Faster Pageload

Name: Faster Pageload
Rating: 4.569 (58 reviews)
Author: Simon Frey

Load webpages faster by preloading subsequent pages via the instant.page script and lazy loading images. Install the plugin and you will feel how your browser becomes faster.

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Features & Capabilities

Faster Pageload is a Chrome extension designed to accelerate your web browsing experience. It preloads pages you are likely to visit based on your link hover behavior, starting the load process before you even click. This just-in-time preloading means that when you click a link, the page often appears instantly, reducing perceived waiting time.

Additionally, the extension implements lazy loading of images, ensuring that only images within your viewport load immediately, which helps speed up overall page load times and reduces unnecessary data usage. Together, these features make browsing faster and more fluent without altering the normal loading process.

Credits go to Freepik for the Addon Icon, and Alexandre Dieulot for the instant.page script licensed under MIT. Install Faster Pageload to feel the magic of a quicker, more responsive browser.

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Version:

1.8.5 Last updated: 2021-01-17

Version code:

5166047

Creation date:

2019-09-10

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Content scripts matches:

<all_urls>

Size:

1.21MB

Email:

fa*****@simon-frey.eu

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Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-17

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Ranking

# 2,401 ▲ 6

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#13 in fast vpn keyword 45 ▼ 1

#20 in waste keyword 3

#51 in license keyword 9 ▲ 1

#53 in web page keyword 58

#64 in loading keyword 25

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Developed by:

Simon Frey

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/faster-pageload/

Email:

fa*****@simon-frey.eu

Website:

https://github.com/simonfrey/faster-pageload-web-extensions

User Reviews

User reviews largely praise Faster Pageload for delivering noticeable speed improvements and smoother performance, especially with many tabs and on slow-loading sites. However, several reviews criticize the need to modify about:config and express privacy concerns related to prefetching. A subset notes inconsistent results, with some users not detecting benefits at all. Overall, the add-on is seen as performance-boosting by many, but configurability and privacy trade-offs are a recurring concern.

Pros

Noticeably speeds up browsing and page loads across multiple sites.
Works well under heavy tab usage (handles many tabs with smoother performance).
Receives broadly positive feedback and praise for performance gains.
Reported improvements on slow-loading pages (e.g., liquipedia.net).

Cons

Requires manual changes to about:config to enable or configure the extension; not user-friendly.
Raises privacy concerns due to DNS prefetching and other network tweaks.
Inconsistent effectiveness; some users report little or no noticeable improvement.

Recent reviews

For me it works, 250 tabs, 100 YT tabs, and now the video plays at every time-line i click with no stutter. Thx Dev :)

by Fi*****, 2025-12-20

by Mi*****, 2025-07-25

by 退出*****, 2025-03-26

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Is Faster Pageload Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Faster Pageload requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

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Faster Pageload is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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