.1 → 5.0.2
Remove Permissions: contextMenus
2023-07-31: Version 4.0.0 → 4.1.0
Remove Permissions: activeTab
2023-07-20: Version 3.7.0 → 4.0.0
Add Permissions: activeTab
Remove Optional permissions: tabs *://*/*

User Reviews

This add-on aims to restore Google's 'View Image' button in image search results and, when functional, opens images in a separate tab for easy saving. It is simple and useful, especially with the Google Images Restored plugin. However, reliability is a common issue: the button often doesn’t appear, especially on certain sites (Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn); Google layout changes frequently break compatibility, and the UI often diverges from screenshots.
Pros
  • Restores the 'View Image' button in Google Images search results.
  • When it works, clicking 'View Image' opens the image in its own page/tab for easy saving/viewing.
  • Simple and convenient extension.
  • Can be used with the Google Images Restored plugin to handle newer layouts.
Cons
  • Button frequently does not appear or the extension does not work, making it unreliable.
  • Doesn’t work on images hosted on sites like Instagram, Facebook, X, and LinkedIn due to site restrictions.
  • Breaks or becomes inconsistent when Google updates its layout, requiring updates to the add-on.
  • UI may differ from the screenshots and feel inconsistent with the old interface.
Recent reviews
weird autorisations for google, don't install that.
by Na*****, 2026-05-20
by VO*****, 2026-03-17
by in*****, 2026-01-28
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Is View Image Safe?

Risk impact
Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

View Image requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Request access to the following domains: google.com, google.ad, google.ae, com.af, com.ag, google.al, google.am, co.ao, com.ar, google.as, google.at, com.au, google.az, google.ba, com.bd, google.be, google.bf, google.bg, com.bh, google.bi, google.bj, com.bn, com.bo, com.br, google.bs, google.bt, co.bw, google.by, com.bz, google.ca, google.cd, google.cf, google.cg, google.ch, google.ci, co.ck, google.cl, google.cm, google.cn, com.co, co.cr, com.cu, google.cv, com.cy, google.cz, google.de, google.dj, google.dk, google.dm, com.do, google.dz, com.ec, google.ee, com.eg, google.es, com.et, google.fi, com.fj, google.fm, google.fr, google.ga, google.ge, google.gg, com.gh, com.gi, google.gl, google.gm, google.gr, com.gt, google.gy, com.hk, google.hn, google.hr, google.ht, google.hu, co.id, google.ie, co.il, google.im, co.in, google.iq, google.is, google.it, google.je, com.jm, google.jo, co.jp, co.ke, com.kh, google.ki, google.kg, co.kr, com.kw, google.kz, google.la, com.lb, google.li, google.lk, co.ls, google.lt, google.lu, google.lv, com.ly, co.ma, google.md, google.me, google.mg, google.mk, google.ml, com.mm, google.mn, com.mt, google.mu, google.mv, google.mw, com.mx, com.my, co.mz, com.na, com.ng, com.ni, google.ne, google.nl, google.no, com.np, google.nr, google.nu, co.nz, com.om, com.pa, com.pe, com.pg, com.ph, com.pk, google.pl, google.pn, com.pr, google.ps, google.pt, com.py, com.qa, google.ro, google.ru, google.rw, com.sa, com.sb, google.sc, google.se, com.sg, google.sh, google.si, google.sk, com.sl, google.sn, google.so, google.sm, google.sr, google.st, com.sv, google.td, google.tg, co.th, com.tj, google.tl, google.tm, google.tn, google.to, com.tr, google.tt, com.tw, co.tz, com.ua, co.ug, co.uk, com.uy, co.uz, com.vc, co.ve, co.vi, com.vn, google.vu, google.ws, google.rs, co.za, co.zm, co.zw, google.cat
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Risk likelihood
Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

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

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • Medium This extension has medium user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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