View Background Image

View Background Image

"View Background Image" in context menu.

What is View Background Image?
'View Background Image' is a Firefox add-on that enhances your browsing experience by adding a 'View Background Image' option to the context menu. This feature allows you to view and appreciate any background image present on a webpage without distractions. It requires permission to access data on all websites for functionality. The add-on, which is more powerful than the default option provided by Firefox, is released under the MIT License. To know more, visit the Github page.
Merlin
Stats
By: foooomio
Users: 1,640 ▲ 21
Rating: 4.61 (23)
Version: 2.10.4 (Last updated: 2022-12-03)
Creation date: 2019-07-15
Weekly download count: 58
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • <all_urls>
Size: 59.92K
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View Background Image
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Merlin
Summary

Firefox addon that adds "View background image" to the context menu. This addon is more powerful and flexible than the one provided by Firefox.

This addon requires permission to access your data on all websites for viewing background images.

This software is released under the MIT License. https://github.com/foooomio/view-background-image

User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • Very useful
  • Very lightweight
  • Detects every image behind the cursor
  • Good extension
Cons
  • Disappears from context menu after Firefox updates
  • Author refuses to fix bugs in Firefox version
  • Needs to be disabled and re-enabled to work
  • The add-on isn't frequently updated
Most mentioned
  • Needs an option to open the image in a new background tab
  • Needs an option to 'save background image' directly
  • Useful for downloading Bing wallpapers and similar images
  • Can get blocked by Firefox for some reasons
Recent reviews
by love, 2023-10-17
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Safety
Risk impact

View Background Image may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

View Background Image has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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