# Pause Animations

> Pauses GIFs and animations.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/pause-animations](https://chrome-stats.com/d/pause-animations)

## Overview

- **ID:** `pause-animations`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Lisa Wilson
- **Category:** other
- **Version:** 2.2.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-02
- **First published:** 2026-08-30
- **Size:** 13 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/pause-animations/)

## Rankings

- #131,918 — Overall
- #83 — pause

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `storage`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/pause-animations)