Display Reddit images natively in browser

Displays Reddit image links directly in the browser by modifying the HTTP Accept header.

What is Display Reddit images natively in browser?

Display Reddit images natively in browser is a Chrome extension that allows images to load directly into the browser by modifying the HTTP Accept header. This bypasses the Reddit image preview screen and restores the original image viewing behavior.

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By: Jonathan Kay

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Users: 5,000+

Rating: 4.90 (41)

Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2023-09-20)

Creation date: 2023-07-20

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

declarativeNetRequest

Host permissions:

*://i.redd.it/*
*://preview.redd.it/*
*://external-preview.redd.it/*

Size: 18.06K

Email: ch*****@jonathankay.com

Ranking

# 14286 ▼ 138

Other rankings

#5053 in Social Networking ▼ 3

#2 in display keyword 15 ▲ 1

#9 in reddit keyword 46 ▲ 1

#82 in loading keyword 20 ▲ 6

#91 in browser keyword 84 ▲ 16

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Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

Display Reddit images natively in browser (v1.1)

4.60

(5) 464

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Extension summary

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Restores the original behaviour when loading images on Reddit. With this extension, images will load directly into Edge by modifying the HTTP Accept header, which allows them to bypass the Reddit image preview screen.

User reviews

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Pros

Works as intended
Simple and easy to use
No intrusive features or buttons
Good replacement for a previous malicious extension
Open source (FOSS) considerations mentioned

Cons

Most mentioned

Does what it says
Good alternative to previously problematic extensions
No bloatware or ads

Recent reviews

Works like a charm. Embedded gallery is still functional, left/right/click navigate and view the images as normal, within the post, with [X] to close the gallery. But right-click + open-image-in-new-tab finally actually opens the image without redirecting to reddit.com/media wrapper page. Perfect!