Alt Text Viewer

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

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• May 3, 2026
  description

  Alt Text Viewer
  Effortlessly view image alt text on any webpage
  
  Alt Text Viewer is a lightweight, privacy-focused Chrome extension designed to help users instantly view image alternative text (alt text) on websites. Whether you're a developer, content creator, or accessibility advocate, this tool makes it easy to inspect and validate alt text for SEO and accessibility compliance.
  
  How to use it:
  Go to Manage Extensions > Keyboard Shortcuts and set your desired keyboard hotkeys for Alt Text Viewer.
  
  🔍 Key Features
  
  Instantly displays alt text when hovering over images
  
  Highlights images missing alt attributes
  
  Toggle alt text visibility with a single click
  
  Supports dynamic and static web pages
  
  Works offline and requires no special permissions
  
  MutationObserver + debounce: Re-applies overlays when images or other nodes are added/removed, with 300ms delay to avoid thrashing.
  
  Improved design compatibility for WordPress and Duda websites.
  
  🛡️ Privacy First
  No tracking, no data collection—Alt Text Viewer runs entirely in your browser.
  
  Make your web experience more accessible and informative. Download Alt Text Viewer today and take control of image accessibility.
  
  🔥New Key improvements
  Adjust default Font size.

  Alt Text Viewer
  Effortlessly view image alt text on any webpage
  
  Alt Text Viewer is a lightweight, privacy-focused Chrome extension designed to help users instantly view image alternative text (alt text) on websites. Whether you're a developer, content creator, or accessibility advocate, this tool makes it easy to inspect and validate alt text for SEO and accessibility compliance.
  
  How to use it:
  Go to Manage Extensions > Keyboard Shortcuts and set your desired keyboard hotkeys for Alt Text Viewer.
  
  🔍 Key Features
  
  Instantly displays alt text when hovering over images
  
  Highlights images missing alt attributes
  
  Toggle alt text visibility with a single click
  
  Supports dynamic and static web pages
  
  Works offline and requires no special permissions
  
  MutationObserver + debounce: Re-applies overlays when images or other nodes are added/removed, with 300ms delay to avoid thrashing.
  
  Improved design compatibility for WordPress and Duda websites.
  
  🛡️ Privacy First
  No tracking, no data collection—Alt Text Viewer runs entirely in your browser.
  
  Make your web experience more accessible and informative. Download Alt Text Viewer today and take control of image accessibility.
  
  🔥New Key improvements
  Copying Alt text and Tool Tips makes more easier for Alt Text Viewer ver. 0.0.2

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