A new Web Component called "click-to-play" allows users to display a static image that only loads and plays a GIF when clicked, reducing unnecessary data usage. Developed by Simon Willison, the tool is designed to improve performance by preventing large GIFs from loading automatically. It was created to enhance a demonstration of Datasette’s row editing features.

Simon Willison introduced a progressive-enhancement Web Component called <click-to-play> that displays a still image with a play button and loads the linked GIF only when clicked. The tool is intended to avoid loading large GIFs unnecessarily and was built for a post demonstrating new row editing tools in Datasette.