Play and pause Netflix playback by clicking anywhere on the video
What is Netflix Play/Pause Anywhere?
Netflix Play/Pause Anywhere is a Chrome extension that allows you to play and pause Netflix playback by simply clicking anywhere on the video. Version 1.2 fixed a bug and made more of the video screen clickable, while version 1.1 updated the extension to suit the new player.
Extension stats
This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on
2023-09-16
By: Luke Flego
Users: 200
Rating: 4.17
(12)
Creation date: 2018-03-15
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 1.33M
URLs: Website
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Extension summary
Like YouTube, click on the video to play and pause it.
15/03/2018: Version 1.2
- Fixed "no refresh" bug
- More of video screen is clickable (beside controls)
03/10/2017: Version 1.1
- Updated to suit new player
User reviews
Great app, exactly what I was looking for, however the issue that steph g reported 2 months ago is still an issue where you sometimes have to refresh the page sometimes to get it to work. Other than that it it perfect.
EDIT: This issue has been fixed. Can happily give this 5 stars now
Not working on Chrome 64.0.3282.140
oh hell ya!! this is perfect!(so far) click on the video INSTEAD of finding the pause button or hitting the spacebar! nice job!! HOWEVER,you HAVE to reload the netflix webpage EACH TIME a new video starts.maybe it will get fixed with an update.im using chrome version 63.0.3239.132
Extension safety
Risk impact
Netflix Play/Pause Anywhere requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
Netflix Play/Pause Anywhere may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.
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