Video Maximizer
Extension Actions
- Extension status: Featured
 - Live on Store
 
Remove visual clutter and maximizes videos for easy viewing, including full-page theater mode on most sites.
WHAT IT DOES:
Universal Video Maximizer is a free and open source Chrome extension that allows users to watch videos in full-browser-window mode on most websites, without the extension requiring full permissions to every site. It also has a "theater mode" that removes the navigation bar and other UI elements for a undistracted viewing experience.
✔ Working great since 2013
✔ Dark themed theater mode
✔ Secure and private!
✔ Great for ultrawide monitors
✔ Free and open source
✔ Control playback speed on most sites (Prime, HBO, Apple, etc)
This extension is FREE and done as a hobby.
Fully commented open-source code for transparency: https://github.com/trophygeek/universalvideomaximizer
💔 Found a bug or site that doesn't work? Report it here:
https://github.com/trophygeek/universalvideomaximizer/issues
Latest reviews
- Burak Köseoğlu
 - Works Great!! Hard to find though.
 - Preston Holda
 - Exactly what I was looking for!
 - Doffy
 - It works!!!
 - hansel cowo
 - awesome!!!
 - bonardi gb
 - This extension has been a godsend for fast forwarding and rewinding Instagram reels and any other embedded videos that hide controls or automatically restart from the beginning if you refresh the page.
 - Switcha Roo
 - I would say 5 stars except it cant play the next video in a playlist on youtube, you have to manually exit it, and click the next video, then re-enter max size. It'd be nice if it automatically went to next video and entered full screen again. Maximize video does this, except it doesnt work on this pc.
 - Niklas Baedorf
 - just works
 - Javier Ramos
 - I had to come back and give this extension 5/5, it was exactly what I needed and use it everyday with no issues.
 - 南部響介
 - great !!!! save some stupid web like hXX
 - Kevin Verm
 - I installed 4 or 5 extensions that all had some sort of problem until I finally found this one. Video Maximizer has worked great for me so far. Recommend. Appreciate that the dev is actively maintaining. Thank you.
 - Transformer Guy
 - Someone told me about this extension, but it was hard to find. Searching for it in the chrome store showed some other Chinese extension. Glad I got this one. This extension works **great** for putting videos in theater mode without taking up my whole screen. The playback controls are a dream. I love being able to watch videos at 1.25x on Amazon, Hulu and all the other sites that don't support speeding up playback.
 - TheBullhorn Streamer
 - Finally, something that works with Ultra Wide monitors (Like the SAMSUNG 49” Odyssey G9 Gaming Monitor) Thanks! :)
 - TheBullhorn Streamer
 - Finally, something that works with Ultra Wide monitors (Like the SAMSUNG 49” Odyssey G9 Gaming Monitor) Thanks! :)
 - Victor Augusto
 - MUITO BOA EXTENSÃO ERA EXATEMNTE O QUE EU PROCURAVA MAXIMIZAR O VIDEO DENTRO DA ABA DO NAVEGADOR. BELO TRABALHO!!
 - 설교쟁이 (설교쟁이)
 - Can't I use the previous version? The latest version is so critical that a permission pop-up window appears for each new site and an error occurs in the YouTube play bar.
 - 설교쟁이 (설교쟁이)
 - Can't I use the previous version? The latest version is so critical that a permission pop-up window appears for each new site and an error occurs in the YouTube play bar.
 - Diêgo Araújo
 - Nota 1000!
 - Audrey Boedeker
 - I've been looking for something like this for my class videos, it's easy to use and the image is so CRISP. Far better than just trying to zoom in!
 - Audrey Boedeker
 - I've been looking for something like this for my class videos, it's easy to use and the image is so CRISP. Far better than just trying to zoom in!
 - Koen Lemmen
 - You NEED this if you have an ultrawide screen and like to watch videos windowed and not fullscreen. This is exactly what I was looking for. It will maximize the video to the borders of the window, no weirdness, it just works.
 - Koen Lemmen
 - You NEED this if you have an ultrawide screen and like to watch videos windowed and not fullscreen. This is exactly what I was looking for. It will maximize the video to the borders of the window, no weirdness, it just works.
 - Alexander “Sadtiric” Van Kampen
 - Immediately exactly what I need, no scaling issues. Love it! Thank you!
 - Alexander “Sadtiric” Van Kampen
 - Immediately exactly what I need, no scaling issues. Love it! Thank you!
 - Kaloogh
 - Perfecto en este si van los subtítulos, las otras extensiones te meten un reproductor básico, pero esta lo mantiene igual :)
 - Darren Knight
 - I wanted an extension that enables me to increase the size of video players on gambling sites so I can watch the free broadcasts on something larger than a postage stamp sized screen. I want no more. UVM gives me exactly what I need. Top marks!
 - Darren Knight
 - I wanted an extension that enables me to increase the size of video players on gambling sites so I can watch the free broadcasts on something larger than a postage stamp sized screen. I want no more. UVM gives me exactly what I need. Top marks!
 - Nil Desperandum
 - Is this a joke? When you use regular fullscreen mode on YouTube, you can still scroll. With this, you can't. You actually lose functionality with no significant benefit.
 - Nil Desperandum
 - Is this a joke? When you use regular fullscreen mode on YouTube, you can still scroll. With this, you can't. You actually lose functionality with no significant benefit.
 - G Cheseaux
 - Brilliant
 - G Cheseaux
 - Brilliant
 - Clint Eastwood
 - Best
 - Clint Eastwood
 - Best
 - Iago Aguiar
 - Works like i want, fullscreen on the window
 - Iago Aguiar
 - Works like i want, fullscreen on the window
 - 丘山北鲲
 - The first extension that provides features I wanted.
 - 丘山北鲲
 - The first extension that provides features I wanted.
 - Soham Dasgupta
 - Does what it's advertised to and it's open source!
 - Soham Dasgupta
 - Does what it's advertised to and it's open source!
 - Kay V
 - simple and working best way
 - Kay V
 - simple and working best way
 - Shahram Shinshaawh
 - it works great
 - Shahram Shinshaawh
 - it works great
 - Braulio
 - Simple y funcional, no como otras extensiones similares.
 - Douglas Ferreira
 - Testei várias outras que não funcionaram, essa funcionou perfeitamente.
 - Victoria Besarab
 - November 2022, not working, afeter re-install it works but after 20 min session no longer responsive. Checked info on gitHub, and now going to test Universal Video Maximizer BETA v3 https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/universal-video-maximizer/implccjhhblakjgebfhbafehkjjhklai?hl=en&authuser=0
 - Victoria Besarab
 - November 2022, not working, afeter re-install it works but after 20 min session no longer responsive. Checked info on gitHub, and now going to test Universal Video Maximizer BETA v3 https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/universal-video-maximizer/implccjhhblakjgebfhbafehkjjhklai?hl=en&authuser=0
 - Rene Lackner
 - Perfect for Floatplane!
 - Rene Lackner
 - Perfect for Floatplane!
 - Hᴀʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ Gʀᴏᴜɴᴅ
 - Was not sure it would work, but it sure does. Very happy with this app.(and a happy woman) Thanks 👍
 - Hᴀʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ Gʀᴏᴜɴᴅ
 - Was not sure it would work, but it sure does. Very happy with this app.(and a happy woman) Thanks 👍