Bandwith Hero
Bandwidth Hero - an open-source browser extension which reduces the amount of data consumed when you browse web pages by compressing all images on the page. It uses data compression service to convert images to low-resolution WebP or JPEG images.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
- Google Chrome
- Firefox
Bandwith Hero
Features
- File Compression
- Image Optimizer
- PNG Compression
- WEBP Support
- Data Compression
Tags
- bandwith-usage
Bandwith Hero News & Activities
Recent activities
Bandwith Hero information
Developed by
Anatoliy YastrebLicensing
Open Source (MIT) and Free product.Written in
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File Management, Photos & Graphics, OS & UtilitiesGitHub repository
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What is Bandwith Hero?
Bandwidth Hero - an open-source browser extension which reduces the amount of data consumed when you browse web pages by compressing all images on the page. It uses data compression service to convert images to low-resolution WebP or JPEG images.
How It Works?
When active, Bandwidth Hero intercepts all images loading requests It sends each image URL to the data compression service Compression service downloads the original image Once image is downloaded it is then converted to low-resolution WebP/JPEG image. Compression service returns processed image to the browser
Privacy Consideration
After installing the extension you need to setup data compression service on you'r own server. Please refer to data compression service docs for detailed instructions on how to run your own service. Once you have your own instance running, click “Configure data compression service” button under “Compression settings” in the extension popup.
Credits
daredevil logo by Daniel Pineda from the Noun Project
Comments and Reviews
"Public data compression service shutdown Due to increased load and complains from ISP we are shutting down public data compression service under [https://compressor.bandwidth-hero.com](https://compressor.bandwidth-hero.com) You can continue using extension and save data by installing your own service." You may see old posts recommending using free Hukuru with this, but Hurkuru stopped the free service. I don't see another good service to use, which to me, makes this unusable. Puffin browser is similar in concept in that it does cloud-processing compression and more. Puffin is a paid subscriber service.