Script Summary: Makes images in Google search results link directly to the full-size image, or to the page originally containing the image (for both image searches and web searches). Works in Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera, IE and more.
Version: 1.3
Last updated on September 18, 2010 (version 1.3)
You can now easily control what the images link to. Underneath google's options/tools in the left column you'll see three new options:
You can easily control what the images link to. Underneath google's options/tools in the left column you'll see three new options:
The fastest way to view several images is to middle-click or control-click on the thumbnails to open them in new tabs.
If you get 403/Forbidden error messages when opening the full-size images directly:
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2010-09-11, Google Image Direct 1.2.1
2010-09-11, Google Image Direct 1.2
2010-09-08, Google Image Direct 1.1
2009-09-30, Google Image Direct 1.0.1
2009-09-27, Google Image Direct 1.0
You can now easily control what the images link to. Underneath google's options/tools in the left column you'll see three new options:
- Link to Image - links point directly to images (default).
- Referring URL - links point to the page originally containing the image.
- Google Frame - links point to the frame you would normally see without this script.
Features
With this script, clicking on Google's image results takes you directly to the full-size image - no more frames or intermediate pages.- Compatible with the new image results layout.
- Compatible with the old image results layout (not all browsers get the new layout).
- Compatible with regular web search results that include images results.
- Compatible with Google's search options (sizes, colours, similar images etc).
- Compatible with all google domains (.com, .co.uk, .ca etc).
- Compatible with many browsers. I have tested it in:
Chromium 7.0.535.0, 8.0.560.0 and 9.0.562.0
Epiphany 2.30.6
Firefox 3.6.12pre and 4.0b7pre- Google Chrome 6.0.472.62
Internet Explorer 8 (with IE7Pro)- Midori 0.2.8
Opera 10.63
Safari 5.0.2 (with NinjaKit)
You can easily control what the images link to. Underneath google's options/tools in the left column you'll see three new options:
- Link to Image - links point directly to images (default).
- Referring URL - links point to the page originally containing the image.
- Google Frame - links point to the frame you would normally see without this script.
Tips
Be notified of updates via email by going to the fan page and marking the script as a favorite.The fastest way to view several images is to middle-click or control-click on the thumbnails to open them in new tabs.
If you get 403/Forbidden error messages when opening the full-size images directly:
- Click in the address bar and press Enter (this works sometimes), or
- Prevent your browser from sending referrer information (this should work all the time). One way to do this in Firefox is by using the RefControl extension.
Like this script? Give it a review.
Or, you might also like a couple of my other scripts:
Release History
2010-09-18, Google Image Direct 1.3- Added options to control whether links point directly to the image, to the referring URL, or Google's frame.
- Fixed some minor bugs.
- Switched to a simplified BSD license.
2010-09-11, Google Image Direct 1.2.1
- Updated to increase compatibility with mouse gestures.
2010-09-11, Google Image Direct 1.2
- Updated to better support Google's new layout for image searches. All browsers now support clicking on thumbnails before they pop up.
2010-09-08, Google Image Direct 1.1
- Updated to support Google's new layout for image searches.
2009-09-30, Google Image Direct 1.0.1
- Updated to fix a bug affecting links to certain images.
2009-09-27, Google Image Direct 1.0
- Initial release.
