CaptionCrawler

Browser extension for the Caption Crawler System

CaptionCrawler: Caption-Adding Browser Extension by Microsoft

"CaptionCrawler" is a cutting-edge browser extension intended for Microsoft Edge. It's designed to enhance the browsing experience for screen-reader users by automatically sourcing and adding captions to images without them. The captions are obtained from other webpages that contain the same image. The add-on, a product of research by Microsoft's Ability Group, also offers navigation between different available captions via keyboard commands.
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Add-on stats

Manifest V2
Users: 575
27
Rating: 4.80
(4)
1 ratings
Version: 2.1.0 (Last updated: 2020-07-30)
Creation date: 2020-07-30
Permissions:
  • storage
  • https://captioncrawler.azurewebsites.net/
  • https://captioncrawlertest.azurewebsites.net/
  • http://localhost/
Size: 123.22K
Full description: See detailed description

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CaptionCrawler (v2.1.0)
32 5.00 (1)
Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox

User reviews

MS Caption Crawler
by Qihan, 2022-10-12
I like this Extension and I guess this will be helpful to developers who design the Webpages on the go and can run this extension to see the errors and fix them accordingly before deploying to the production. I like the feature that even if the developer fails to provide an alt it looks for the same image in other webpages and provides the alt to the screen reader user.
by Shiva, 2020-08-13
I don't like that if a web author has used a null alt (alt=""), this extension adds information anyway. A null alt is not a missing alt. It should leave these alone and only act when there is a missing alt attribute. Great tool though.
by John, 2020-08-13
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

CaptionCrawler requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
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