PixelBlock is a Gmail extension that blocks people from tracking when you open their emails.

Latest Version

Version
2024.03.12
Update
March 11, 2024
Size
176KiB
Developer
Category
Users
90,000+
Rating
3.71041 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
*://*.googleusercontent.com/proxy/*
*://*.googleusercontent.com/meips/*
*://mail.google.com/*
WebRequest
WebRequestBlocking
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PixelBlock Extension

PixelBlock is an Gmail extension that blocks email tracking attempts used to detect when you open and read emails. PixelBlock displays a 'red eye' when it finds and blocks a tracking attempt inside of an email.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 2, "name": "PixelBlock", "version": "2024.03.12", "permissions": [ "*://*.googleusercontent.com/proxy/*", "*://*.googleusercontent.com/meips/*", "*://mail.google.com/*", "webRequest", "webRequestBlocking" ], "description": "PixelBlock is a Gmail extension that blocks people from tracking when you open their emails.", "background": { "scripts": ["bg.js"], "persistent": true }, "icons": { "48": "images/logo48.png", "128": "images/logo128.png" }, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": ["*://mail.google.com/*"], "js": ["scripts/jquery.js", "cs.js"], "run_at":"document_end" } ], "web_accessible_resources": [ "scripts/*.js", "images/*.png", "styles/*.css" ]}
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User reviews

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Chris Fane (ID: 0000003fb35a23ca) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 11/09/2023 Blocks all images in Gmail now. Abandoned by developer. Was great while it lasted.

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Erik Sealy (ID: 00000021cafe7d24) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 11/08/2023 Used it for years, Now images are being blocked even when they are allowed, have to disable it to see images at all now.

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Kevin Rooney (ID: 00000018e7d124aa) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 11/07/2023 Echoing others. Used to be great (5 stars). Worked effectively for years. It now blocks ALL IMAGES in Gmail. I had to disable it. I hope they fix it.

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RCM (ID: 00000048b053681e) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 11/06/2023 Used to be a good extension. Now it breaks all images in Gmail. Nice fail, been using for years and now it's junk.

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Thomas Paquet (ID: 00000053e93f594b) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 11/05/2023 I've used this extension for a VERY long time. As others have noted, something broke due to either Google/Extension around Nov 1, 2023. No word from the dev, so moving over to this Email Privacy Protector https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/email-privacy-protector-i/ocodabmcnjfjeioonacpommjjlmhbccg/related