Adds a download button (for one-click HD downloads) and an "Open in New Tab" button to each video on the RedGIFs site.
This script enhances your RedGIFs experience by adding two convenient buttons to each video:
It also now includes a powerful Annoyance & Ad Remover to clean up the UI.
Please note: This script does not work on videos embedded on external sites, only on RedGIFs itself.
There are no plans to add support for embedded videos.
Access the settings via your userscript manager's menu:
{user}, {date}, {id}This script now also cleans the RedGIFs interface by removing visual clutter and ads. This feature is enabled by default and hides the following elements:
A Note on This Feature:
Please consider the Annoyance & Ad Removal a "best-effort" bonus feature. The script's core purpose remains the
DownloadandOpen in New Tabbuttons.This feature is tuned for the current RedGIFs site layout (as of 2025/11/06), and future site updates will likely break parts of the removal logic. While I will try to keep it functional, please understand that ongoing maintenance for this specific feature is not guaranteed, as it is secondary to the script's main functionality.
This script modifies the global
JSON.parsefunction and may conflict with other userscripts that modify the same function.If you experience page errors or downloads failing, please temporarily disable all other userscripts active on RedGIFs to determine if the cause is a script conflict or a recent site update.
This script's architecture was fundamentally changed in v1.3 and again in v1.5 to improve speed and resilience.
Unlike older versions (v1.2), this script no longer makes its own API requests (for guest tokens, etc.) when you click a download button.
Instead, it now intercepts the site's own data to build a cache of HD links in advance. This makes downloads instant and highly efficient.Here is a brief comparison of the methods used over time:
| Script Version | Method | How It Works | Pros (✅) | Cons (❌) | Resilience to Site Changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v1.5+ | JSON.parse Interception |
Intercepts the JSON.parse function itself. It inspects all parsed JSON data on the site to find video information. |
✅ Extremely Resilient: Works even if the site changes its data-fetching method (e.g., to gRPC, WebSocket). ✅ Very Fast: Data is cached instantly as the site uses it. |
❌ Very Broad: Intercepts all JSON parsing, requiring careful filtering. (This script uses efficient key-checking and early returns to mitigate performance impact.) |
Highest: As long as the site uses JSON to get video data, this will work. |
| v1.3 - v1.4 | XHR/Fetch Interception |
Intercepted the site's network requests (fetch/XHR) to api.redgifs.com to "read" the response data. |
✅ Resilient: Doesn't depend on API tokens. ✅ Fast: Data is cached as the page loads. |
❌ Fragile: Breaks if the site stops using fetch/XHR or changes its API endpoint structure. |
Medium: Vulnerable to network-level changes. |
| v1.2 & Older | On-Demand API Request | When you clicked "Download," the script would: 1. Fetch a Guest Token. 2. Use the token to fetch Video Info. 3. Initiate the download. |
✅ Simple: Easy to understand logic. |
❌ Very Fragile: Broke constantly due to site changes in the authentication/API process. ❌ Slow: Required 2+ network requests per download. |
Lowest: This method was abandoned due to its high maintenance burden. |
This script is open-source and licensed under the MIT License.
