Can you believe a life without netflix well that would be depressing , well there’s
much more to it than meets the eye that you can do with your Netflix subscription other
than just binge watch house of cards.
how’s that you ask?
Well, we have 7 chrome extensions for Netflix that will make your “Netflix and chill”
way more enjoyable.
So, let’s check em out, shall we?
RateFlix
With a plethora of movies and TV shows coming out on Netflix every month , sometimes it’s
hard to decide what to watch next.
Yes, Netflix does provide their own ratings, but I prefer IMDB ratings over this.
Earlier I was using chrome extension like NEnhancer and Netflix Rate extension, which
add IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes ratings to the Netflix desktop.
But, after a recent Netflix update, none of them seem to work.
And, this is where RateFlix comes in,
Apparently it’s the only Google Chrome extension, that works.
Once installed, head over to Netflix (if it’s already opened then refresh the page) and
hover over the movies and TV shows.
It will show you an IMDb rating next to wherever you would typically see a Netflix rating
Unfortunately, Rotten Tomatoes ratings don’t work as good as IMDB.
To start with, the current version of Rateflix only shows the Rotten tomatoes ratings for
movies alone, and even that doesn’t work quite well.
But then again, none of the other similar chrome extensions have worked accurately.
So, I’ll take what I get.
2.
Ultrawide Display Aspect Ratio for Netflix
While watching a movie on Netflix, you might have noticed a black letterbox on the top
and the bottom of the screen.
The reason behind that ,is that the original movies are recorded for 21:9 ultra widescreen
while netflix uses 16:9.
With this extension you can get rid of vertical letterbox by zooming in and getting rid of
the top and bottom of the video.
Kind of like how you double tap to zoom in on an iPad or an iPhone.
The extension comes with 3 mode -
contain (16:9, default without extension) – 2:1 (crops a little 16:9 content, but
also leaves a lot less area on the sides) – cover (will fill your display, no matter
the aspect ratio)
You can toggle the layout, either by clicking on the extension or using the - and + keys
on your keyboard.
3.
Showgoers for Netflix
If your significant other isn't always around – especially if you are in a long-distance
relationships – it becomes much harder to watch your fav shows together.
And that’s where Showgoers for Netflix comes in.
It's a Chrome extension that lets you watch Netflix together with other people, anywhere
in the world,
Simply install the add on,
Open the video you want to watch together
Tap on the showgoers icon and share the link with your friend
Yes, They need to install the same browser extension
and have a netflix account.
Even if you sharing the same Netflix account, (which I’m sure you do)
Then don’t worry, it still works.
Now, you both they enjoy your fav shows together.
This app will take care of synchronising playback, which means
If you one of you pause the video, it stop playback in both devices.
and there even has a group chat feature, so you can talk to your friends
4.
Netflix Categories
Now, I’m a little late to the party, as this was a big hit few months ago.
But anyways, if you don’t already know, Netflix has a secret list of categories that
are much more niche than the big buckets like Action, Drama, Documentaries, you know the
things that you see on the home screen.
All you have to do is go this the url http://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/###
And replace the # sign with the secret code like
25804 is code for military TV shows
Similarly, there are hundreds of secret codes and it’s not possible for any of us to remember
them.
Guess what, “Netflix Categories” links these secret codes to a simple interface.
Once, installed, simply click on the extension, scroll through the genre
You want to watch and click on it.
Easy as pie.
5.
Flix Plus by Lifehacker
It’s a popular extension by lifehacker and it adds a ton of useful features to Netflix.
Hides spoilers,
Fades or tints shows that you’ve already watched
Adds links to IMDB, rotten tomatoes, YouTube etc.
But doesn’t show the actual rating like we saw in the first extension rate flix.
So, let’s discuss them one by one.
Say, you are in the middle of a show, and click on the playlist button, then netflix
show a small thumbnail of the next episode.
This could possibly reveal a spoiler, what if some character is getting shot in the head.
You don’t want to know that, and what this extension does is it blacks out the thumbnail
for you to avoid it all together.
Similarly, on the homepage, it’ll fade out the shows that you have already watched.
Which obviously you can customize from the option page of the add on.
And when you hover over the title, you see quick links to popular sites like imdb, rotten
tomatoes, youtube etc, clicking on which will open the relevant page for that particular
title.
Those are some of the imp features within flix plus, there are many more like keyboard
shortcuts and what not, try it out yourself to know more.
6.
Super Netflix
Super netflix is one fine extension that i’d recommend to all netflix power users,
While the previous extension adds more features to netflix this one tries to change the one
you already have, for the better.
It packed with features like - uploading custom subtitles, for you to understand
foreign movies in the lang that you choose.
For instance, say if I’m watching korean movie, then netflix by default give me only
english subs, but if I can find spanish subtitles, I’d be able to import that on to netflix
using super netflix.
My, fav feature is - changing video quality, just go with higest bitrate, or you can also
change the Netflix streaming server.
But I’ve never felt the use for that.
If you find House of card too gloomy, then you can change brightness, saturation, and
contrast, directly from the screen
And finally, you have a rewind and forward button, if you don’t like to fumble with
the scroll bar.
Thankfully, though, there is no ads for netflix,
Overall, the extension is a must have, but since it creates an overlay on your screen,
it really doesn't play well with other extensions.
Ultrasurf
Most of you might already know, netflix is cracking on down on VPN for a long time now.
And apparently, there no free VPN that unblocks netflix
Except ultrasurf.
The good thing about ultrasurf is - it’s free, and needs no registration.
just install the chrome extension, turn it on, and there you go,
You can unblock geo restriction on netflix, for free.
But, it does come with its own set of problems.
To start with, since ultrasurf serversm are based in US, I wouldn’t trust them with
my data.
And, even though, it does play videos that are outside my country, like say, the office
The browsing is real slow and of low quality.
Long story short, if you want to get rid of netflix content blocking,
You’ll have to shell out money.
One choice is to get paid vpn like - expressvpn And frankly that works quite well.
But, they are quite expensive and often too slow.
A better alternative, would be to go with smart dns,
It’s relatively cheap, and a lot faster than a vpn.
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So, which of these chrome extensions will you be using ,
Let me know in the comments below,
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Thanks for watching.