Social visual alt text

Visually show alternative text of social media images

Social Visual Alt Text - Firefox Add-On

Social Visual Alt Text is a Firefox add-on that allows sighted users to view alternative text applied to images on social media platforms such as Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. It provides a convenient solution for individuals interested in accessing alt text without inspecting each image or using a screen reader.

Add-on stats

Users: 44
-2
Rating: 5.00
(6)
Version: 0.9.2 (Last updated: 2025-01-01)
Version code: undefined
Creation date: 2021-06-18
Weekly download count: 3
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 28.72K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

Social visual alt text (v0.9.2)
4.25 (12) 844
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
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Add-on summary

This extension is designed for individuals who are interested in viewing the alt text applied to images without the need to inspect each image or use a screen reader.

It makes the alt text on social media posts visible to sighted users on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Human generated alt-text is visible on a blue background, AI-generated alt-text has a maroon background and images without alt text have a red line under the image.

Each site and colors can be changed in the extension options to meet your needs.

Supports:

  • Twitter
  • Tweetdeck
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Mastodon
  • Bluesky

User reviews

by Ando, 2024-05-15

by Ando, 2024-05-15

This app is great on desktop based chrome.... But Firefox won't let me download it here. Why?????
by kay, 2024-01-22
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Social visual alt text requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Social visual alt text is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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