Fullscreen Window for YouTube™

Removes junk and makes the YouTube™ Video Fullscreen. Navigate to a YouTube™ video and click the extension-button for a new window.

Fullscreen Window for YouTube™

Fullscreen Window for YouTube™ is a simple Chrome extension that opens YouTube™ videos in a new window, making them fullscreen and removing browser controls. It is especially useful for watching videos while working in a tiling window manager like wmii or i3.
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Extension stats

Users: 23
-4
Rating: 4.00
(1)
Version: 0.13 (Last updated: 2018-01-20)
Creation date: 2018-01-20
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
Size: 7.97K

Other platforms

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Extension summary

This simple addon opens a new window when a YouTube™ video was loaded in the current tab, makes the video full screen and removes the browser controls. This is especially useful when you like to watch YouTube™ videos while working in a tiling window manager like wmii or i3.

YouTube™ is a registered trademark by Google.

Icon courtesy of Eimer http://www.zomax.net

Code https://github.com/mightyuhu/yt-video-popup-addon

Extension safety

Risk impact

Fullscreen Window for YouTube™ requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Fullscreen Window for YouTube™ has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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