# Image Forward

> Easy cycling through images and image links on a page. Inspired by parts of Opera 12's fast forward.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `image-forward`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Sebastian Blask
- **Category:** photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 41
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (4 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-13
- **First published:** 2014-03-11
- **Size:** 16 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/image-forward/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/sblask/webextension-image-forward](https://github.com/sblask/webextension-image-forward)

## Description

Image Forward is a versatile Chrome extension designed to enhance your web browsing by allowing easy navigation through images embedded or linked on any webpage. Inspired by Opera 12's Fast Forward feature, it offers quick cycling through images using configurable keyboard shortcuts such as `Ctrl-Shift-Space` or `Ctrl-Space`. You can jump from one image to the next without returning to the original page, with options to customize which images are included based on size or file extensions. This extension supports seamless browsing whether images are embedded directly or linked from pages, and it works smoothly across different platforms with alternative shortcuts. Users can tailor their experience by defining regular expressions for image file formats and sizes, making Image Forward a must-have tool for efficient image exploration.

For support and feature requests, Image Forward maintains an open GitHub repository encouraging community involvement. Whether you're browsing photo collections, wallpapers, or other image-heavy sites, this extension simplifies access, boosts productivity, and streamlines image viewing without clutter or delay. Try Image Forward to effortlessly cycle through images on any webpage.

## Rankings

- #17,549 — Overall
- #211 — image
- #222 — hd image
- #244 — hd images

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `declarativeNetRequest`
- `scripting`
- `storage`
- `webNavigation`
- `webRequest`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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 was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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