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Best alternatives to Image Describer (2026)

7 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Image Describer, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Image Describer: reviews, users and permissionsBest Accessibility extensions

Image Describer today

≈2K users4.3★ from 18 ratingsUpdated 23 months ago9 permissions

Image Describer alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Image Hider

    Chrome extension to hide all images by default and show images again with click of icon.

    ≈1K users4.3★ from 32 ratingsUpdated 16 months ago6 permissions
    • About 2.0× fewer users than Image Describer
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 9)
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  2. 2

    View Background Image

    Adds “View Background Image” to the context menu.

    ≈30K users4.2★ from 178 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago1 permissions
    • About 15× more users than Image Describer
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 9)
    View Background Image alternativesCompare side by side
  3. 3

    Image Slideshow

    Get all images on the page and create a slideshow.

    ≈1K users3.2★ from 5 ratings2 permissions
    • About 2.0× fewer users than Image Describer
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 9)
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  4. 4

    Image Alt Text Viewer

    Display alternative texts for images on a web page.

    ≈70K users4.4★ from 24 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions
    • About 35× more users than Image Describer
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 9)
    Image Alt Text Viewer alternativesCompare side by side
  5. 5

    Save Image Nao

    Save images to custom locations from the context menu.

    321 users5.0★ from 2 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years4 permissions
    • About 6.2× fewer users than Image Describer
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 9)
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  6. 6

    IMAGE Extension

    Extension for the McGill IMAGE project. This is a beta release.

    210 usersNot rated yetUpdated 13 months ago7 permissions
    • About 9.5× fewer users than Image Describer
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 9)
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  7. 7

    Background image downloader

    This extension is created to enable background image download from context menu.

    802 users4.1★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 10 months ago5 permissions
    • About 2.5× fewer users than Image Describer
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 9)
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Image Describer alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Image Describer?

By users, the most popular alternative is Image Alt Text Viewer with ≈70K users and a 4.4-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Image Hider.

Which Image Describer alternative has the best rating?

View Background Image has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.2 out of 5 from 178 ratings.

Is there a Image Describer alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

View Background Image asks for 1 permissions, against 9 for Image Describer.

How many alternatives to Image Describer are there?

We list 7 close alternatives to Image Describer on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.