The tools to make Netflix work better for you. What's going on? I'm Rich Demiro, this is Rich on Tech. Well, maybe it's just me, but pretty much any conversation I have these days somehow ends up on one of two topics, the iPhone or Netflix. These are two pretty big forces in our lives. And I'm on this new thing where I sort of refuse to pay six dollars to rent
a movie on iTunes. I'm already paying fourteen dollars a month for Netflix's Top plan, which includes four screens at a time, HD and Ultra HD, and the ability to download videos on four phones or tablets, which, by the way,
I've maxed out. Mix that with the forty dollars a month I'm paying for DirecTV Now and the ten dollars a month for YouTube Premium, and I don't want to pay for any more TV shows or movies, which is why I'm trying to make the most out of my Netflix membership and do my best to avoid what generally happens on a Friday night, which is you spend more time trying to find something to watch on Netflix than
you actually do watching Netflix. Keep in mind, I'm not binging shows, so movies are really the only thing that I'm interested in watching right now. Now. I tell you all this because there's a new Chrome extension that helps you make the most out of Netflix by letting you browse all of those so called secret categories. I did a blog post on this a couple of years ago and it went crazy viral. Basically, it was all the secret codes that you can use to find all the
categories that Netflix puts their movies in. Well, this Chrome extension lets you browse all of those categories. And when I installed this, I realized there are a bunch of other Netflix Helper extensions that you can really use to customize your experience. Keep in mind, these are all extensions for the Chrome web browser, so the way to use them is to browse for movies on your computer, then add them to your list on Netflix, and then you can watch them on your TV, your tablet, or wherever
you watch. So let's get to that first one. It's called Better Browse for Netflix. This lets you explore all those secret categories on Netflix that aren't really secret, but Netflix does organize movies in a million different ways, and this extension lets you search those categories and browse them.
So while Netflix might give you the ability to look at dramas and then see a section labeled because you added Million Dollar Baby to your list, Better Browse lets you see everything that's available, including anime, action, anime comedies, anime dramas, or classic dramas, classic TV shows, or classic war movies. Then you've got the films based on a book category, martial arts movies, monster movies, movies for kids
age two to four, or various other age ranges. And this alone is great for finding movies for the kids. Better Browse integrates right into the Netflix homescreen and it is an extension I will be keeping for sure. Next up an extension called super Netflix. This lets you customize just about every aspect of your viewing experience, including this speed that you watch a show in. You can go from a halftime to four times faster. According to the description. This can be helpful if a movie is slow, or
maybe if you're trying to learn a new language. Using Netflix movies, you can also change the streaming video quality, blur images, and episode descriptions so you have absolutely no spoilers whatsoever. As you browse, you can skip those intros and more. Super Netflix comes from a website called Subflix. It currently has over one hundred and sixty thousand users on Chrome. Next up, Netflix Party. This is a Chrome
extension that lets you watch Netflix with friends. Of course, both parties have to have Netflix, but this helper extension lets you watch remotely with friends by syncing up the video playback and adding a group chat right next to the movie, so you can talk about what's happening on screen. I guess you could also dial up the other person on speakerphone, but that might get kind of complicated with the movie dialogue playing in the background. Netflix Party has
over three hundred thousand users. Next up, rate Flix. This is super helpful. It shows you a title's rating across various services right on the Netflix screen, so you'll see ratings for Rotten Tomatoes, IMDb, and Metacritic when available, of course, and this can help you make much more informed choices. The ratings are also shown on the playbar of the title that you're currently watching, and you can even click on an IMDb rating to be taken straight to the
page for that title. Again, this stuff is not going to show up on your team, but you can use these tools to search for things to watch on your computer and then add it to your list to watch later. And if you are watching on your computer, check out an extension called Netflix Pause Removal. This is a simple helper app that takes away that dreaded continue watching button in Netflix. This way you can binge on forever without any interruptions. There you have it, simple tools to help
you get the most out of your Netflix subscription. You can find links to these Chrome extensions in the show notes or on my website at richontech dot tv. Thanks so much for listening. I'm Rich shamiro I'll talk to you real soon.