# whyEXT Image Quick Save

> Hover any normal webpage image to save it in one click. Optional “Save As” dialog. Your preferences are stored locally in Firefox—no accounts and no cloud sync.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/whyext-image-quick-save](https://chrome-stats.com/d/whyext-image-quick-save)

## Overview

- **ID:** `whyext-image-quick-save`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** byrdltd
- **Category:** download-management,privacy-security,photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 6
- **Version:** 0.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-25
- **First published:** 2026-04-22
- **Size:** 17 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/whyext-image-quick-save/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/byrdltd/whyEXT](https://github.com/byrdltd/whyEXT)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/whyext-image-quick-save/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/whyext-image-quick-save/privacy/)

## Description

whyEXT Image Quick Save makes saving images faster: when you hover an image on a website, a small download button appears so you can save it with one click.

What you get
<ul><li><strong>Hover-to-save button</strong> on images (on normal <code>http://</code> and <code>https://</code> pages).</li><li><strong>Popup toggle</strong> to enable/disable the hover button quickly.</li><li><strong>Options</strong> to choose whether Firefox should show the <strong>Save As</strong> dialog for each download.</li></ul>
How it works
<ul><li>A lightweight content script adds UI only while you browse pages you visit.</li><li>When you click save, the extension asks Firefox to download the image URL using the Downloads API.</li></ul>
Privacy
<ul><li><strong>No telemetry</strong>, no analytics, and <strong>no remote code execution</strong>.</li><li>Stores only extension settings needed for functionality (for example: enabled/disabled, Save As preference).</li></ul>
Permissions (why they exist)
<ul><li><strong>Broad website access (<code>http://*/*</code>, <code>https://*/*</code>)</strong> is required so the hover button can appear on the pages where you want to save images.</li><li><strong>Downloads</strong> is required to save the image file to your computer.</li><li><strong>Storage</strong> is required to remember your settings locally.</li></ul>
Limitations / honest expectations
<ul><li>Some sites use unusual image loading techniques; if an image URL can’t be downloaded by the browser, saving may fail.</li><li>This extension is meant for normal web pages; restricted/internal pages may not be supported.</li></ul>
Open source

Source repository: <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/49d182fecbd3f12e776b75acf897958a546a836497eabdd6c831f68df94d8712/https%3A//github.com/byrdltd/whyEXT" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/byrdltd/whyEXT</a>

## Rankings

- #41,942 — Overall
- #204 — quick

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `downloads`

### Host permissions

- `http://*/*`
- `https://*/*`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High 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/whyext-image-quick-save)