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Best alternatives to View Background Image (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to View Background Image, 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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≈30K users4.2★ from 178 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago1 permissions

View Background Image alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    New Tab Background Image Extension

    Replace the default new tab page content with any background image.

    ≈1K users4.0★ from 4 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years1 permissions
    • About 30× fewer users than View Background Image
    • Updated less recently
    • Listed under Art & Design
  2. 2

    AI Image of the Day

    AI Image of the Day. This extension replaces the new tab with a new background image. The image are generated by AI.

    ≈10K users3.8★ from 20 ratingsUpdated 23 months ago2 permissions
    • About 3.0× fewer users than View Background Image
    • Rated 0.5 stars lower
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
    • Listed under Art & Design
  3. 3

    Background Image for Google Docs™ & Slides™

    Add a beautiful image to Google Docs™ and Google Slides™ background while editing. Not affiliated with Google.

    ≈3K users4.3★ from 32 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions
    • About 10× fewer users than View Background Image
    • Updated less recently
    • Listed under Art & Design
  4. 4

    Custom Calendar Background

    Adds background images to Google Calendar

    ≈200K users3.8★ from 152 ratingsUpdated 9 months ago3 permissions
    • About 6.7× more users than View Background Image
    • Rated 0.4 stars lower
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
    • Listed under Art & Design
  5. 5

    Image Manipulator

    You can flip, rotate, enlarge, and view information about the image from a image context menu allows.

    ≈3K users3.9★ from 9 ratingsUpdated 8 weeks ago3 permissions
    • About 10× fewer users than View Background Image
    • Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
  6. 6

    Download All Images

    Find every image on a page, including lazy-loaded and CSS backgrounds. Filter by size, type and dimensions, then save as a ZIP.

    ≈3K users4.2★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago7 permissions
    • About 10× fewer users than View Background Image
    • Asks for more permissions (7 vs 1)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  7. 7

    Reader View

    Removes clutter like buttons, backgrounds, adjusts text size, contrast, and layout for better readability

    ≈300K users4.7★ from 1.1K ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago6 permissions
    • About 10× more users than View Background Image
    • Rated 0.5 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (6 vs 1)
  8. 8

    Image Describer

    Image Describer uses AI to describe content and images on the web for people who are blind or have low-vision.

    ≈2K users4.3★ from 18 ratingsUpdated 23 months ago9 permissions
    • About 15× fewer users than View Background Image
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (9 vs 1)
  9. 9

    VK Styles - Themes for vk.com

    Install themes for Vkontakte in one click, or adjust colors, backgrounds, fonts and more as you prefer in the settings menu.

    ≈50K users3.2★ from 196 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago9 permissions
    • About 1.7× more users than View Background Image
    • Rated 1.0 stars lower
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (9 vs 1)
    • Listed under Functionality & UI
  10. 10

    Genshin Impact Wallpaper New Tab

    Genshin Impact Wallpaper change new tab to HD Genshin Impact background. Custom Genshin Impact wallpaper theme for game fans.

    ≈4K users4.8★ from 13 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago4 permissions
    • About 7.5× fewer users than View Background Image
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
    • Listed under Just for Fun

View Background Image alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to View Background Image?

By users, the most popular alternative is Reader View with ≈300K users and a 4.7-star rating. The closest match by what it does is New Tab Background Image Extension.

Which View Background Image alternative has the best rating?

Reader View has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings.

How many alternatives to View Background Image are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to View Background Image 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.