Black Bars Begone

This extension allows you to make the most of your 21:9 monitor and Netflix by extending the source material to fill the screen.

Black Bars Begone - Enhance Your Netflix Viewing on 21:9 Monitors

"Black Bars Begone" is a unique Chrome extension designed for those who own a 21:9 monitor and use it for Netflix viewing. This tool extends the source material to fill your widescreen monitor, eliminating black bars and walls that hinder a true cinematic experience. Please note that it only works for Netflix and with a 21:9 aspect ratio monitor.

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Extension stats

Users: 1,000+

Rating: 2.38

(24)

Version: 0.1 (Last updated: 2015-08-07)

Creation date: 2015-08-07

Size: 42.53K

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 24,077 ▼ 41

Other rankings

#2041 in Accessibility ▲ 42

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Cons

Doesn't work at all
It stopped working after a short period
Crops some of the picture for non-21:9 content
Doesn't work in YouTube or Netflix
Video goes black when enabled

Most mentioned

Doesn't work
Stopped working after a short time
Video issues with non-21:9 content
Limited effectiveness on black bars
Icon toggles state but has no effect

User reviews

Doesn't. work

Pulkit Jain, 2024-11-26

21:9 display, not working at all

Ambrus Török, 2023-02-15

Sadly, it doesn't work at all :/

Hasan Mahmut Çam, 2020-10-20

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Black Bars Begone requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

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