# Image Video Block

> Blocks or Hides visual elements (Images, Video, Flash, Canvas, SVG).

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `image-video-block`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Tibor Barsi
- **Category:** appearance,photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 922
- **Weekly downloads:** 35
- **Rating:** 4.09 / 5 (107 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.5resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2016-09-15
- **Size:** 25 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/image-video-block/)

## Description

Image Video Block is a powerful Chrome extension designed to block or hide various visual elements such as images, videos, Flash content, Canvas, and SVG on webpages. It gives users control over media consumption by preventing the download or display of these elements, helping save bandwidth and reduce distractions.

Key features include blocking images and media (HTML5 video and audio), hiding videos, Flash content, Canvas elements (like games and maps), and SVG graphics (like icons and charts). The extension also offers default keyboard shortcuts for quick toggling of each blocking or hiding option, ensuring easy and efficient user experience across platforms, including macOS.

## Rankings

- #3,430 — Overall
- #41 — block
- #44 — video ads
- #51 — hd image
- #52 — flash
- #55 — image

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

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

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High 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

User reviews consistently praise the add-on for quickly blocking images and videos with per-site controls, easy setup, and support for formats like SVG, WebP, and Flash. Many users also appreciate whitelist/blacklist options and cross-device use (mobile and desktop). While a few notes mention a lack of dark mode UI and localhost port exceptions, these are not widely reported. Overall, it’s viewed as a reliable, user-friendly blocker that reduces visual clutter and loads faster.

### Pros

- Blocks images and videos quickly and effectively.
- Per-site/domain customization/permissions.
- Easy to use and quick to adjust/turn off.
- Supports multiple formats (SVG, WebP, Flash) and blocks right away with no delay.
- Works on mobile and desktop (cross-platform).

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