# Image Block X

> Image Block X gives you a simple button to change whether or not to load images. Click it once to stop Firefox from loading images, and click it again to allow images again. It's that simple!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/image-block-x](https://chrome-stats.com/d/image-block-x)

## Overview

- **ID:** `image-block-x`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Christian Kuhl
- **Category:** download-management,appearance,photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 1,265
- **Weekly downloads:** 29
- **Rating:** 4.24 / 5 (88 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.6resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2017-09-23
- **Size:** 13 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/image-block-x/)
- **Website:** [https://git.sr.ht/~ckuhl/ImageBlockX](https://git.sr.ht/~ckuhl/ImageBlockX)

## Description

Image Block X is a lightweight Firefox extension designed to give users control over image loading in their browser. With a simple toggle button, you can easily disable images to save data on limited connections or to browse faster when your internet speed is slow. Clicking the button again re-enables image loading for a richer browsing experience.

This extension is a modern rewrite of the popular Image Block tool, built as a web extension for better compatibility and performance. It offers a hassle-free way to manage images without navigating complex settings, making data saving and faster browsing just one click away.

## Rankings

- #2,904 — Overall
- #261 — Download Management
- #8 — x
- #30 — hd image
- #32 — block
- #34 — image

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `<all_urls>`
- `storage`

## 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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## Review summary

Image Block X is valued for effectively blocking images and reducing clutter, saving data, and being simple and fast to use. However, users report inconsistent blocking across browser sessions, compatibility issues with newer Firefox versions like 119, poor icon visibility in dark mode, and occasional blocking problems in web apps such as Google Drive. Despite these issues, it remains a helpful tool for managing web visuals and data consumption.

### Pros

- Effectively blocks images and reduces unnecessary visual clutter on web pages.
- Simple, fast, and easy to use interface with convenient toggle icon.
- Helps save data usage by preventing images from loading.
- Works well with multiple Firefox versions and platforms.
- Appreciated for its usefulness in managing web content display.

### Cons

- Does not always persist settings across Firefox sessions; users must re-toggle the icon.
- Incompatibility or malfunctions reported in certain Firefox versions (e.g., Firefox 119, Firefox 99).
- Icon visibility issues, especially in Firefox dark mode (icon hard to see).
- Blocks images in some web apps like Google Drive, causing connection warnings or functionality issues.
- Does not block all images consistently on certain websites.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/image-block-x)