# Plex Ambilight

> Adds ambient lighting effects around the Plex Web video player

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/plex-ambilight](https://chrome-stats.com/d/plex-ambilight)

## Overview

- **ID:** `plex-ambilight`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** iosue\_iulianus
- **Category:** appearance
- **Daily users:** 26
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.2.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-16
- **First published:** 2026-02-12
- **Size:** 51 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/plex-ambilight/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/iosue-iulianus/plex-ambilight/issues](https://github.com/iosue-iulianus/plex-ambilight/issues)

## Description

Plex Ambilight adds a real-time ambient glow around the video player on Plex Web (<a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/c5cabcbc8fc36c2c73f4ab85b86d3603bdef4c44cd829941dcaf802150fbd02b/http%3A//app.plex.tv" rel="nofollow">app.plex.tv</a>), similar to Philips Ambilight TVs.

<strong>How it works:</strong>
The extension samples colors from the edges of the currently playing video and projects them as a soft, blurred glow into the surrounding dark areas of the page. The effect automatically adapts to any aspect ratio (4:3, 16:9, ultrawide) and fills the entire viewport around the video.

<strong>Settings (click the toolbar icon):</strong>
- <strong>Intensity</strong> — Controls glow visibility (10%-100%)
- <strong>Spread</strong> — How far the glow extends from the video edge
- <strong>Blur</strong> — How soft and diffused the glow appears

All settings apply in real-time. The glow automatically dims when the video is paused.

Works with self-hosted Plex server content (local media libraries, no DRM). Requires Plex Web at <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/c5cabcbc8fc36c2c73f4ab85b86d3603bdef4c44cd829941dcaf802150fbd02b/http%3A//app.plex.tv" rel="nofollow">app.plex.tv</a>.

## Rankings

- #21,724 — Overall
- #223 — delight

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `activeTab`
- `scripting`

### Host permissions

- `*://app.plex.tv/*`

### Content script matches

- `app.plex.tv`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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