Best alternatives to Full Screen Tabs (2026)
9 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Full Screen Tabs, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Full Screen
Add fullscreen button to the Chrome toolbar and to the context (right-click) menu
≈2K users3.6★ from 11 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years2 permissions- About 1.5× fewer users than Full Screen Tabs
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 11)
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Full Screen Video
A chrome extension to play HTML5 Video element without a full screen option, such as YT shorts and Instagram reels, in full screen.
≈5K users4.6★ from 16 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago1 permissions- About 1.7× more users than Full Screen Tabs
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 11)
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Automatic Fullscreen
Puts a window automatically to fullscreen-mode when the window is opened for the first time.
≈2K users5.0★ from 3 ratingsUpdated 24 months agoNo special permissions- About 1.5× fewer users than Full Screen Tabs
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 11)
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Instagram Fullscreen Viewer
Enables fullscreen mode for Instagram videos, reels, and images with enhanced controls
≈10K users3.9★ from 55 ratingsUpdated 8 days agoNo special permissions- About 3.3× more users than Full Screen Tabs
- Rated 0.4 stars lower
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 11)
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MultiView: Split Screen Tab Extension
> Overview Multiview is a transformative Chrome extension designed to revolutionise the way users interact with the web. By…
≈4K users2.0★ from 25 ratings2 permissions- A similar number of users to Full Screen Tabs
- Rated 2.3 stars lower
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 11)
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Tabs++
Premium tab management with Workspace Switching, Ghost Prevention, and Smart Grouping.
≈10K users4.9★ from 12 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago6 permissions- About 3.3× more users than Full Screen Tabs
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 11)
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YouTube Fullscreen Scrolling
Fixes YouTube's fullscreen mode to allow scrolling down to see the rest of the video content.
521 users4.8★ from 16 ratingsUpdated 9 months agoNo special permissions- About 5.8× fewer users than Full Screen Tabs
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 11)
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Tab Wheel Scroll
Switch tabs with Alt + mouse wheel or right-click + mouse wheel.
≈9K users2.5★ from 125 ratingsUpdated 6 weeks ago3 permissions- About 3.0× more users than Full Screen Tabs
- Rated 1.8 stars lower
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 11)
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Screen rotator
A Chrome extension to rotate the orientation of the screen
≈1K users3.8★ from 5 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions- About 3.0× fewer users than Full Screen Tabs
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 11)
Full Screen Tabs alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Full Screen Tabs?
By users, the most popular alternative is Instagram Fullscreen Viewer with ≈10K users and a 3.9-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Full Screen.
Which Full Screen Tabs alternative has the best rating?
Instagram Fullscreen Viewer has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 3.9 out of 5 from 55 ratings.
Is there a Full Screen Tabs alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Automatic Fullscreen asks for 0 permissions, against 11 for Full Screen Tabs.
How many alternatives to Full Screen Tabs are there?
We list 9 close alternatives to Full Screen Tabs on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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