GIF Blocker
Block GIF images from being loaded on HTML pages to reduce bandwidth and resource usage
What is GIF Blocker?
GIF Blocker is a Firefox add-on that blocks GIF images and replaces them with vectorial images, reducing bandwidth usage, improving page performance, and saving loading time.
Add-on stats
By: Ray
Rating: 2.10
(20)
Creation date: 2017-07-30
Weekly download count: 14
Firefox on Android: Yes
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
- storage
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
- activeTab
- *://*/*
- contextMenus
Size: 43.30K
URLs: Website
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Add-on summary
Block GIF images and replaced them with a local vectorial image to save internet bandwidth and reduce loading time and also to improve page performance.
User reviews
As others mentioned, it doesn't work. Using about:config -> image.animation_mode -> set value to "none" or "once" is much more effective.
by Firefox user 18279655, 2024-02-10
Add-on safety
Risk impact
GIF Blocker requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
GIF Blocker has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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