Better Netflix

Adds various features to Netflix like support for ultrawide displays (21:9 aspect ratio).

Better Netflix - Enhance Your Streaming Experience

"Better Netflix" is a free, open-source Chrome extension designed to enhance your Netflix streaming experience by adding features such as ultrawide display support, video zoom, and keyboard shortcuts. It allows for easy navigation with mouse wheel volume control, random video selection, IMDb search buttons, and subtitle toggling. Enjoy automatic intro skipping and picture-in-picture mode, all while keeping your data secure. Discover more about this powerful tool for Netflix today!
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Extension stats

Users: 9,000+
Rating: 4.09
(54)
Version: 1.10.0 (Last updated: 2024-12-09)
Creation date: 2019-09-09
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 24.57K

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Extension summary

"Better Netflix" adds the following features to Netflix:

  • Ultrawide display support (21:9 aspect ratio) [To 21:9: '.', to 16:9: ',']
  • Zoom in and out of the video [Zoom in: '+', zoom out: '-']
  • Show the elapsed time of the video
  • Disable mouse movement [Disable: 'd', enable: 'e' or 'Esc']
  • Statistics [Toggle: 'q']
  • Use the mouse wheel to change the volume
  • Button to pick a random video of the Netflix list
  • Buttons to search for movies or series on IMDb
  • Toggle english subtitles [Toggle: 'v'] (Currently only for english or german Netflix. The language for your Netflix profile can be configured at the "Manage Profiles"-page)
  • Button to enable picture in picture mode
  • Automatically skip intros and recaps
  • Set tab title to title of currently playing video
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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works as intended for many users.
  • Effective widescreen functionality for Netflix.
  • Simple and straightforward interface.
Cons
  • Some users experience issues with toggling subtitles.
  • Does not skip intros automatically, which some users want.
  • Occasional reports of not working at all.
Most mentioned
  • Works for me.
  • Does not skip automatically intros.
  • It's the only widescreen 21:9 extension that works.
User reviews
o que estava procurando muito bom
by Joao Pedro Rocha, 2024-10-15

by Jay D. Helfer, 2024-05-31

Toggling subtitles to english doesn´t work. ¨v¨ stops or plays the video instead.
by A Z, 2024-04-29
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Better Netflix requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

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