Toggle Image Animations

Name: Toggle Image Animations
Rating: 4.027 (37 reviews)
Author: Manuel Reimer

By: Manuel Reimer

Disables or enables the animation of images (GIF, APNG, WebP, AVIF).

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Features & Capabilities

Toggle Image Animations is a simple yet powerful Chrome extension that allows users to globally disable or enable image animations such as GIFs, APNGs, WebP, and AVIF formats. With just one click on a button or via a customizable shortcut, users can control animated images across the web.

Features include the ability to reload pages automatically to immediately see the effect, and the option to stop animation on individual images via the context menu (excluding Android devices). Note that while the animation stops, the full animated image files are still downloaded. Ideal for reducing distraction or conserving system resources, this extension offers fast and flexible animation control right in your browser.

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Version:

2.1.0 Last updated: 2024-09-08

Version code:

5805119

Creation date:

2019-01-20

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Permissions:

browserSettings
storage
menus

Size:

22.12KB

URLs:

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Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-18

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Ranking

# 2,490 ▼ 2

Other rankings

#2 in animation keyword 14

#8 in toggle keyword 30

#11 in animal keyword 15

#26 in options keyword 18

#39 in image keyword 74

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Developed by:

Manuel Reimer

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/toggleanigif/

Website:

https://github.com/M-Reimer/toggleanigif/issues

Permission Change History

2022-09-11: Version 1.4.0 → 1.5.0

Add Permissions: menus

Add Optional permissions: <all_urls>

User Reviews

Reviewers praise the add-on for drastically reducing GIF animations, which lowers CPU usage and fan noise and keeps browsing unobtrusive on Firefox. It is frequently described as reliable and low-maintenance. However, a subset reports inconsistent blocking or non-responsive controls, and the freeze animation feature can be unresponsive on some pages. There are common requests for easier global controls, such as per-tab toggling or a toggle-all option.

Pros

Reduces CPU usage and fan noise by blocking GIF animations.
Works reliably and unobtrusively on Firefox; praised as a gold-standard, low-maintenance addon.
Stops annoying animations across sites, improving the browsing experience.

Cons

Some users report it doesnt work or has inconsistent results under certain conditions.
Freeze animation control can be unresponsive on some pages.
Recurring requests for easier global controls (per-tab toggling or a toggle-all option) appear in multiple reviews.

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Is Toggle Image Animations Safe?

Risk impact

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Toggle Image Animations does not require any sensitive permissions.

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Risk likelihood

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Toggle Image Animations has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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