MediaPiper

MediaPiper Overview Hover over image or video thumbnails or links to instantly preview the full-size version in a high-performance floating popup. MediaPiper is not just another previewer - it is a modern, intelligent discovery engine designed for professional research and fast media workflows.

Intelligent Discovery Engine MediaPiper replaces the brittle, manually-curated "sieve" systems used by extensions like Imagus. Traditional systems rely on fragile, site-specific rules that break the moment a website changes its code.

MediaPiper resolves full-size URLs via real-time pattern analysis and CDN detection.

1. Canary Pairs - High-reliability verification anchors that keep your favorite sites working as they evolve
2. Discovery Mode - Optionally use built-in developer tool for authoring and exporting custom rules
3. Smart Prefetch - Configurable pre-resolution tiers from Light to YOLO, with pagination support

MediaPiper changes the game with "Canary Pairs" - a discovery system that automatically identifies image patterns and CDN structures. MediaPiper learns how to find full-size media on its own. If a pattern changes, the engine adapts. Self-healing, intelligent, and designed to stay out of your way.

Automatic Pattern Discovery

Image A complete image browsing toolkit, from casual preview to professional workflow.

1. Full-Size Preview - Hover any thumbnail to instantly see the largest available version in a floating popup
2. Standalone Viewer - Dedicated viewer for direct image URLs with dark/light background toggle
3. Advanced Transform - Zoom, pan, rotate (fine and coarse), flip horizontal/vertical, and dial control with snap angles
4. Multiple Fit Modes - Contain, fill width, fill height, or actual size - switchable on the fly
5. Copy Anything - Copy URL, copy as Markdown, or copy the image itself to clipboard
6. Saved Items - Build a personal collection of up to 5,000 saved images with bulk management
7. Background Image Detection - Detects and previews CSS background images, not just img tags

Video Full video control inside the popup - no need to leave the page.

1. Inline Video Preview - Hover video thumbnails and links to preview with autoplay, mute, and loop
2. Frame-by-Frame Navigation - Step forward and backward one frame at a time
3. Speed Control - Speed up or slow down playback with keyboard shortcuts
4. A/B Loop - Set loop points and bounce (reverse) between them for precise review
5. Screenshot Capture - Grab any frame as PNG, JPEG, or WebP
6. GIF Controller - Full playback control for animated GIFs, including bounceback reverse looping
7. AI (via ToolPiper)
8. On-device AI processing powered by Apple Silicon. No cloud, no GPU bottleneck, no API keys

AI Upscaling with the ToolPiper companion app (MacOS only) 1. PiperSR 2x Video Upscale Real-time video super-resolution running on Apple Neural Engine at up to 44 FPS 2. SPAN 4x Image Upscale - CoreML-powered image super-resolution. Upscale any web image in one click 3. OCR - Extract and copy text from any web image instantly 4. 100% Local - All AI inference runs on your Mac via ToolPiper, our free companion app

Professional Workflow

1. 40+ Keyboard Shortcuts - Fully remappable hotkeys for every action.
2. Configurable Triggers - Hover-only or hover+key, adjustable delays, and three close modes.
3. Toolbar Control - Auto-hide, always-on, or hidden. Top or bottom positioning.
4. Site Filtering - Blocklist or allowlist mode with per-site image, video, and detection blocking.
5. Privacy-First - No data collection, no tracking, no phone-home. Everything runs 100% locally in your browser.

A Personal Mission This project is actively maintained and built with love by a solo developer. If you find a bug or have a feature idea, reach out anytime. We are building the future of media browsing together.

Release Notes (v1.4.3)

1. Huge improvements to sieve auto-discovery
2. Optional manual sieve discovery via thumb and full urls
3. Standalone video improvements
4. block popups when within certain hover scenarios - customizable 5: Bug fixes and optimizations