Whitelist Sites and pages listed here are left alone — you'll see the real images and videos.
Tip: a bare domain covers all its subdomains. Use * as a wildcard, e.g. youtube.com/watch* or *.gov/*.
What to swap Choose what Nature Swap changes on the pages you visit. The quick version of this is in the toolbar popup.
Replace puts a scene in the same spot. Hide leaves a blank space so the layout doesn't move. Show leaves the original alone.
Fine-tuning
“Keep audio only” is handy for music, podcasts and lectures: you hear the video, but see a scene.
Ads you taught
Missed an ad? Right-click it and choose This is an ad: swap ones like it. Nature Swap learns what makes it different and swaps the rest on that site.
Ads you taught
Missed an ad? Right-click it and choose This is an ad: swap ones like it. Nature Swap learns what makes it different and swaps the rest on that site.
Nature Swap ads
To stay free, Nature Swap can show one small card labeled Ad · Nature Swap on pages you visit. It sits in the bottom corner, rotates through a few ads, never covers the page's own ads, and is picked without looking at the page. Closing it skips to the next ad, and “Hide ads for 1 hour” pauses them. Go ad-free to remove them for good.
Advanced: ad server
Theme packs Nature is the base pack. Mix in others, or make your own from your photos and clips. Each switched-on pack gets an equal share of the page.
Gallery packs Picture packs from the Nature Swap website. Add one and its pictures download into this browser, so pages swap instantly and offline.
Your packs Build a pack from your own photos and clips.
🔒 Your photos stay on this computer. They are stored only in this browser. They are never uploaded to the Nature Swap server or website, never included in settings backups, and never shown in anyone else's browser. Deleting a pack, or removing the extension, erases them.
Every built-in picture
Schedule Only swap media during certain hours — for example, focus time at work.
Windows that pass midnight (e.g. 21:00 → 07:00) work too.
Keyboard shortcuts
- Alt+Shift+N Pause / resume on the current tab
- Alt+Shift+W Whitelist / un-whitelist the current site
Account Sign in to keep your settings the same in every browser you use.
What syncs: modes, theme packs you switched on, whitelist, schedule, taught ads and other options. What never syncs: your own photos, clips and packs. They stay on this computer.
Backup Move your whitelist and settings to another browser or computer.
Exports include your whitelist, modes, packs you switched on, schedule and options. Your own photos are never included.