An alternative frontend for Imgur. Originally based on rimgu.
Features
- Lightweight
- No JavaScript
- No ads or tracking
- No sign up or app install prompts
- Bandwidth efficient - automatically uses newer image formats (if enabled)
Comparison
Comparing rimgo to Imgur.
Speed
Tested using Google PageSpeed Insights.
| rimgo | Imgur | |
| Performance | 91 | 28 |
| Request count | 29 | 340 |
| Resource Size | 218 KiB | 2,542 KiB |
| Time to Interactive | 1.6s | 23.8s |
Privacy
Imgur collects information about your device and uses tracking cookies for advertising, this is mentioned in their privacy policy. Blacklight found 31 trackers and 87 third-party cookies.
See what cookies and trackers Imgur uses and where your data gets sent: https://themarkup.org/blacklight?url=imgur.com
Usage
Just replace imgur.com or i.imgur.com with {{domain}}. You can setup automatic redirects using LibRedirect (recommended) or Redirector.
{{#if force_webp}}
To download images as their original filetype, add ?no_webp=1 to the end of the image URL.
Automatically redirect links
LibRedirect
Use LibRedirect to automatically redirect Imgur links to rimgo!
GreaseMonkey script
There is a script to redirect Imgur links to rimgo. https://codeberg.org/zortazert/GreaseMonkey-Redirect/src/branch/main/imgur-to-rimgo.user.js
Redirector
You can use the Redirector extension to redirect Imgur links to rimgo with the configuration below:
- Description: Imgur -> rimgo
- Example URL: https://imgur.com/a/H8M4rcp
- Include pattern:
^https?://i?.?imgur.com(/.*)?$ - Redirect to:
{{proto}}://{{domain}}$1 - Pattern type: Regular Expression
Notice
All images and media are from Imgur. rimgo does not allow uploads or comments. Any issues with content should be reported to Imgur.