Plex Ambilight

Adds ambient lighting effects around the Plex Web video player

As of June 2026, Plex Ambilight has 76 users in the Entertainment category.

Entertainment

Chrome Web Store ↗.crx

Users+7.0%

Rating0%

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Version

0.2.1

Manifest V3

History

10 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 1, 2026	71	—	—	0.2.1
Apr 11, 2026	69	—	—	0.2.1
Apr 20, 2026	72	—	—	0.2.1
Apr 25, 2026	72	—	—	0.2.1
May 3, 2026	68	—	—	0.2.1
May 9, 2026	71	—	—	0.2.1
May 14, 2026	73	—	—	0.2.1
May 20, 2026	77	—	—	0.2.1
May 30, 2026	73	—	—	0.2.1
Jun 7, 2026	68	—	—	0.2.1
Now	76	—	—	0.2.1

Permissions & access

Permissions: storageactiveTab
Host access: *://app.plex.tv/*

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About

Plex Ambilight adds ambient lighting effects to the Plex Web video player. Colors are sampled from the edges of the currently playing video and projected as a soft glow into the surrounding dark areas of the page, similar to Philips Ambilight TVs.

https://github.com/iosue-iulianus/plex-ambilight

Features:

In-player controls — a lightbulb icon in the Plex control bar lets you toggle and adjust settings without leaving the player
Adjustable intensity, spread, and blur settings
Automatically adapts to any aspect ratio (4:3, 16:9, ultrawide)
Glow dims when video is paused
Works with local media libraries on self-hosted Plex servers