500px Chrome Extension

Override the new tab page with images from 500px image feeds. (Unofficial 500px Extension)
What is 500px Chrome Extension?
The '500px Chrome Extension' is an unofficial extension design to enhance your internet browsing. Upon opening a new tab, a random image from the 500px feeds appears, creating a visually appealing interface. The extension provides smooth performance by pre-fetching images and showcases image details through EXIF data display. Users can choose image streams like popular, editor's choice, upcoming, fresh, and can utilize a custom 500px consumer key for API calls. New updates allow easy navigation through icons and keyboard shortcuts.

Extension stats

Users: 872 ▲ 5
Rating: 3.33 (24)
Version: 1.2 (Last updated: 2014-04-26)
Creation date: 2014-04-26
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Overrides new tab: Yes
Permissions:
  • https://api.500px.com/
  • management
Size: 323.58K

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Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

500px extension for chrome browser

Opens a new random image whenever you open a new tab in chrome.

  • Pre fetch images for smooth performance
  • Displays image Exif data and details in modal
  • Choose between different streams: popular, editors choice, upcoming, fresh.
  • You can use your custom 500px consumer key for 500px API calls.

NOTE

  • This is an Unofficial 500px extension. Uses 500px API calls to fetch images from its feed.
  • 500px name, logo and images are copyright of 500px and respective image owners.

Updates

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • User-friendly and instructive
  • Illustrative in all senses
  • Good plugin with potential
Cons
  • Not working or deleted
  • Unable to download images
  • Doesn't render images full screen
  • Not a good app or extension at all
Most mentioned
  • Not working anymore
  • Very good plugin
  • Illustrative and instructive
  • Desire for more features like Oauth
  • Issues with image downloading
Recent reviews
لا يعمل تم حذف الإضافة not working anymore
by Adel Alzahrani, 2019-05-24

muy buena y instructiva... gracias
by Amadeo Rodas, 2018-08-21

muy bueno , es totalmente ilustrativo en todos los sentidos
by amadeo rodas, 2018-07-27
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Extension safety

Risk impact

500px Chrome Extension requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

500px Chrome Extension has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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