Image Hider

Chrome extension to hide all images by default and show images again with click of icon.

What is Image Hider?

'Image Hider' is a Chrome extension that enhances user browsing by offering control over the display of images on websites. It hides all images on a webpage by default, displaying them again when the extension icon is clicked. Its function is on a per-domain basis, allowing users to change display settings for each website. The extension also provides the option to hide background images. User preferences are automatically stored using HTML5 LocalStorage. However, it's worth noting that it doesn't currently work on videos or other media.

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By: Alex Mason

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Users: 1,000+

Rating: 4.23 (31)

Version: 0.2.8 (Last updated: 2015-12-08)

Creation date: 2015-12-08

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

contextMenus
storage

Size: 1.60M

Ranking

# 24362 ▼ 98

Other rankings

#4556 in Accessibility ▲ 5 #65 in image keyword 73 ▲ 10

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Not available on Firefox

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Extension summary

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Hides images on a website, shows images temporarily on hover. Shows images again by clicking the extension icon.

Hide/Show preference works on a per-domain basis, meaning you can have one website hide images and another show them.

Preference is saved automatically using HTML5 LocalStorage.

Updated 12/07/2015 -- Now you can hide background images by toggling a setting (right click on the extension icon to find the setting). Note that this applies to all websites when toggled and may cause unwanted effects (ex: may hide button icons).

Updated again to fix default hide status.

This is an open source project under the MIT license.

Note: it does not currently work on videos, or other media.

User reviews

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Pros

Works well for hiding images on multiple sites
Easy to toggle on and off
Doesn't require reloading the webpage to turn off the image
Tracks mode by domain

Cons

Defaults to hide images, which can be annoying
No option to set default mode to show
Options greyed out or not functioning sometimes
Sometimes hides additional content beyond images

Most mentioned

Need for a default 'show' option
Preference for a delay before displaying images
Issues with functionality on certain sites

Recent reviews

This extension is very useful, but unfortunately it may no longer be supported soon. I recommend a similar plug-in "Hide Images|Videos" for everyone to try. https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/lnemmogegmgllangfmlpclaomcknfnbp

Cameron Chen, 2024-10-30

Great, works for YT thumbnails. Easy one-click on and off. That's all I wanted. Didn't hide images on Twitter for me though. Edit: reduced my rating as it is indeed hides images on all sites by default and one has to "unhide" them manually which is annoying. IMO it should not hide anything by default until the extension button is explicitly clicked.