# View Image

> Re-implements the google image, "View Image" button.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/view-image](https://chrome-stats.com/d/view-image)

## Overview

- **ID:** `view-image`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Joshua B
- **Category:** appearance,other,tabs
- **Daily users:** 20,443
- **Weekly downloads:** 76
- **Rating:** 4.10 / 5 (490 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.2.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-07-01
- **First published:** 2018-02-16
- **Size:** 77 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/view-image/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/bijij/ViewImage](https://github.com/bijij/ViewImage)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #511 — Overall
- #32 — Tabs
- #64 — Other extensions
- #84 — Appearance
- #8 — hd image
- #9 — hd images

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Content script 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`
- `*.google.at`
- `*.google.com.au`
- `*.google.az`
- `*.google.ba`
- `*.google.com.bd`
- `*.google.be`
- `*.google.bf`
- `*.google.bg`
- `*.google.com.bh`
- `*.google.bi`
- `*.google.bj`
- `*.google.com.bn`
- `*.google.com.bo`
- `*.google.com.br`
- `*.google.bs`
- `*.google.bt`
- `*.google.co.bw`
- `*.google.by`
- `*.google.com.bz`
- `*.google.ca`
- `*.google.cd`
- `*.google.cf`
- `*.google.cg`
- `*.google.ch`
- `*.google.ci`
- `*.google.co.ck`
- `*.google.cl`
- `*.google.cm`
- `*.google.cn`
- `*.google.com.co`
- `*.google.co.cr`
- `*.google.com.cu`
- `*.google.cv`
- `*.google.com.cy`
- `*.google.cz`
- `*.google.de`
- `*.google.dj`
- `*.google.dk`
- `*.google.dm`
- `*.google.com.do`
- `*.google.dz`
- `*.google.com.ec`
- `*.google.ee`
- `*.google.com.eg`
- `*.google.es`
- `*.google.com.et`
- `*.google.fi`
- `*.google.com.fj`
- `*.google.fm`
- `*.google.fr`
- `*.google.ga`
- `*.google.ge`
- `*.google.gg`
- `*.google.com.gh`
- `*.google.com.gi`
- `*.google.gl`
- `*.google.gm`
- `*.google.gr`
- `*.google.com.gt`
- `*.google.gy`
- `*.google.com.hk`
- `*.google.hn`
- `*.google.hr`
- `*.google.ht`
- `*.google.hu`
- `*.google.co.id`
- `*.google.ie`
- `*.google.co.il`
- `*.google.im`
- `*.google.co.in`
- `*.google.iq`
- `*.google.is`
- `*.google.it`
- `*.google.je`
- `*.google.com.jm`
- `*.google.jo`
- `*.google.co.jp`
- `*.google.co.ke`
- `*.google.com.kh`
- `*.google.ki`
- `*.google.kg`
- `*.google.co.kr`
- `*.google.com.kw`
- `*.google.kz`
- `*.google.la`
- `*.google.com.lb`
- `*.google.li`
- `*.google.lk`
- `*.google.co.ls`
- `*.google.lt`
- `*.google.lu`
- `*.google.lv`
- `*.google.com.ly`
- `*.google.co.ma`
- `*.google.md`
- `*.google.me`
- `*.google.mg`
- `*.google.mk`
- `*.google.ml`
- `*.google.com.mm`
- `*.google.mn`
- `*.google.com.mt`
- `*.google.mu`
- `*.google.mv`
- `*.google.mw`
- `*.google.com.mx`
- `*.google.com.my`
- `*.google.co.mz`
- `*.google.com.na`
- `*.google.com.ng`
- `*.google.com.ni`
- `*.google.ne`
- `*.google.nl`
- `*.google.no`
- `*.google.com.np`
- `*.google.nr`
- `*.google.nu`
- `*.google.co.nz`
- `*.google.com.om`
- `*.google.com.pa`
- `*.google.com.pe`
- `*.google.com.pg`
- `*.google.com.ph`
- `*.google.com.pk`
- `*.google.pl`
- `*.google.pn`
- `*.google.com.pr`
- `*.google.ps`
- `*.google.pt`
- `*.google.com.py`
- `*.google.com.qa`
- `*.google.ro`
- `*.google.ru`
- `*.google.rw`
- `*.google.com.sa`
- `*.google.com.sb`
- `*.google.sc`
- `*.google.se`
- `*.google.com.sg`
- `*.google.sh`
- `*.google.si`
- `*.google.sk`
- `*.google.com.sl`
- `*.google.sn`
- `*.google.so`
- `*.google.sm`
- `*.google.sr`
- `*.google.st`
- `*.google.com.sv`
- `*.google.td`
- `*.google.tg`
- `*.google.co.th`
- `*.google.com.tj`
- `*.google.tl`
- `*.google.tm`
- `*.google.tn`
- `*.google.to`
- `*.google.com.tr`
- `*.google.tt`
- `*.google.com.tw`
- `*.google.co.tz`
- `*.google.com.ua`
- `*.google.co.ug`
- `*.google.co.uk`
- `*.google.com.uy`
- `*.google.co.uz`
- `*.google.com.vc`
- `*.google.co.ve`
- `*.google.co.vi`
- `*.google.com.vn`
- `*.google.vu`
- `*.google.ws`
- `*.google.rs`
- `*.google.co.za`
- `*.google.co.zm`
- `*.google.co.zw`
- `*.google.cat`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- 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
- This extension has medium user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

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.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/view-image)