Bandwidth Hero - Live Image Compression

Saves data by compressing images on the page.

What is Bandwidth Hero - Live Image Compression?

"Bandwidth Hero - Live Image Compression" is a vital Chrome extension designed to save your data by compressing all images on the web page. It cleverly uses a data compression service that reduces the image size by approximately 50%-75%. Works seamlessly with both secure and unsecure URLs. Particularly useful for limited data plans such as 3G or LTE. Requires setup of the data compression service on Heroku or your own Node.js server. With an open-source nature, its code is available for review on GitHub.

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By: https://bandwidth-hero.com

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Users: 2,000+

Rating: 4.21 (94)

Version: 2.1.4 (Last updated: 2019-08-25)

Creation date: 2019-08-24

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

activeTab
tabs
storage
webRequest
webRequestBlocking
<all_urls>

Size: 3.22M

Email: co*****@bandwidth-hero.com

URLs: Privacy policy

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 18832 ▼ 242

Other rankings

#11733 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 4 #70 in live keyword 50 ▼ 3 #107 in image keyword 75 ▼ 11 #145 in service keyword 44 ▼ 3 #256 in data keyword 43 ▼ 17

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Bandwidth Hero (v2.1.4)

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Summary

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Bandwidth Hero saves data by compressing all images on the page via data compression service which reduces image size by about 50%-75%. Compression service downloads original image, converts it to WebP image and returns it to the browser. Unlike Google's Data Saver, Bandwidth Hero works for both secure and unsecure URLs.

It is very useful when you use limited data, such as 3G or LTE.

After installing this extension you need to setup data compression service to run on Heroku or your own Node.js server.

The extension is open-sourced, you can check the code on GitHub - https://github.com/ayastreb/bandwidth-hero/

By installing and using this extension with public data compression service (https://compressor.bandwidth-hero.com) you agree with our Terms and Conditions of Service (https://bandwidth-hero.com/terms).

User reviews

User reviews summary

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Pros

Saves a lot of bandwidth
Works well with Heroku
Reduces image size significantly
Can be configured to disable on certain sites

Cons

No longer free, requires Heroku premium
Doesn't work on some sites like Youtube
Some users have reported technical difficulties in setting it up

Most mentioned

Works well with Heroku
No longer free
Saves a lot of bandwidth
Doesn't work on some sites like Youtube

Recent reviews

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John Christian, 2019-09-11

The video instruction is different from the heroku website. I'm tech illiterate cant figure out the steps without instruction.

Mr Ho, 2019-07-15

Works great. I had to install node at hero but works great

RemoteCo Brian, 2018-10-20

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Safety

Risk impact

Bandwidth Hero - Live Image Compression is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Bandwidth Hero - Live Image Compression if you trust the publisher.