Reviews for PhotoShow
PhotoShow by Vincent W.
122 reviews
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19515118, 3 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Mohamed, 8 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Spike Spiegel, 8 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19159571, 16 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13535323, 16 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by R.K. Devere, 21 days agoVery nicely done app and works incredibly well. Only thing that would make it perfect is when viewing eBay images in search an older app would let you [while hovering] scroll through the images (ie 1 of 2 etc) with the mouse wheel. Either way this gets 10/10. Thank you for the effort.
Developer response
posted 21 days agoThank you for your rating and review!
Browsing images within a set/album will be supported in future updates of PhotoShow, please stay tuned! - Rated 4 out of 5by Ugarov, 23 days ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Sean, 24 days agoCan you please make an option to pause the image on the screen via a key, and then using the mouse and scroll wheel to zoom/move around the image, a lot like imagus/hoverzoom does it, then I'd give it 5 stars!
Developer response
posted 24 days agoThank you for your feedback!
A similar interaction mode may be considered for future updates of PhotoShow—stay tuned! - Rated 5 out of 5by Ranger, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Nui, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 15240911, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by babak, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19118544, 2 months ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Vin, 3 months agoIf you click "Add-on Links" --> Support site and go to the Github page, you'll see a notice that says "Note: This extension is being actively maintained and keeps evolving, although the code in this repo has stopped being updated after version 4.36.0"
Please interpret this as "We're adding malware and trackers into this extension that has access to all the pages you visit". Why else would the developer have any reason to hide the source code of new versions?
Edit: Yep, sure enough, found a reference to tracking in the "privacy policy"
Beginning with version 4.50.0 (released November 4, 2024), PhotoShow collects anonymous usage data to help improve features and usability. No personal or identifiable information is collected, and user privacy is a priority.
Edit (in response to the developer response, because there is no reply feature): "Someone cloned my open-source project and released a copycat extension" is a dubious explanation to switch to closed-source development. Your project is not unique in being cloned by someone. Clones are a phenomenon for all open-source projects, and what makes the original extension/software stand out is their commitment to open-source development + the community and reviews. Republishing under a new identity is fully supported by the MIT licence your repository uses.
What difference does it make anyway, if you're not grabbing user data? It shouldn't "raise concerns" if some users install your extension vs the clone, unless you're tracking and extracting user data.
"Anonymous usage data" - Maybe it's just me, but I don't want an extension that has access to ALL websites that I visit, from banking to university to work, to collect data at all. To what end? Just to let me zoom in on images and save me a click?Developer response
posted 3 months agoThank you for your feedback. It’s important to address concerns like this with clarity.
The decision to stop updating the GitHub codebase was unrelated to data collection. It was made after someone cloned the open-source project, made minimal changes such as renaming and rebranding it, and then published it as a separate extension. While open source allows for reuse, republishing under a new identity raises concerns and prompted a change in how PhotoShow is maintained.
As for data collection, we never tried to hide it. Anonymous usage data was introduced starting from version 4.50.0 — well after the last GitHub update at 4.36.0. This data helps improve the product and is entirely anonymous. Full details about what is collected are clearly outlined in the privacy policy, and there’s also an option to disable it in the settings.
Currently, data collection is disabled by default for Firefox users due to additional development requirements on that platform. That's also why the option for disabling usage data collection is not present for Firefox versions. PhotoShow complies with the privacy and safety standards of all supported browser stores, which is why it passes their strict reviews for each update and remains available.
Your concern is fully understood, and hopefully this explanation helps clarify the situation. Cheers!
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Edit on 9 Aug 2025, in response to user edit:
As mentioned, PhotoShow’s usage data collection can be disabled in the settings. You can also manage extension access on a site-by-site basis using the browser’s native permissions. If these features or the strict reviews conducted by browser web stores cannot be trusted, there is little else that would help—since an open-source extension could still release something different. Developer response
posted 3 months ago感谢反馈。理论上说浮图秀已经对这类问题做了处理，但由于网站实现各不相同，难免会有例外情况。欢迎通过邮件与我取得联系并附上相应链接以便进一步检查具体情况。您可以在本页面或浮图秀弹窗中找到邮件链接。谢谢。
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编辑（2025-08-12）：更新 4.73.0 优化了该问题，请关注。如果您依然在某些网站上遇到该问题，欢迎通过邮件与我取得联系，谢谢。- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18627753, 3 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by xe4wv0, 3 months agoExcellent, marvellous !! Thank you so much for this addon. But pls allow user configurable keyboard shortcuts, otherwise it half defeats the purpose.
Developer response
posted 3 months agoThank you for your feedback! These features will be gradually added in future updates. Cheers! - Rated 5 out of 5by deus-ex, 4 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Ian, 4 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Deise, 5 months agoÓtima extensão. Foi a única que funcionou no AliExpress, Youtube e Google Imagens. ♥
Tem como escolher os atalhos (hotkeys)?Developer response
posted 4 months agoOlá, obrigado pelo seu feedback!
Atualmente, o PhotoShow não oferece suporte à personalização de atalhos. No entanto, você pode ativar ou desativar alguns deles pela janela pop-up do PhotoShow (antes da versão 4.68.0) ou pela página de opções (a partir da versão 4.68.0).
A personalização de atalhos também está nos planos — fique ligado!