Google Images Restored

Restores Google Images to how it appeared before August 6, 2019

Google Images Restored

Transform your Google Images experience back to its original form before the update on August 6, 2019. This Chrome extension provides a familiar and user-friendly interface, allowing you to browse images seamlessly as it was designed prior to the disruptions.

Important Note

Please be aware that this extension may cease to function at any moment due to random changes in Google Images' backend. Users are encouraged to monitor our update page for any necessary information or updates. Your feedback is crucial—if the extension fails to work, kindly leave a comment in the reviews.

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By:: fanfare
Users:: 40,000+
Rating:: 4.55

(555) 1 new ratings
Version:: 0.9.0 (Last updated: 2024-06-09)
Creation date:: 2020-06-25
Risk:: Low risk impact Low risk likelihood
Size:: 45.07K
Email:: ae*****@gmail.com
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Updated:: 16 hours ago

Ranking

# 3,680 ▲ 263

Other rankings

#1678 in Accessibility ▼ 2 #79 in image keyword 81 ▲ 2 #132 in google search keyword 53 ▲ 3 #141 in google keyword 95 ▲ 16 #212 in stop keyword 13 ▲ 2

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Google Images Restored (v0.4.5)

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User reviews

Pros

Restores the previous Google Images layout which is more user-friendly
Allows users to see images more clearly and in a larger format
Has historically worked well for many years
Provides functionality such as downloading images directly from the preview
Users express gratitude for the extension, indicating it meets a significant need.

Cons

Frequently stops working or becomes broken after Google updates
Conflicts with new Google features like Google Lens
Some users report issues with navigation and interface (e.g., inability to use arrows)
Reports of malware messages or concerns about security
The extension may be difficult to find or install due to it being grayed out.

Most mentioned

Recent Google updates have broken the extension
Users appreciate the restored layout compared to the new Google Images interface
The extension has historically worked well but is currently facing issues
Gratitude expressed by users for restoring a previously preferred UI
Requests for updates to fix current issues.

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. User reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

User reviews

Worked great! But sadly, seems as of today it's stopped working. Pictures don't even open anymore with this enabled :/

Jonty K, 2025-04-10

incredibilmente semplice e utile

Adriano Pannone, 2025-03-29

fantastic. working fully as of writing this review. i forgot how good the old google images was. i can actually see the image i'm trying to look at.

kendall henderson, 2025-03-20

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Google Images Restored requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.

Risk likelihood

Google Images Restored has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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