# Toggle Image Animations

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

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `toggleanigif`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Manuel Reimer
- **Category:** appearance
- **Daily users:** 1,545
- **Weekly downloads:** 14
- **Rating:** 4.00 / 5 (40 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-09-08
- **First published:** 2019-01-20
- **Size:** 22 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/toggleanigif/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/M-Reimer/toggleanigif/issues](https://github.com/M-Reimer/toggleanigif/issues)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #2,557 — Overall
- #2 — animation
- #8 — toggle
- #10 — animal
- #34 — options
- #41 — image

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `browserSettings`
- `storage`
- `menus`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

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