Zoom To Fill

Tracking since May 3, 2026.

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• May 3, 2026
  description

  Zoom to fill chrome extension removes black bars from videos on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, HBO Max, and YouTube. It also allows you to change the aspect ratio of any video, so you can watch it in full screen on your ultrawide monitor. 
  
  
  How to Use?  
  
  >>Install the extension from the Chrome Web Store. 
  
  >>Visit a website that has videos. 
  
  >>Click on the extension icon in the top right corner of your browser. 
  
  >>Select the aspect ratio you want to use. 
  
  >>The video will be resized to fit the selected aspect ratio. 
  
   
  Features 
  
  >>Removes black bars from videos on most websites. 
  
  >>Allows you to change the aspect ratio of any video. 
  
  >>Works on ultrawide monitors.

  Zoom To Fill removes black bars from videos and helps content fill your screen more naturally. It is especially useful on ultrawide displays and also works well when older aspect ratios leave unused space on standard screens.
  
  No more distracting black bars. The extension works with most modern video players on the web and is designed to be simple, fast, and easy to use.
  
  How to use
  
  Go to any page with a video
  Click the Z button that appears on the player, or open the extension popup
  Press Alt+Z at any time to toggle zoom on or off
  
  Key Features
  
  🎬 Aspect ratio presets — Quickly switch between common display ratios such as 16:9, 18:9, 21:9, and 32:9 for a better fit on different screens.
  
  💾 Per-site zoom memory — Save your preferred zoom setting for a site and restore it automatically the next time you visit.
  
  🖱️ Floating overlay button — A small Z button appears directly on the video player so you can adjust zoom without reopening the extension.
  
  ⌨️ Keyboard shortcuts — Use customizable shortcut keys for zoom in, zoom out, and reset. Alt+Z is available for fast toggling.
  
  ↔️ Position control — Move the video up, down, left, or right to choose the best crop and keep important parts of the frame visible.
  
  🔢 Manual zoom slider — Fine-tune zoom from 1.00× up to 15.00× with smooth transitions.
  
  ⚙️ Settings — Adjust zoom behavior, transition speed, zoom step size, default overlay action, and clear saved site preferences whenever needed.
  
  📺 Broad compatibility — Designed to work across a wide range of websites that use standard web video players.

• May 3, 2026
  short_description

  Install zoom to fill chrome extension and remove black bars from videos

  Remove black bars from videos on Netflix, Prime, YouTube & more. Aspect ratio presets, keyboard shortcuts, and more.

• May 3, 2026
  permissions

  activeTab, storage, gcm, notifications, scripting

  activeTab, storage, gcm, notifications

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Permissions

activeTabstoragegcmnotifications

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