Better Chrome image viewing experience

Latest Version

Version
5.11
Update
December 10, 2024
Size
6.05MiB
Developer
enhancedimageviewer.com
Category
Users
50,000+
Rating
4.64982 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
ContextMenus
Storage
WebNavigation
Scripting
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Enhanced Image Viewer Extension

Features:
✓ Position images in center or top left corner
✓ Set custom background color
✓ Zoom, rotate, pan and scroll images with improved controls
✓ Flip images horizontally and vertically
✓ Pixelate images for viewing pixel art and lossless formats
✓ Hide scrollbars
✓ View images in the current tab
✓ Works with local files and incognito mode

✓ Enhances images on Reddit
• No more headers and footers on images opened directly
• Works with overlay single images and image galleries

✓ Enhances images on image hosting sites
• Skips the continue button
• Shows the image full-screen automatically

All controls:
• Left mouse button click - scale image to fit window or to actual size
• Left mouse button drag - pan image
• Alt + Left mouse button drag - default Chrome drag behavior

• Mousewheel - zoom image
• Ctrl + Mousewheel - scroll vertically
• Shift + Mousewheel - scroll horizontally
• Alt + Mousewheel - rotate image

• H key - flip image horizontally
• V key - flip image vertically

• Q key - rotate image 90 degrees counter-clockwise
• E key - rotate image 90 degrees clockwise

• P key - pixelate image

Feel free to leave any feedback you might have. It will be addressed as soon as possible.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "name": "Enhanced Image Viewer", "description": "Better Chrome image viewing experience", "version": "5.11", "icons": { "16": "icons/icon16.png", "24": "icons/icon24.png", "32": "icons/icon32.png", "64": "icons/icon64.png", "96": "icons/icon96.png", "128": "icons/icon128.png" }, "permissions": [ "contextMenus", "storage", "webNavigation", "scripting" ], "host_permissions": [ "" ], "background": { "service_worker": "background.js" }, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": [ "" ], "run_at": "document_end", "js": [ "content.js" ] }, { "matches": [ "https://*.reddit.com/*" ], "css": [ "embedded-enhance.css" ] } ], "options_ui": { "page": "options.html", "open_in_tab": true }}
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How to download and manually install Enhanced Image Viewer extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Enhanced Image Viewer extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Enhanced Image Viewer extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Enhanced Image Viewer extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Enhanced Image Viewer extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Enhanced Image Viewer extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Enhanced Image Viewer Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Enhanced Image Viewer extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Enhanced Image Viewer extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Enhanced Image Viewer extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Enhanced Image Viewer extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Enhanced Image Viewer extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Enhanced Image Viewer extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Enhanced Image Viewer extension file

Select and download the Enhanced Image Viewer extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Enhanced Image Viewer extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Enhanced Image Viewer extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Enhanced Image Viewer extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Enhanced Image Viewer extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Emil Kiełczyński (ID: 000000929b27150b) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/01/2024 Works great. Amazing plugin!

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Kirill Pankin (ID: 000000ef92325072) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/09/2024 Cool and handy! Thanks! Right click is fixed now! Very nice! :)

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Angel Ayelwen (ID: 0000007d550729a5) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 11/17/2023 I love this extension, but sometimes it doesnt' work. For example if you are on avatar pages for Gumroad.com, it won't work on those images even if you open them in a new tab. for example https://public-files.gumroad.com/ea2k7b8ahmicqx4fpl3k1lvetwl4

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Дмитрий Фениксов (ID: 0000007af3aa9d51) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 11/10/2023 Would you kindly remove zooming from right mouse click? Then it will be perfect ^-^ Upd: Hotkeys don't work with non-english layout :(

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JaJe (ID: 000000a5713d2605) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 11/02/2023 It doesn't work exactly where I need. Open images from whatsapp to rotate