Chrome-Stats extension
TextFirst
Loading a web page for text first, then, if possible, click to load an image
Stats
- tabs
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
- http://*/*
- https://*/*
Other platforms
Summary
This is a Chrome extension for people who have slow network connection and/or limited network data usage and want to surf the web as fast and less data usage as possible. The way to achieve this is to let the browser loads only necessary stuffs first and explicitly loads some heavy stuffs on demand later. This extension is intended to do that by trying to block image/video loading and let users click on a placeholder (a square placed instead of an image) to load the image and replace that placeholder.
Caveats
- Not every image can be clicked to load on demand because some images are links. When you click it, it navigates to wherever the link points to. And some images are background images. It's quite hard to interact with those.
- Videos are blocked but could not be clicked to load.
This extension is free and open sourced. For more information, please visit https://github.com/witterk/textfirst
User reviews
bob paul, 2020-09-30
Yushin Washio, 2020-01-12
Shah Muhammad Taki, 2018-12-04Safety
Risk impact
TextFirst 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 TextFirst if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
TextFirst may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.
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