This blog post is about how to create a Netflix watch later list in the Mozilla Firefox browser.
2021 update: This is an outdated and old blog post that I’ve left here for historical purposes. These days I use Netflix’s own feature to create a list of items I wish to watch.
My girlfriend and I recently joined Netflix and one of the missing features of the service, is a watch later list. I really don’t want to have to remember what I want to watch another day, plus I want quicker access to movies or tv shows I want to watch. As we watch Netflix via the web browser Mozilla Firefox, I decided to create a watch list using the browser’s bookmark features. Basically providing a bookmark folder viewable from the toolbar, allowing me to find an item’s Netflix page in two clicks.
So a simple solution that means all my girlfriend and I have to do is bookmark something, we want to watch later, then access the items from a drop-down bookmark folder.
Netflix Watch Later List
Note: You do this at your own risk and I’m not to be held responsible for any repercussion.
Here is how I did it:
Step 1 – Make the ‘Bookmarks Toolbar’ viewable.
The Netflix watch list workaround uses a bookmark folder. So you from the ‘View’ menu, select ‘Toolbars’ and then ‘Bookmarks Toolbar’. If you don’t see a ‘View’ menu, then you probably can access menus by clicking on the word ‘Firefox’ in the top left with an orange background. It all depends on your setup.
Firefox – Selecting bookmarks toolbar
Step 2 – Create a new bookmark folder.
Now you need to create your watch list folder. Right click on the bookmarks toolbar, then select ‘New Folder…’ and give it a name. i.e. Netflix Watch Later List. Now your new bookmark folder will appear in the toolbar.
Firefox – Creating a new bookmark folder
That’s it!
So if you see something you like, you just visit the Netflix page for the movie or tv show, bookmark it into your watch later folder, ready to access at a later date from the toolbar. The only difference to normal bookmarking, is that my instructions show you how to place the Netflix bookmark folder in your toolbar area.