Better Image Scaling
Improves the image scaling of Chrome, providing crisper and clearer resized images on pages.
What is Better Image Scaling?
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Summary
Better Image Scaling is a simple extension that aims to improve the image scaling of Chrome, by applying the "webkit-optimize-contrast" value (from the "image-rendering" CSS property) to all images on a given page, via a content script.
However, the difference isn't always noticeable: it depends on the content and the size of the image itself. Sometimes it's subtle, sometimes it isn't.
Also note: it doesn't make any difference for images that aren't resized by the browser, and there are even cases in which it doesn't seems to do anything for resized images either.
Moreover, as the CSS property optimizes for contrast, there's a downside to it: depending on the image and its size, it will look "serrated", like it's lacking anti-aliasing.
Changelog:
0.1 • Initial version
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Pros
- Improves image scaling in Chrome
- Fixes poor image scaling by default
- Great for downscaling large images
- Works well with Wordpress and Joomla sites
Cons
- May cause small images to appear pixelated
- Not working in version 103 of Chrome
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- Improves image scaling in Chrome
- Not working in version 103 anymore
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Better Image Scaling is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.
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Better Image Scaling has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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