Google Chrome Extension For Movies
Google Chrome is a great browser for students, especially if you’re a student who loves to watch movies. You can download the Google Chrome extension for movies so you can watch them on YouTube without ads and without worrying about the quality of your video. You’ll also be able to enjoy other benefits like being able to see the movie’s IMDb rating before watching it, as well as being able to see what else people are watching or saying about the movie.
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Google Chrome Extension For Movies
Chrome is a great browser, but it’s the apps and extensions that really make Chrome shine brighter than the competition.
If you’re addicted to watching videos — whether on YouTube, Netflix, or any other video service — we’ve got a collection of great Chrome apps and extensions designed to enhance your experience.
Update, April 19, 2017: We’ve added Video Resumer, and Floating for YouTube.
Turn Off the Lights
Google Cast
VideoStream for Google Chromecast
Flix Plus by Lifehacker
Magic Actions for YouTube
FasTube
VideoResumer
Floating for YouTube
Turn Off the Lights
There’s a reason why movie theaters turn off all the lights once the movie begins. Outside light can be distracting when you’re watching video.
Turn Off the Lights brings a touch of that cinema experience to YouTube, Vimeo, Hulu, and others by dimming everything in the browser window except for the video.
Once you’ve added the extension to Chrome, simply click the lightbulb icon next to the address bar when you’re on a video page and everything other than the video will dim to near-black. This is a fantastic feature if you’re the type to watch videos at night in a darkened room, when the brightness from the white background is most glaring. When you’re done watching your video, simply click the lightbulb icon again and the page returns to normal.
See at Chrome Web Store
Google Cast
If we’re talking about Chrome and video, it’s impossible to avoid mentioning Chromecast — it’s the handiest little disc that lets you connect your smartphone or Chrome browser to your TV via HDMI.
Google Cast is a must-have extension if you’ve got a Chromecast (and you should really get a Chromecast). It allows you to connect and stream content from your Chrome tab quick and easy to your TV. You can use it to help increase your productivity by using multiple screens, or use it to decrease your productivity by streaming YouTube or Netflix. The choice is yours, Google Cast just provides the options.
See at Chrome Web Store
VideoStream for Google Chromecast
As mentioned, one of the coolest features for Chrome is it’s integration with Chromecast via Google Cast.
VideoStream for Google Chromecast takes that feature and builds on it by converting your chrome tab into an app that allows you to load and stream local videos from your computer and stream them wirelessly to your TV.
Once you’ve got the app installed in Chrome, you’ll find it in the Apps menu just below the Back and Forward buttons. Launch VideoStream in a new tab and you’re able to load up videos from your computer or external hard drive directly into a video player in Chrome, which then allows you to cast that tab via Chromecast to your TV.
It works like magic, and means you’ll no longer have to deal with HDMI cables and adapters when you want to stream video from your computer to your TV.
See at Chrome Web Store
Flix Plus by Lifehacker
Flix Plus by Lifehacker
If you’re addicted to watching Netflix on your computer, then you need to check out Flix Plus by Lifehacker.
It adds a bunch of really cool features that you’ll appreciate, such as integration with Rotten Tomatoes, IMDb, and Wikipedia for ratings and information, the ability to watch a random episode from a show you love, and enhancements to browsing that include moving “My List” to the top of the page and fading out shows and movies you’ve already watched or rated.
But arguably Flix Plus’ best feature is how it hides spoiler content from episode thumbnails and synopses — especially important for when you’re watching a show for the first time. When you’re looking at a show’s episode list, all the thumbnail images and episode info will be blurred out and only viewable when you mouse over them. If you’re serious about avoiding spoilers when you’re watching a TV show, this feature alone makes Flix Plus a real winner.
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Magic Actions for YouTube
Magic Actions for YouTube
Looking to get more out of your YouTube experience? Magic Actions is jam packed with handy features that make YouTube easier to use.
With the extension added, you’ll see a new row of buttons just below the video window that allow you to control and customize all sorts of features for YouTube.
Some of the most notable features include the ability to control the video volume using your mouse scroll wheel, set YouTube to autoplay in HD whenever applicable, Cinema Mode, hide ads, automatically turning off those annoying video annotations — and that’s just scratching the surface.
Definitely worth taking a look, however you are required to install the Click&Clean Chrome App as well during set up. The good news is you can easily remove the app after setting up Magic Actions.
See at Chrome Web Store
FasTube
FasTube
Sometimes you just want the video and nothing else. FasTube hears you, and delivers just the video — with faster load times!
As the name implies (FasTube… Fast Tube…), by loading only the video in a pop up window and ignoring the comments, thumbnails and everything else, makes videos load way faster. Like… stupid fast.
All you have to do is click the video’s thumbnail image and BAM! The video pretty much instantly plays. FasTube also provides its own version of cinema mode, a button for rotating the video, and a button for sharing. The one thing you’ll have to get used to is the pop up window, which will close the video instantly if you click anywhere else on the tab.
Oh, and if you want to see the description, comments, and related videos, all you have to do is click the video title. Pretty dang handy.
See at Chrome Store
Video Resumer
YouTube has tons of great content, and while there is plenty of bite-sized video, they also have some gems of longer documentaries. If you don’t manage to finish the entire video in a single sitting, it can be hard to remember precisely where you left off. This extension does the work for you, resuming your videos where you stopped them, and not a moment sooner.
See at Chrome Store
Floating for YouTube
Floating for YouTube means that you’ll never have to wonder where your YouTube video is playing. Instead of being a nested tab, it allows you to pop out and size the window that YouTube plays in. This is a great way to keep from losing YouTube when you have 20 tabs open and one of them is playing music.
how to use scener
- Scener, a new browser extension, allows you to watch shows and movies available on HBO Go and HBO Now with up to 20 other people.
- The best part? It’s completely free to use.
- Here’s how to get started with Scener, and let the HBO show rewatches begin.
Using your time in quarantine to rewatch classic HBO shows, like Sex and the City, or catch up on new ones, like Watchmen? Good choice—there’s never been a better time to dive into HBO’s catalog of acclaimed series and documentaries.
However, that binge watch doesn’t have to be a solitary one. A new Chrome extension called Scener makes it possible for subscribers to watch HBO Go and HBO Now series with up to 20 friends. Essentially, Scener plays the HBO show—and you and your crew can chat via audio, text, or video as it plays.
Scener also syncs with Netflix shows, so you can switch between My Brilliant Friend on HBO and Dead to Me on Netflix for a double feature about complicated friendships between women. However, there’s no word on whether the extension will be compatible with HBO Max, a premium streaming service that launches on May 27.
Getting started with Scener is easy. Here’s a step-by-step tutorial of how to download the Scener Chrome extension for yourself.
- Download Scener from the Chrome web store, using the Chrome browser.
- Click “Add to Chrome” which will prompt you to “Add Extension.”
- Create a Scener profile by entering your name and email.
- Click on the Scener icon on the right corner of your browser to open up a private theater.
- Click “Create Private Theater.”
- Sign in to Netflix and/or HBO.
- Invite friends to your “private theater” by either copying the invitation link (which will prompt them to download Scener) or sharing the theater code.
- While watching the show or movie, you and your crew can chat over audio, video, or text.
Another pro tip? One person in the group has control of the virtual remote control, and can pick the movie or show, as well as rewind, pause, and press play. This is the person you should be nice to while watching.
Our recommendations for the first HBO shows to watch with friends? Six Feet Under, a classic drama, the utterly delectable Big Little Lies, or the heart-wrenching new documentary, Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind.
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