Best alternatives to Photo Zoom (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Photo Zoom, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Photo Zoom alternatives, compared
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Photo Zoom Plus
Hover to instantly view full-size images on any website. Zoom, rotate, save, and browse all images in a built-in gallery.
≈5K users2.8★ from 33 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago4 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Photo Zoom
- Rated 0.4 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 6)
- Listed under Art & Design
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Zoom for Google Chrome
Zoom in or out on web content using the zoom button and mouse scroll wheel for more comfortable reading. That to each percent value.
≈300K users4.3★ from 1.8K ratingsUpdated 3 months ago8 permissions- About 30× more users than Photo Zoom
- Rated 1.0 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 6)
- Listed under Accessibility
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Zoom Chrome Extension
Schedule Zoom meetings directly from Google Calendar
≈8M users3.7★ from 1K ratingsUpdated 5 days ago6 permissions- About 800× more users than Photo Zoom
- Rated 0.5 stars higher
- Updated more recently
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PhotoShow
Hover to zoom and view high-definition images. Instantly enlarge visuals, crafted for all your favorite websites—and for you.
≈100K users4.7★ from 475 ratingsUpdated 12 days ago12 permissions- About 10× more users than Photo Zoom
- Rated 1.5 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (12 vs 6)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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Mouse Pinch-To-Zoom
Zoom in on a specific part of the website, like you would with a touchpad gesture!
≈20K users4.5★ from 279 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago2 permissions- About 2.0× more users than Photo Zoom
- Rated 1.3 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 6)
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Scroll Zoom
Zoom web pages with the left or right mouse button and the scroll wheel.
≈3K users4.1★ from 29 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago3 permissions- About 3.3× fewer users than Photo Zoom
- Rated 0.9 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 6)
- Listed under Accessibility
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Zoom Block
Disable zooming by default. Re-enable zooming on a per-tab basis by clicking the Zoom Block icon.
≈10K users3.9★ from 67 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions- A similar number of users to Photo Zoom
- Rated 0.6 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 6)
- Listed under Accessibility
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V7 Gmail Zoom
Better reading experience on Gmail If you having difficulties reading small text in Gmail messages, no need to use browser zoom…
≈1K users4.9★ from 28 ratingsUpdated 22 months ago1 permissions- About 10× fewer users than Photo Zoom
- Rated 1.7 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 6)
- Listed under Accessibility
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Zoom Phone For Outreach
Zoom Phone For Outreach
≈3K users1.5★ from 4 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years4 permissions- About 3.3× fewer users than Photo Zoom
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 6)
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Zoom Closer
This extension automatically closes the launched window from Zoom meetings.
≈50K users3.6★ from 107 ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions- About 5.0× more users than Photo Zoom
- Rated 0.4 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 6)
Photo Zoom alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Photo Zoom?
By users, the most popular alternative is Zoom Chrome Extension with ≈8M users and a 3.7-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Photo Zoom Plus.
Which Photo Zoom alternative has the best rating?
PhotoShow has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 475 ratings.
Is there a Photo Zoom alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Zoom Closer asks for 0 permissions, against 6 for Photo Zoom.
How many alternatives to Photo Zoom are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Photo Zoom 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.