# 4chan Advanced

> Adds several media viewing and loading features to 4chan

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/4chan-advanced](https://chrome-stats.com/d/4chan-advanced)

## Overview

- **ID:** `4chan-advanced`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** blob
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,appearance
- **Daily users:** 65
- **Weekly downloads:** 5
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.3
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-21
- **First published:** 2024-04-20
- **Size:** 41 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/4chan-advanced/)

## Description

1: Replaces all media URLs in posts with embedded media. Images are expandable. URLs in square brackets will become spoilered media. Works for images, videos and audio.
2: Dropping any files to browser will automatically upload them to catbox.moe forever. You will receive links in a small window.
3: Adds a "Read Aloud" button to every post. Only reads actual text.
4: Makes all non-media links clickable.

## Rankings

- #14,242 — Overall
- #191 — receive
- #226 — expand
- #250 — enhance

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `storage`
- `*://catbox.moe/*`

### Content script matches

- `boards.4chan.org`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/4chan-advanced)