LocalGalleryViewerExtension

Allows opening local folders and show containing images in a gallery slideshow

What is LocalGalleryViewerExtension?

LocalGalleryViewerExtension is a unique chrome add-on designed to turn your local image files into a fullscreen slideshow. It's a powerful webpage that scans any selected local directory, parses the image files in it, and presents them in an engaging format. You can handpick your local folders & directly drop them into the webpage. With Chromecast sharing capability, you can enjoy your local pictures on your HDTV. Furthermore, it comes with customizable features such as hideable controls and adjustable background style of the gallery.

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By: Andreas Meyer

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Users: 20,000+

Rating: 3.80 (162)

Version: 1.4 (Last updated: 2014-03-19)

Creation date: 2014-03-19

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

tabs

Size: 228.35K

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# 6098 ▼ 32

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#335 in Art & Design

#8 in gallery keyword 7

#51 in jquery keyword 14

#74 in folder keyword 11 ▼ 7

#119 in folders keyword 12 ▼ 11

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Extension summary

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This 'Local Gallery Viewer' extension lets you create fullscreen galleries where the slides are shown on the entire screen. The extension opens a new tab in your chrome browser. Choose a local directory and watch your pictures and images.

The idea behind that extension was to bring local images via Chromecast on your HDTV. Since the Chrome browser is able to share a tab via Chromecast, all you need is a powerful webpage that is able to scan a local directory, parses the image file in it and present them in a nice way.

Local Gallery Viewer uses the free jQuery-Plugin SuperBGImage by Andreas Eberhard (http://dev.andreaseberhard.de/jquery/superbgimage/) for presentation. You can open or drag'n'drop local folders from you harddrive diretly into the webpage, share the tab via Chromecast and enjoy local images on your HDTV.

FAQ:

Q: Is it possible to hide the controls? A: Yes. Click the logo to minimize the controlpanel. As soon as you move your mouse away the controlpanel will fade out.

Changelog:

Version 1.2

User reviews

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Pros

Ability to display photos on Chromecast device
Fast loading and display of images
Easy to use with a large number of photos

Cons

Does not support AVIF files
Does not rotate images
Missing features like random mode and repeating presentations

Most mentioned

Does not rotate images
Random order of photos
Issues with displaying portrait style pictures

Recent reviews

I've been searching for years and finally found an extension that has all the features I wanted. I'm so happy. I bless the developer who created it.

신범석 (mercury), 2023-04-17

Works great to watch my pictures on the laptop with the ability to increase the speed of each one. Saw that background could be changed, but don't know how - Help? Thank you for taking the time to make your wonderful program. :) Len