View Background Image

Adds "View Background Image" to the context menu.

View Background Image Firefox Add-On

View Background Image is a Firefox addon that adds the option to view background images to the context menu, providing a more powerful and flexible experience than the default Firefox option. After installation and enabling permissions, users can easily access background images by simply right-clicking and selecting
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Add-on stats

Manifest V3
By: foooomio
Daily users: 1,551
4
Rating: 3.90
(29)
Version: 3.0.4 (Last updated: 2024-07-04)
Version code: 5769573
Creation date: 2019-07-15
Weekly download count: 70
Firefox on Android: No
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
Size: 67.77K
Full description: See detailed description

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# 2,479 ▼ 2
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Other platforms

View Background Image (v3.0.4)
30,000 3.49 (167)
Not available on Android
View Background Image (v3.0.4)
1,071 3.00 (2)

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works well and detects every image behind the cursor.
  • Great extension for viewing background images when it works.
Cons
  • Doesn't work after recent updates; the functionality has deteriorated.
  • Greyed out option in the context menu; fails to show background images sometimes.
  • Developer is not fixing bugs or improving newer versions.
Most mentioned
  • Problems after updates, particularly with versions later than 2.10.4.
  • Users reverting to version 2.10.4 due to issues with newer versions.
  • Desire for simplicity and usability that the add-on has lost.
User reviews
by 天灭中共退党团队保平安, 2025-02-15
It doesn't work anymore after the newer updates. The newest version that still works as before is: 2.10.4 I don't understand why the developer issues newer versions , which doesn't fix the problem.
by Firefox user 16792125, 2024-12-22
<Doesn't work, greyed out all the time
by Cryonic, 2024-10-25
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

View Background Image requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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