Chrome-Stats extension
Large Image Blocker
Block images exceeding a user defined file size.
What is Large Image Blocker?
Stats
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
- <all_urls>
- storage
- activeTab
- tabs
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Summary
This is a simple extension that blocks images exceeding a user defined file size.
Large Image Blocker helps you to:
- save bandwidth
- increase performance
- save ram
If an image is blocked you will see an alternative text defined in the HTML alt-attribute. If the alt-attribute is missing, you will see a broken image symbol. But there is no placeholder of the missing image at all if it is integrated as a background-image or has neither an alt-attribute nor HTML dimensions.
Note: Images that are already in the browser cache are not blocked.
Known issues:
- Downloads ("save image as…") are affected, too.
- Blocking does not work when the url of the tab is directly pointing to an image. So if you right-click on a blocked image and select "view image", it will be displayed as usual. (This seems to be an issue in the firefox extension api.)
- The extension relies on the HTTP Content-Length header field. A few websites do not set this field so that blocking does not work there.
User reviews
Safety
Risk impact
Large Image Blocker is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Large Image Blocker if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
Large Image Blocker has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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