How to install Rating Watch
Rating Watch installs in about a minute: download the zip from this site, unzip it, turn on Developer mode at chrome://extensions, click Load unpacked and pick the folder. It is not on the Chrome Web Store yet, so this is the install method for Chrome, Edge and Brave. The extension is free and needs no account.
How do I install Rating Watch?
- Download the extensionDownload the Rating Watch zip from this site with the Download Rating Watch (zip) button on this page.
- Unzip it to a folder you will keepExtract the zip somewhere permanent. Chrome loads the extension from that folder, so moving or deleting it later disables the extension.
- Open the extensions page and turn on Developer modeGo to chrome://extensions (edge://extensions in Edge, brave://extensions in Brave) and switch on Developer mode in the top-right corner.
- Click Load unpacked and choose the folderClick Load unpacked and select the unzipped folder, the one that contains manifest.json. Rating Watch now appears in your extensions list.
- Open NetflixVisit netflix.com and browse. IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes badges appear in the top-right corner of each title card; reload the Netflix tab if you already had it open.
What you will see after installing
Each Netflix title card gets a small badge in its top-right corner showing the IMDb rating (out of 10) and the Rotten Tomatoes critic score (a percentage). New rows, search results and “More Like This” suggestions are rated automatically as they load. If a title has only one of the two scores in the OMDb database, you see just that one.
If the badges do not appear
- Reload the Netflix tab after installing, so the extension can attach to the page.
- Confirm the extension is switched on at
chrome://extensionsand that you selected the folder containingmanifest.json, not its parent. - Make sure you are on
www.netflix.com; the extension only runs there. - Still stuck? Email hello@rating.watch.
Curious how the two scores differ? Read IMDb vs Rotten Tomatoes: which rating to trust. Details on exactly what the extension sends are in the privacy policy.
Frequently asked questions
Is Rating Watch on the Chrome Web Store?
Not yet. For now it installs as an unpacked extension from a zip you download from this site, which takes about a minute and works in Chrome, Edge, Brave and other Chromium browsers. Chrome may show a reminder about developer-mode extensions when it starts; that is normal for unpacked extensions.
Is it safe to load an unpacked extension?
It asks for access to only two sites: netflix.com (to read title cards and show badges) and omdbapi.com (to look up ratings). It requests no tabs, history or storage permissions, needs no account, and sends only title names to OMDb. After loading it, chrome://extensions shows exactly which sites it can access.
Do I need an API key or an account?
No. There is nothing to sign up for and no key to enter. Install it, open Netflix, and the badges appear.
Why is there no badge on some titles?
Ratings come from the OMDb database. If OMDb has no IMDb or Rotten Tomatoes score for a title, such as a very new release or a Netflix original with no critic reviews yet, the card shows only the score it could find, or none.
How do I update or uninstall it?
To update, replace the folder contents with the latest download and click the reload icon on the extension card at chrome://extensions. To uninstall, click Remove on the same card.
Does it work in Firefox or Safari?
Rating Watch is built as a Manifest V3 Chromium extension. It has not been tested in Firefox or Safari, so Chrome, Edge and Brave are the supported browsers.