Gfycat Default HD
Automatically sets the Gfycat GIF to HD.
As of May 2026, Gfycat Default HD has 703 users and a 4.10/5 rating from 10 reviews in the Accessibility category.
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10 reviews
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10
Version
1.2.5
Manifest V3
History
5 snapshotsTracking since Apr 1, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | 663 | 4.10 | 10 | 1.2.5 |
| Apr 20, 2026 | 638 | 4.10 | 10 | 1.2.5 |
| May 5, 2026 | 672 | 4.10 | 10 | 1.2.5 |
| May 16, 2026 | 686 | 4.10 | 10 | 1.2.5 |
| May 30, 2026 | 751 | 4.10 | 10 | 1.2.5 |
| Now | 703 | 4.10 | 10 | 1.2.5 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- tabs
- Host access
- None declared
Screenshots
About
Gfycat Pro changed the way GIFs load for you, only in SD. This extension sets HD back as the default setting. Just install it and hide it from your Chrome menu. Done! Enjoy your favorite GIFs in HD. Changelog: 1.2.5: - Upgraded to Manifest v3 - Made the Extension even smaller and lighter - Minor Adjustments on how the SD/HD detection works 1.2.4: - Fixed multiple GIFs loading at once - Fixed GIFs randomly unpausing (might still unpause if the GIFs progress is under 5%) - Fixed other reported issues (If you encounter any bugs, specific GIFs not switching to HD, etc, please open an issue on the Support tab. Also might need to tweak some values based on user feedback.) 1.2.3: Fixed race condition (stopping at start) on some RedGIFs GIFs and fixed share button sometimes popping up. Please feel free to report specific GIFs you encounter issues with at the Support tab. 1.2.2: Fixed switching to HD on RedGIFs new design. 1.2.1: Fixed rare occasions of RedGIFs GIFs not switching to HD. NEW in 1.2: RedGIFs support! Currently supports Gfycat, RedGIFs and reddit.
Technical
- Version
- 1.2.5
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 14.04KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- ekiieomfkkfmficbgpkhfpcaiglihdif
- Developer ID
- u80f17e440fc81266f7da59a277567f9b
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Sep 7, 2019
- Last Updated (Store)
- Sep 18, 2025
- Last Scraped
- May 30, 2026
- Website
- —
- Support URL
- —
- Privacy Policy
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