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deepblur

Firefox extension to block image requests (default), blur loaded images, or load images normally. Pick a mode from the toolbar popup.

Get the Firefox add-on

Examples

Block — image requests are cancelled; placeholders and text stay readable.

Screenshot: news site with image areas empty

Blur — images load but are blurred heavily; text stays sharp.

Screenshot: forum with blurred thumbnails and banner

Installing locally

Per Mozilla’s temporary installation docs:

  1. Open Firefox and go to about:debugging.
  2. Click This Firefox.
  3. Click Load Temporary Add-on….
  4. Choose a packaged .xpi (see below) or a file inside the extension folder.

To build a valid .xpi (manifest must be at the root of the zip), from this directory run:

./build-xpi.sh

Then load deepblur.xpi from the file picker.