Disabling Images in Your Browsers
In Chrome click on the hamburger menu at the top-right corner and select Settings.
Now scroll to the bottom and click on “show advanced settings.”
Click on “Content settings” under “Privacy,” and then select “Do not show any images” under the “Images” section.
This will disable images on all the websites, but you can click on the “Manage exceptions” button to whitelist websites on which you would like to see the images.
How to Disable Images in Firefox
Firefox does have a hidden option to block images, but it doesn’t work well and only hides
some of the images on a web page. In Firefox I recommend you use the Image Block add-on.
It is a simple add-on that will let you enable/disable images in Firefox with a single click.
Click on Opera Menu at the top-left corner and select “Settings.”
Now move to the “Websites” section from the options on the left, and click on “Do not show any images” under “Images.” You can also whitelist websites using the “Manage exceptions” button below it.
Disabling images might make your browsing a little boring with not very colorful content to feast your eyes on. However, when you get used to it you will surely enjoy the speed boost and also save on data. You can also use an extension for Chrome and Opera to enable/disable images with a single click: Block image (for Chrome) and Fast Image Blocker (For Opera). However, the built-in function works fine, and an extension isn’t required.
What do you prefer – an attractive web page with many images or a fast-loading web page with just plain text? Share with us in the comments.