Window Expander For YouTube

Expands the YouTube Video to fill your entire web browser Window.

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Window Expander for YouTube: Full-screen Display Without Size Change

Window Expander for YouTube is a unique Chrome extension designed for a premium YouTube viewing experience. Unlike the conventional full-screen button, it expands videos to fill the entire web browser window without altering the window size, which is extremely beneficial for multiple monitor setups. Its updates support HTML5 and https, and also allow setting a preferred video quality level.

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Extension stats

By: https://conzar.freewebhost.co.nz

Users: 20,000+

Rating: 4.01

(414)

Version: 2.3 (Last updated: 2014-06-21)

Creation date: 2014-06-21

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

tabs
http://www.youtube.com/*
https://www.youtube.com/*

Size: 183.30K

URLs: Website

Ranking

# 5,783 ▲ 73

Other rankings

#2726 in Just for Fun ▼ 2 #45 in windows keyword 52 ▼ 1 #64 in youtube keyword 88 ▲ 10 #227 in resolution keyword 12

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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The Window Expander for YouTube maximizes YouTube videos in the web browser eliminating all white space and other texts. This is different then the fullscreen button in that it does not change the size of the actual browser window, it just fills the window with video. This is particularly useful for multiple monitor setups.

Version 2.3 adds support for HTML5. Note, the features such as setting resolution currently do not work with HTML5 videos; however, expanding and minimizing does work.

Version 2.2 removes a popup when the resolution of the video could not be found. Its a result of my debugging a previous problem.

Version 2.1 added support for https.

Version 2.0 fixed the quality not being set properly on expanded windows bug.

Version 1.7 new features: you can now set a preferred quality level for YouTube Videos. The options include small, medium, large, 720p, and 1080p.

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Pros

Works well for resizing YouTube videos, allowing reference videos to be played while multitasking.
Delivers a clean and simple interface that functions as described.
Helps in quickly switching between tabs while watching videos.
Great for users with large monitors, offering a near full-screen experience.

Cons

Issues with disabling autoplay, even with settings configured to allow it.
Inconvenient advertisement banner appearing when pausing videos.
Does not allow exiting the expanded view easily, making it frustrating for users.
Opens a new page for videos instead of enhancing the existing theater mode, which can disrupt playlist usage.

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