# Reddit Image Expander

> Expand images on Reddit by hovering over the thumbnail.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/reddit-image-expander](https://chrome-stats.com/d/reddit-image-expander)

## Overview

- **ID:** `reddit-image-expander`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** MrTj458
- **Category:** photos-music-videos,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 3
- **Version:** 3.1
- **Last updated:** 2025-08-12
- **First published:** 2024-03-29
- **Size:** 11 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/reddit-image-expander/)

## Description

Expand images on the latest UI version of Reddit compact view simply by hovering over the thumbnail. It woks with single image posts as well as galleries. When viewing a gallery you can left click to go to the next image, or right click to go to the previous image. Videos are currently not supported.

## Rankings

- #56,255 — Overall
- #50 — text expander
- #154 — expand

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webRequest`
- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `*.reddit.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/reddit-image-expander)