diff --git a/src/plugins/imageZoom/components/Magnifier.tsx b/src/plugins/imageZoom/components/Magnifier.tsx
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+/*
+ * Vencord, a modification for Discord's desktop app
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Vendicated and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+import { FluxDispatcher, React, useRef, useState } from "@webpack/common";
+
+import { ELEMENT_ID } from "../constants";
+import { settings } from "../index";
+import { waitFor } from "../utils/waitFor";
+
+interface Vec2 {
+    x: number,
+    y: number;
+}
+
+export interface MagnifierProps {
+    zoom: number;
+    size: number,
+    instance: any;
+}
+
+export const Magnifier: React.FC<MagnifierProps> = ({ instance, size: initialSize, zoom: initalZoom }) => {
+    const [ready, setReady] = useState(false);
+
+
+    const [lensPosition, setLensPosition] = useState<Vec2>({ x: 0, y: 0 });
+    const [imagePosition, setImagePosition] = useState<Vec2>({ x: 0, y: 0 });
+    const [opacity, setOpacity] = useState(0);
+
+    const isShiftDown = useRef(false);
+
+    const zoom = useRef(initalZoom);
+    const size = useRef(initialSize);
+
+    const element = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+    const currentVideoElementRef = useRef<HTMLVideoElement | null>(null);
+    const originalVideoElementRef = useRef<HTMLVideoElement | null>(null);
+    const imageRef = useRef<HTMLImageElement | null>(null);
+
+    // since we accessing document im gonna use useLayoutEffect
+    React.useLayoutEffect(() => {
+        const onKeyDown = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+            if (e.key === "Shift") {
+                isShiftDown.current = true;
+            }
+        };
+        const onKeyUp = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+            if (e.key === "Shift") {
+                isShiftDown.current = false;
+            }
+        };
+        const syncVideos = () => {
+            currentVideoElementRef.current!.currentTime = originalVideoElementRef.current!.currentTime;
+        };
+
+        const updateMousePosition = (e: MouseEvent) => {
+            if (instance.state.mouseOver && instance.state.mouseDown) {
+                const offset = size.current / 2;
+                const pos = { x: e.pageX, y: e.pageY };
+                const x = -((pos.x - element.current!.getBoundingClientRect().left) * zoom.current - offset);
+                const y = -((pos.y - element.current!.getBoundingClientRect().top) * zoom.current - offset);
+                setLensPosition({ x: e.x - offset, y: e.y - offset });
+                setImagePosition({ x, y });
+                setOpacity(1);
+            } else {
+                setOpacity(0);
+            }
+
+        };
+
+        const onMouseDown = (e: MouseEvent) => {
+            if (instance.state.mouseOver && e.button === 0 /* left click */) {
+                zoom.current = settings.store.zoom;
+                size.current = settings.store.size;
+
+                // close context menu if open
+                if (document.getElementById("image-context")) {
+                    FluxDispatcher.dispatch({ type: "CONTEXT_MENU_CLOSE" });
+                }
+
+                updateMousePosition(e);
+                setOpacity(1);
+            }
+        };
+
+        const onMouseUp = () => {
+            setOpacity(0);
+            if (settings.store.saveZoomValues) {
+                settings.store.zoom = zoom.current;
+                settings.store.size = size.current;
+            }
+        };
+
+        const onWheel = async (e: WheelEvent) => {
+            if (instance.state.mouseOver && instance.state.mouseDown && !isShiftDown.current) {
+                const val = zoom.current + ((e.deltaY / 100) * (settings.store.invertScroll ? -1 : 1)) * settings.store.zoomSpeed;
+                zoom.current = val <= 1 ? 1 : val;
+                updateMousePosition(e);
+            }
+            if (instance.state.mouseOver && instance.state.mouseDown && isShiftDown.current) {
+                const val = size.current + (e.deltaY * (settings.store.invertScroll ? -1 : 1)) * settings.store.zoomSpeed;
+                size.current = val <= 50 ? 50 : val;
+                updateMousePosition(e);
+            }
+        };
+
+        waitFor(() => instance.state.readyState === "READY", () => {
+            const elem = document.getElementById(ELEMENT_ID) as HTMLDivElement;
+            element.current = elem;
+            elem.firstElementChild!.setAttribute("draggable", "false");
+            if (instance.props.animated) {
+                originalVideoElementRef.current = elem!.querySelector("video")!;
+                originalVideoElementRef.current.addEventListener("timeupdate", syncVideos);
+                setReady(true);
+            } else {
+                setReady(true);
+            }
+        });
+        document.addEventListener("keydown", onKeyDown);
+        document.addEventListener("keyup", onKeyUp);
+        document.addEventListener("mousemove", updateMousePosition);
+        document.addEventListener("mousedown", onMouseDown);
+        document.addEventListener("mouseup", onMouseUp);
+        document.addEventListener("wheel", onWheel);
+        return () => {
+            document.removeEventListener("keydown", onKeyDown);
+            document.removeEventListener("keyup", onKeyUp);
+            document.removeEventListener("mousemove", updateMousePosition);
+            document.removeEventListener("mousedown", onMouseDown);
+            document.removeEventListener("mouseup", onMouseUp);
+            document.removeEventListener("wheel", onWheel);
+
+            if (settings.store.saveZoomValues) {
+                settings.store.zoom = zoom.current;
+                settings.store.size = size.current;
+            }
+        };
+    }, []);
+
+    if (!ready) return null;
+
+    const box = element.current!.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+    return (
+        <div
+            className="lens"
+            style={{
+                opacity,
+                width: size.current + "px",
+                height: size.current + "px",
+                transform: `translate(${lensPosition.x}px, ${lensPosition.y}px)`,
+            }}
+        >
+            {instance.props.animated ?
+                (
+                    <video
+                        ref={currentVideoElementRef}
+                        style={{
+                            position: "absolute",
+                            left: `${imagePosition.x}px`,
+                            top: `${imagePosition.y}px`
+                        }}
+                        width={`${box.width * zoom.current}px`}
+                        height={`${box.height * zoom.current}px`}
+                        poster={instance.props.src}
+                        src={originalVideoElementRef.current?.src ?? instance.props.src}
+                        autoPlay
+                        loop
+                    />
+                ) : (
+                    <img
+                        ref={imageRef}
+                        style={{
+                            position: "absolute",
+                            transform: `translate(${imagePosition.x}px, ${imagePosition.y}px)`
+                        }}
+                        width={`${box.width * zoom.current}px`}
+                        height={`${box.height * zoom.current}px`}
+                        src={instance.props.src} alt=""
+                    />
+                )}
+        </div>
+    );
+};
diff --git a/src/plugins/imageZoom/constants.ts b/src/plugins/imageZoom/constants.ts
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+/*
+ * Vencord, a modification for Discord's desktop app
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Vendicated and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+export const ELEMENT_ID = "magnify-modal";
diff --git a/src/plugins/imageZoom/index.tsx b/src/plugins/imageZoom/index.tsx
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+/*
+ * Vencord, a modification for Discord's desktop app
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Vendicated and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+import "./styles.css";
+
+import { addContextMenuPatch, NavContextMenuPatchCallback, removeContextMenuPatch } from "@api/ContextMenu";
+import { definePluginSettings } from "@api/settings";
+import { makeRange } from "@components/PluginSettings/components";
+import { Devs } from "@utils/constants";
+import { debounce } from "@utils/debounce";
+import definePlugin, { OptionType } from "@utils/types";
+import { Menu, React, ReactDOM } from "@webpack/common";
+import type { Root } from "react-dom/client";
+
+import { Magnifier, MagnifierProps } from "./components/Magnifier";
+import { ELEMENT_ID } from "./constants";
+
+export const settings = definePluginSettings({
+    saveZoomValues: {
+        type: OptionType.BOOLEAN,
+        description: "Whether to save zoom and lens size values",
+        default: true,
+    },
+
+    preventCarouselFromClosingOnClick: {
+        type: OptionType.BOOLEAN,
+        // Thanks chat gpt
+        description: "Allow the image modal in the image slideshow thing / carousel to remain open when clicking on the image",
+        default: true,
+    },
+
+    invertScroll: {
+        type: OptionType.BOOLEAN,
+        description: "Invert scroll",
+        default: true,
+    },
+
+    zoom: {
+        description: "Zoom of the lens",
+        type: OptionType.SLIDER,
+        markers: makeRange(1, 50, 4),
+        default: 2,
+        stickToMarkers: false,
+    },
+    size: {
+        description: "Radius / Size of the lens",
+        type: OptionType.SLIDER,
+        markers: makeRange(50, 1000, 50),
+        default: 100,
+        stickToMarkers: false,
+    },
+
+    zoomSpeed: {
+        description: "How fast the zoom / lens size changes",
+        type: OptionType.SLIDER,
+        markers: makeRange(0.1, 5, 0.2),
+        default: 0.5,
+        stickToMarkers: false,
+    },
+});
+
+
+const imageContextMenuPatch: NavContextMenuPatchCallback = (children, _) => {
+    if (!children.some(child => child?.props?.id === "image-zoom")) {
+        children.push(
+            <Menu.MenuGroup id="image-zoom">
+                {/* thanks SpotifyControls */}
+                <Menu.MenuControlItem
+                    id="zoom"
+                    label="Zoom"
+                    control={(props, ref) => (
+                        <Menu.MenuSliderControl
+                            ref={ref}
+                            {...props}
+                            minValue={1}
+                            maxValue={50}
+                            value={settings.store.zoom}
+                            onChange={debounce((value: number) => settings.store.zoom = value, 100)}
+                        />
+                    )}
+                />
+                <Menu.MenuControlItem
+                    id="size"
+                    label="Lens Size"
+                    control={(props, ref) => (
+                        <Menu.MenuSliderControl
+                            ref={ref}
+                            {...props}
+                            minValue={50}
+                            maxValue={1000}
+                            value={settings.store.size}
+                            onChange={debounce((value: number) => settings.store.size = value, 100)}
+                        />
+                    )}
+                />
+                <Menu.MenuControlItem
+                    id="zoom-speed"
+                    label="Zoom Speed"
+                    control={(props, ref) => (
+                        <Menu.MenuSliderControl
+                            ref={ref}
+                            {...props}
+                            minValue={0.1}
+                            maxValue={5}
+                            value={settings.store.zoomSpeed}
+                            onChange={debounce((value: number) => settings.store.zoomSpeed = value, 100)}
+                            renderValue={(value: number) => `${value.toFixed(3)}x`}
+                        />
+                    )}
+                />
+            </Menu.MenuGroup>
+        );
+    }
+};
+
+export default definePlugin({
+    name: "ImageZoom",
+    description: "Lets you zoom in to images and gifs. Use scroll wheel to zoom in and shift + scroll wheel to increase lens radius / size",
+    authors: [Devs.Aria],
+    patches: [
+        {
+            find: '"renderLinkComponent","maxWidth"',
+            replacement: {
+                match: /(return\(.{1,100}\(\)\.wrapper.{1,100})(src)/,
+                replace: `$1id: '${ELEMENT_ID}',$2`
+            }
+        },
+
+        {
+            find: "handleImageLoad=",
+            replacement: [
+                {
+                    match: /(render=function\(\){.{1,500}limitResponsiveWidth.{1,600})onMouseEnter:/,
+                    replace: "$1...$self.makeProps(this),onMouseEnter:"
+                },
+
+                {
+                    match: /componentDidMount=function\(\){/,
+                    replace: "$&$self.renderMagnifier(this);",
+                },
+
+                {
+                    match: /componentWillUnmount=function\(\){/,
+                    replace: "$&$self.unMountMagnifier();"
+                }
+            ]
+        },
+
+        {
+            find: ".carouselModal,",
+            replacement: {
+                match: /onClick:(\i),/,
+                replace: "onClick:$self.settings.store.preventCarouselFromClosingOnClick ? () => {} : $1,"
+            }
+        }
+    ],
+
+    settings,
+
+    // to stop from rendering twice /shrug
+    currentMagnifierElement: null as React.FunctionComponentElement<MagnifierProps & JSX.IntrinsicAttributes> | null,
+    element: null as HTMLDivElement | null,
+
+    Magnifier,
+    root: null as Root | null,
+    makeProps(instance) {
+        return {
+            onMouseOver: () => this.onMouseOver(instance),
+            onMouseOut: () => this.onMouseOut(instance),
+            onMouseDown: (e: React.MouseEvent) => this.onMouseDown(e, instance),
+            onMouseUp: () => this.onMouseUp(instance),
+            id: instance.props.id,
+        };
+    },
+
+    renderMagnifier(instance) {
+        if (instance.props.id === ELEMENT_ID) {
+            if (!this.currentMagnifierElement) {
+                this.currentMagnifierElement = <Magnifier size={settings.store.size} zoom={settings.store.zoom} instance={instance} />;
+                this.root = ReactDOM.createRoot(this.element!);
+                this.root.render(this.currentMagnifierElement);
+            }
+        }
+    },
+
+    unMountMagnifier() {
+        this.root?.unmount();
+        this.currentMagnifierElement = null;
+        this.root = null;
+    },
+
+    onMouseOver(instance) {
+        instance.setState((state: any) => ({ ...state, mouseOver: true }));
+    },
+    onMouseOut(instance) {
+        instance.setState((state: any) => ({ ...state, mouseOver: false }));
+    },
+    onMouseDown(e: React.MouseEvent, instance) {
+        if (e.button === 0 /* left */)
+            instance.setState((state: any) => ({ ...state, mouseDown: true }));
+    },
+    onMouseUp(instance) {
+        instance.setState((state: any) => ({ ...state, mouseDown: false }));
+    },
+
+    start() {
+        addContextMenuPatch("image-context", imageContextMenuPatch);
+        this.element = document.createElement("div");
+        this.element.classList.add("MagnifierContainer");
+        document.body.appendChild(this.element);
+    },
+
+    stop() {
+        // so componenetWillUnMount gets called if Magnifier component is still alive
+        this.root && this.root.unmount();
+        this.element?.remove();
+        removeContextMenuPatch("image-context", imageContextMenuPatch);
+    }
+});
diff --git a/src/plugins/imageZoom/styles.css b/src/plugins/imageZoom/styles.css
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+.lens {
+    position: absolute;
+    inset: 0;
+    z-index: 9999;
+    border: 2px solid grey;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    cursor: none;
+    box-shadow: inset 0 0 10px 2px grey;
+    filter: drop-shadow(0 0 2px grey);
+    pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+.zoom img {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 50%;
+    left: 50%;
+    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
+}
+
+/* make the carousel take up less space so we can click the backdrop and exit out of it */
+[class^="focusLock"] > [class^="carouselModal"] {
+    height: fit-content;
+    box-shadow: none;
+}
+
+[class^="focusLock"] > [class^="carouselModal"] > div {
+    height: fit-content;
+    top: 50%;
+    transform: translateY(-50%);
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/imageZoom/utils/waitFor.ts b/src/plugins/imageZoom/utils/waitFor.ts
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+++ b/src/plugins/imageZoom/utils/waitFor.ts
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+/*
+ * Vencord, a modification for Discord's desktop app
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Vendicated and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+export function waitFor(condition: () => boolean, cb: () => void) {
+    if (condition()) cb();
+    else requestAnimationFrame(() => waitFor(condition, cb));
+}