# Large Image Blocker

> Block images exceeding a user defined file size.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `large-image-blocker`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Kai M.
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 19
- **Weekly downloads:** 5
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (4 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.3
- **Last updated:** 2022-01-30
- **First published:** 2019-11-12
- **Size:** 15 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/large-image-blocker/)

## Description

Large Image Blocker is a simple Firefox add-on that allows users to block images exceeding a specific file size. It helps save bandwidth, increase performance, and save RAM. Blocked images are replaced with alternative text or broken image symbols. Note that images in the browser cache are not blocked. The add-on has a few known issues, such as affecting downloads and not working when the tab URL directly points to an image.

## Rankings

- #24,242 — Overall
- #70 — define

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

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

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