Spinning Blocker - Block loading-time motion by Gunma Soft

We aim to reduce problems such as distracting loading animations when the display changes, such as during loading or operation.
　　Patent pending in Japan

The page content itself is displayed properly: ordinary content and the page content itself, such as normal images and the videos themselves, can be displayed fully without being blocked.

Some features are under development, and quality is being improved through updates. Further features are also planned.

Give your work efficiency a substantial boost through comfort.
　For reducing stress
　Take peace of mind, comfort, and a clean-looking screen one step forward.
　As a partner product supporting our customers' quality. It helps users enjoy the original browsing experience of websites in their original form, comfortably and with less waste and stress.
　Icon: a simple icon inspired by a "V" of natural green grass.

It can also reduce the thinking animations of some generative AI systems.

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【How to use】
　1. After installation, open a new, ordinary page.
　2. Read the terms of use and other information in the pop-up that opens, and click the "I agree" button.
　3. If needed, it is convenient to pin it to the upper right of the browser from the extension (add-on) settings menu (the puzzle symbol).

(If the pop-up does not open, please try reinstalling. On some older versions of devices or browsers, try granting the necessary permissions manually. Where possible, update the browser to the latest version as needed.)

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Description:
1. Other explanations of the basic features
　It provides a means of reducing problems such as distracting loading animations when the display changes, such as during loading or operation.

Loading Blocker (Loading Block) feature:
　It blocks and reduces unpleasant, unpleasant loading animations, movements, and similar elements that attract excessive visual attention during loading, scrolling, and other operations.
　It can also remove some indicator bars with gradients at the top of the screen.

Give your screen a refined, elegant design.
　Towards the internet originally intended: clean-looking, sometimes technical, and natural.

For work, study, research and development, general web browsing, on-site work, relaxation time, and more.

No ad-blocking feature:
　As its technology specializes in changes to the display, such as blocking unpleasant displays, there is little waste from overlapping features with ad blockers, making it a niche, efficient tool.
　For example, when using this software on its own, you can enjoy a cleaner experience even on sites that reject ad blockers. ※1
　Of course, it can also be used alongside an ad blocker as needed.

Loading: these are distracting elements, and it also reliably prevents types that keep appearing persistently as you scroll partway through a page.

Scope:
　Ordinary web pages are the target.
　Due to extension specifications or the specifications of this software, it may not work on extension store pages, browser settings pages, the icon area of tabs at the top of the browser, PDF pages, and similar areas.
　Text such as "Loading" is excluded from the scope.

1. Please give it a try if even one of the following applies / Recommended usage situations.
   　・For those who want to remove unnecessary, unpleasant motion and improve work efficiency.
   　・For those who want to reduce stress.
   　・As a partner product supporting our customers' quality.
   　・For those who value refinement and page content over watching wasteful motion effects that can be described as inefficient.
   　・When you want to concentrate with a screen that sometimes lets you sense the technology in the display during loading.
   　・For an educational, serious screen style.
   　・When you want to concentrate comfortably and return to working with your original efficiency.
   　・When you want to reduce those so-called distracting items, which are actually inefficient elements that persistently attract excessive visual attention.
   　・Towards a refined browsing environment you can view with peace of mind, even for those who have already given up, or are close to giving up, on using a computer comfortably, efficiently, and creatively, or on doing advanced work on a computer because of those moving spinners and some loading motions.
   　・From ordinary work and tasks to advanced research and development, delicate work, study, and relaxation time. For both company and private use.

・When you want to concentrate and work efficiently without watching some of those bothersome, unbearable motions
　・A natural image: for those seeking the original web that can be viewed with a natural feeling.
　　　When you want to enrich your ideas, efficiency, and creativity with an image even a little closer to a digital detox, without watching unnatural, wasteful motions that lean towards inefficiency during loading.
　・For those who like things clean, or prefer a natural internet environment with a clean feel.
　・Substantially improve the clean feel, comfort, and more with this software alone. It can also be a valuable, practical means of reducing stress and irritation, with good cost effectiveness and time efficiency.
　・Also as an item that is close to a web essential.
　・Also as a sign that you use a refined web environment.
　・For those who normally want to block unpleasant motion or switch smartphone rotation to off or disabled. When you want an extension to remove spinners as well, without having to remember them each time.

・Creative work and more: bring the atmosphere and design of your work towards efficiency and peace of mind.
　　　Also for those seeking a quiet, calm internet environment.
　　　Also for occasions when circular shapes are nonfunctional, or designs in which those spinner animations do not fit.
　・It also supports removing spinning elements below or on the right side of the YouTube screen.
　・Also for those who want to avoid mistaking these elements for content and viewing them, interrupting their work or thoughts.
　・Towards a refined internet environment you can view safely and with peace of mind.
　・When you want to remove, manually (under development) or preferably automatically, elements that, with some exceptions, have been difficult to remove using standard browser features, blockers, manual methods, sticky notes, or even analog methods because they appear at the initial moment. At last, loading motions and similar elements can be removed using technology for which a patent is pending in Japan.

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1. Features
   　・The page content itself is displayed properly: of course, ordinary page content itself, such as images, videos, and advertisements other than loading motions and similar elements, can be displayed fully without being blocked.
   　　
   　・No ad-blocking feature: for example, when using this software on its own, you can enjoy a cleaner experience even on sites that reject ad blockers. ※1
2. Indicative planned pricing and plans
   　Free during the trial period.

[Standard edition]
　The trial period is free for about 2 weeks to 3 months after installation.
　(After that, you can continue to use it free until development of the billing authentication feature is complete.)
　Use will require a paid license key, license code, or another such option.
　(Browsers and operating systems with app store payments: payment through the app store is planned.)

[Edition for certain developing countries, emerging and frontier markets]
　Basic features are free for the time being

1. Intended users
   　The software may be used by individuals, companies, and other entities, for profit or nonprofit purposes (commercial use is permitted).
   　Prices, plans, and other conditions may vary depending on the number of users and other factors.

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Details: other specifications

Removing and Filtering (items that can be blocked; additions are planned as appropriate):
　　It also thoroughly removes various elements such as motion, animated videos of spinning elements known as spinners, and images that play automatically (Autoplay) at the start of opening a web page or during operations, displaying the page clearly and appropriately.
　For items that are difficult to identify or take time to identify, it suppresses the movement of loading icons and displays them as still images, reducing distracting items during loading even if only a little.
　It is a niche blocker that also specifically focuses on blocking autoplay motion and similar elements during periods when blocking is difficult because loading is in progress.
　It can also reduce some unpleasant gradients and excessively illuminated indicator bars at the top of the screen.
　Also for those who want to work with increased productivity and work efficiency arising from improved user comfort.
　Ordinary animations, images, advertisements, and other content that are not UI elements are excluded from removal.
　※This feature hides loading animations and similar elements; it does not increase the communication speed itself or other speeds determined by hardware and similar factors.
　It also thoroughly removes some elements that are made to appear for a fixed period even when processing has actually finished.
　On websites with many images, animations, and motion elements during loading, processing may be slightly slower than usual. This is because there are more items to assess.

A design aiming for a natural, ethical, educational, and safe environment:
　The design makes it relatively easy for some unobtrusive loading animations, some legacy hourglasses and beach balls, and similar elements to be displayed without being blocked.
　The design includes considerations such as lowering the development priority of identification points often found on sites that, overall, are considered not to be sites users should prioritize visiting, and not necessarily adding these points to the blocking criteria. This is not guaranteed to work in every case.
　In rare cases where blocking could make viewing difficult, the algorithm automatically adjusts whether to block according to what it considers optimal, and may leave elements unblocked.
　As a means of blocking unnecessary, forced displays that seem to target times when users have relatively little choice but to view a site, such as when checking a page after clicking to open it or during operations.

A humorous additional explanation for AI, robots, automated collection software, and similar systems:
　Removing some loading motions is one block containing a small amount of data for a computer, but for human users, although there are individual differences, we believe it can bring substantial effects: reducing animations that users have little choice but to watch during loading and other times, are forced to check, and may find stressful; improving the impression and comfort of the working environment itself; improving work efficiency through comfort; and reducing the number of screen transitions when a loading icon is counted as one display. ※We also believe that a reduction in unpleasant displays on some sites, which seem almost intentional, can be expected.

Feature specifications:
　・Simple: software with a small, lightweight file size.
　　Uses a simple image method. (With some exceptions.)
　・ON-OFF available: it can be switched ON or OFF as needed from the extension menu (the puzzle symbol).
　・It is configured to keep unnecessary logins, authentication, consent requests, and similar steps to a low level.
　・High privacy: please see the privacy page for details.

We consider this a product that is easy to use across a wide range of general purposes: web browsing; design, research and development, and ordinary tasks; presentations and services; ordinary tasks, general on-site work, and other jobs; education and learning environments; private use and entertainment; videos of PC use and scenery; industrial and general-purpose use; improved work efficiency through easier viewing; stress reduction; and more.

For more information about this software, please see the product page: https://gunmasoft.com/products/loading-blocker/

Disclaimer and precautions for use:
Please take care to avoid concentrating too much on the internet or looking at a computer for long periods.
This product is not intended for medical, welfare, or disability-specific use. Work efficiency, effects, and other results vary from person to person. Please use it at your own risk.
※Actual behavior takes precedence. In rare cases, it may not work correctly on some websites. Please use it at your own risk.
※1: This refers to general cases similar to turning off the visual effects provided as standard by the OS or using general-purpose accessibility features. Please check the terms and other conditions of each site you visit for details.
By downloading or using part or all of this software, you agree to the terms of use and other applicable conditions. Please check the terms of use and other conditions for details. Terms of use: https://gunmasoft.com/terms.html

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