Reviews for Don't "Accept" image/webp
Don't "Accept" image/webp by jscher2000
Review by Mephistopheles
Rated 1 out of 5
by Mephistopheles, 5 years agoDoes exactly what I wanted. Thanks!
Edit: Well now I'm getting the thrice cursed webp again. Why are companies always pushing for things nobody wants or asked for??
Edit: Doesn't work at all
Edit: Well now I'm getting the thrice cursed webp again. Why are companies always pushing for things nobody wants or asked for??
Edit: Doesn't work at all
150 reviews
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13243261, 2 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by toroca, 14 days agoThis extension is great, but it is limited by the way things are trending online these days. More and more sites aren't letting you block them from sending the stupid WebP format to your browser, but for the ones that still allow it, this extension is perfect. Until more graphic editing programs natively support this new format, I will continue to use this extension to block it as much as I can.
People saying it doesn't work clearly haven't bothered to read the developer's notes about it. They explicitly state "sites are MORE LIKELY to send JPEG and PNG format images." Nowhere is there a guarantee that this will block WebP, it simply stops Firefox from telling sites it accepts it. Some sites ignore that and send WebP anyway, while others will comply and send you the original format, whether that be JPG, PNG, whatever.
I find that somewhere between half and two thirds of sites I visit that typically send WebP images will send the original formats when I use this extension. That's not perfect, but it's better than what I get without it, and with the way browsers and sites talk to each other, I don't think it can be improved beyond that. - Rated 5 out of 5by Kvaksy, 24 days agoНевероятно полезная вещь, наконец то открывает jpeg а не богопротивный webp
- Rated 5 out of 5by Misanthropix, a month ago
Developer response
posted 2 months agoHi, it depends on the site design. You can test on Total Wine glassware page (https://www.totalwine.com/accessories-more/accessories/glassware/c/001555). Use the Page Info dialog (Ctrl+i, Mac: Command+I) Media list to check the image formats. Reload after changing the "Strip image/webp" setting and check again. With the extension stripping webp, the original formats (PNG, JPEG) are used. If that doesn't work for you, check this article just in case: https://support.mozilla.org/kb/extensions-private-browsing
If there are specific sites you would like help with, you can try creating a new issue at https://github.com/jscher2000/dont-accept-webp/issues or emailing me at jscher2000@outlook.com.- Rated 1 out of 5by TidalLion, 3 months agoDoes not work at all, not even after reloading the page or restarting the browser.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Davi, 3 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Sunny, 4 months agoIt doesn't always work on every webpage (half the time on Aliexpress), however it works most of the time.
Developer response
posted 4 months agoHi pjcamp, thank you for your report.
This extension makes a change to how Firefox requests images, but many sites ignore the change. If there is a specific site you want to mention, you can contact me by creating a new Github issue on https://github.com/jscher2000/dont-accept-webp/issues or emailing jscher2000@outlook.com.
On the other hand, if it fails on every single site, check for this issue: https://support.mozilla.org/kb/extensions-private-browsing
There also are some pages that give Firefox multiple format options (picture tag/source tags) and it selects WebP for some reason. I don't have a fix for that yet.- Rated 5 out of 5by Crowbar Scientist, 5 months ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Firefox user 18285487, 8 months agoGreat idea. Lossless WebP is generally a superior alternative to Png (except it cannot handle HQs beyond 16k on a side), but when you get served a webp on a web site, there is a 95% chance it is just a Jpg that has gone through another round of lossy compression, a different type, at a lower bit rate = worse quality (fewer fine details).
In an ideal world, the digital master would be encoded as both Jpg/Png and Jxl, and the browser would have an option built in to preference one format over the other. JpegXl is the best new format. Jpeg2000 was decent but I don't think any browsers support it, and it even has a lossless format.
Unfortunately, this extension only works on some sites. Some are still sending me Webp,oravif (less often) and even twice I got a Jpegxl (I wish to force jpeg from these bossy CDNs that are enforcing inferior formats upon me). - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13807639, 10 months agoTipTop, endlich wieder vernünftige Datei-endungen
- Rated 5 out of 5by Dan, a year ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by oguz, a year ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Shela, a year ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Major Gear, a year agoThis addon installs easily and does what it says on the tin. I recommend this addon.