Alt Text Viewer Browser Extension

Alt Text Viewer is a handy assistant that makes it easy to view and check alt text on any webpage. Available for Chrome and Firefox, it helps content creators, developers, and accessibility advocates ensure web content is accessible to everyone.

Alt Text Viewer extension highlighting images with and without alt text on a webpage

Features

• View alt text for all images on the current webpage
• See image previews alongside their alt text status
• Quick link to alt text generator
• Clean, minimalist UI design

Why Use Alt Text Viewer?

Alt text is essential for web accessibility, but it's often overlooked or implemented incorrectly. Alt Text Viewer helps you:

• Audit Websites: Quickly check if images on your website have proper alt text.
• Learn Best Practices: See examples of good and bad alt text in the wild.
• Improve Accessibility: Identify and fix missing alt text on your own content.

How to Use

1. Install the Extension: Download from the Chrome Web Store or Firefox Add-ons.
2. Navigate to Any Webpage: Go to the site you want to check.
3. Click the Extension Icon: The Alt Text Viewer icon in your browser toolbar.
4. View the Report: Check the summary.

Privacy & Permissions

We respect your privacy:

• Alt Text Viewer only accesses the current tab when activated.
• No data is collected or transmitted to external servers.
• The extension only requires permissions to read the current page's content.