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Widescreen Browsing

by Forelleh · Workflow & Planning
FeaturedManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

Limit the width of webpages for a better widescreen experience

Users
1,000
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.8 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
11
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#26K
#21K among extensions
Version
1.1.1
updated 18 Nov 2024

Users

monthly, 3 years
1005501,000Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 1,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
1611Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 11 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Widescreen Browsing

Ever felt like some pages just don't really work well on widescreens? Now you can limit the width of webpages with this simple extension. Just save your preferred width on a per domain basis! Sourcecode available at https://github.com/nilshellerhoff/widescreen-browsing/ Note: This extension is still in development and might not work well with every website. Feel free to report any issues at https://github.com/nilshellerhoff/widescreen-browsing/issues

Growth

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6 months0+0.0%00.00
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Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Widescreen Browsing appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
browsing#7+12

Version history

7 versions recorded
1.1.118 Nov 2024
1.1.08 Jan 2023
1.0.42 Nov 2022
1.0.36 Sep 2022
1.0.24 Dec 2020
1.011 Jul 2020
0.12 Jul 2020

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
2 Jul 2020
Size
18 KB
Languages
en-US
Pricing
Free
Support
github.com
Extension ID
glpelpaljileehhngbcjpkehidnipifg

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 2, likelihood 0
Permissions
activeTabstorage

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