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24 alternatives to No More Black Bars

Scale videos to fullscreen on Safari.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. No More Black Bars launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Grayscale for Safari▲77
Turn Safari black & white and browse with less distraction
Jun 2026 · grayscale.lessnoise.app · its alternatives →
2
Turn Off the Lights for Safari▲95
Darkens the rest of the web
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
3
Forehead▲157
Hide the notch and round all corners on the new MacBook Pro
2021 · goodsnooze.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
4
HazeOver: Distraction Dimmer▲403
Focus on one app by dimming all the background windows
2015 · hazeover.com · its alternatives →
5
Turn Off the Lights▲82
A simple browser extension for watching videos 🎥🌚
2017 · its alternatives →
6
MenubarX▲474
A powerful menu bar browser. Pin websites like Native Apps.
2022 · menubarx.app · its alternatives →
7
Dark Mode for Safari▲128
Safari is now ready for the new macOS Mojave
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
8
UltraWideo▲61
It manipulates video aspect ratio to fit your entire screen.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
9
Bartender▲616
Organize and hide menu bar items on your Mac
2014 · macbartender.com · its alternatives →
10
Shade View▲155
Auto-dark mode for all websites
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
11
Menu Bar Web Browser▲93
Browse your favourite websites in menubar
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
12
Black Out▲312
Hide sensitive parts of an image before you share it
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
13
JustLetMeWatch▲63
Safari extension to improve video playback on the web.
2019 · camdenfullmer.com · its alternatives →
14
Noir▲79
Browse better at night with dark mode for Safari
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
15
Youtube Notch Mode▲172
Bring the magic of the iPhone X’s new display to YouTube
2017 · its alternatives →
16
Palette For Mac▲205
A menu bar based colour contrast analyser
2016 · often.studio · its alternatives →
17
UltraWideo 2.0▲71
Cross-browser extension that manipulates video aspect ratio.
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
18
1Blocker for Mac 3.0▲123
Block unwanted content in Safari
2019 · 1blocker.com · its alternatives →
19
Look Up for Mac▲269
Reduce eye strain & exhaustion with the 20-20-20 Rule
2015 · 96problems.com · its alternatives →
20
Weedout – Safari extension that hides YouTube AI-labeled videos▲185
Weedout is a Safari extension that filters out videos YouTube labels as “Made with AI”.
Sep 2026 · masteranza.github.io · its alternatives →
21
Fader▲90
Minimize windows when you switch apps automatically
Apr 2026 · eythor.com · its alternatives →
22
ExtraBar▲152
Hey Hacker News The ones that know me here know that I am a productivity geek. After DockFlow to manage my Dock and ExtraDock, which gives me more space to manage my apps and files, I decided to tackle the macOS big boss: the menu bar. I spend ~40% of my day context-switching between apps — Zoom meetings, Slack channels, Code projects, and Figma designs. My macOS menu bar has too many useless icons I almost never use. So I thought to myself, how can I use this area to improve my workflows? Most solutions (Bartender, Ice) require screen recording permissions, and did not really solve my…
Dec 2025 · extrabar.app · its alternatives →
23
Hyperweb▲221
All-in-one iOS Safari extension
2021 · its alternatives →
24
Focusdim▲137
A simple Mac app to enhance your visual focus
2025 · privdev.com · its alternatives →

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