Wizmage Image Hider

Wizmage hides images in a way that minimizes the impact on the user's browsing experience.
What is Wizmage Image Hider?
Wizmage Image Hider is a Firefox add-on that allows users to hide images on webpages, minimizing their impact on browsing experience. It provides a colored texture in place of images, while still displaying small images and background patterns. Users can easily show or hide individual images by hovering over them and using the eye icon. The add-on also offers options to add exceptions, pause or unpause image hiding, and more.

Add-on stats

By: Elliott
Users: 96
Rating: 4.89 (9)
Version: 2.8.18 (Last updated: 2023-03-18)
Creation date: 2023-01-14
Weekly download count: 8
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
Size: 474.92K

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Add-on summary

Ever wanted to surf the web without seeing all the images, but haven't found a method that keeps full Internet functionality?

This extension provides a solution: (NOTE: It does not save bandwidth - see later.)

It hides the images by displaying a coloured texture where they would be. Small images, and many background patterns are recognized, and will always displayed.

Any individual image can be displayed simply by moving the mouse cursor over it, and clicking on the eye that appears (or press ALT-a). The eye will then turn into an undo symbol - click on it to hide the image again (or press ALT-z).

There is an exception list (right click the icon and click Options). When navigating to a URL that contains one of these exceptions, Wizmage will be disabled for that page. For example, if you have 'google.com' as an exception, then the whole google.com domain will be excepted. If you have 'blog' as an exception, then all URLs containing the word 'blog' will be excepted.

You can also have a Black List, whereby Wizmage only runs on selected sites. This options can be found in the Options page.

An extension icon appears in the top right of the browser - clicking it displays 5 options:

  1. Add or remove the current domain name as an exception.
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User reviews

Thank you very much for this amazing add-on. It does exactly what I need, the patterns are important to see where images are, without actually showing the images, the function to have the eye or not have it is good, I mean, basically everything's customizable, lo veit!
by Darkmaster006, 2024-09-05

by Omer I.S., 2024-04-17

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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Wizmage Image Hider requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Wizmage Image Hider has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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