Giphy Tabs

Giphy Tabs - A Fun Chrome Extension for GIPHY Fans

Giphy Tabs is a unique and fun-filled Chrome extension designed for lovers of GIPHY.com. With this extension, every new browser tab you open automatically gets transformed into a GIPHY TV, allowing you to view interesting GIFs right from your browser. It also lets you favorite GIFs on GIPHY.com for later use and helps to discover more to expand your GIF collection.

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Extension stats

By: Giphy, Inc.

Users: 2,000+

Rating: 3.23

(30)

Version: 1.2 (Last updated: 2021-04-07)

Creation date: 2015-06-22

Size: 275.46K

Email: su*****@giphy.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 19,872 ▲ 9

Other rankings

#740 in Just for Fun ▲ 4 #198 in tab keyword 77 ▲ 68

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Puts users in a good mood with new GIFs on each new tab.
Great and cool plugin that improves productivity.
Users appreciate the humor and fun GIFs.
Some users love the extension despite minor issues.

Cons

No longer works for some users, just showing a white page.
Requires permission to access browser history.
GIFs often cut off at the bottom, losing subtitles.
Lack of customization options like filtering by categories.
Difficulties in removing the extension for some users.

Most mentioned

GIFs becoming less appealing over time.
Desire for customization options.
Opinions on GIF quality being inconsistent.
Issues with loading times and incomplete GIFs.

User reviews

blank page, chrome 119

Artemi Lebedev, 2023-12-07

It no longer works, just opens a white page with nothing. I loved it when it did work.

Misty Limparis, 2022-02-14

No opera support. Also has access to your browser history.

Edward Hamawy, 2018-05-09

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Giphy Tabs requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

Medium Can alter new tab settings; fairly benign but with some capability to affect user experience.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Giphy Tabs. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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