# Gif Controls

> Add playback controls to GIFs

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/gif-controls](https://chrome-stats.com/d/gif-controls)

## Overview

- **ID:** `gif-controls`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Robert Furth
- **Category:** photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 316
- **Weekly downloads:** 10
- **Rating:** 4.00 / 5 (4 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-06-06
- **First published:** 2025-06-03
- **Size:** 100 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/gif-controls/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/Robert-Furth/gif-controls/issues](https://github.com/Robert-Furth/gif-controls/issues)

## Description

An extension that lets you add playback controls to GIFs.
<ul><li>Right-click on any GIF and select "Add Controls" to add playback controls</li><li>Scrub, pause, and step frame-by-frame -- no more waiting for a long GIF to loop!</li></ul>
Plus, you can also:
<ul><li>Resize and move the player</li><li>Adjust the playback speed</li><li>Play in reverse</li></ul>

## Rankings

- #6,494 — Overall
- #6 — gif
- #23 — self control
- #43 — control
- #199 — resize
- #227 — pause

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `menus`
- `storage`
- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- 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/gif-controls)