The experience available at Hulu.com and through the web apps on your supported Mac and PC computer is packed full of the latest Hulu features and services — fully optimized for streaming online.
To check it out for yourself, point your browser to www.hulu.com and log in. Or, if you’re a fan of shortcuts, install the Chrome web app or Windows 10 app on your device. If it’s your first time visiting the site or using the web app, you may also need to enable your browser location services.
To learn more about our web experience, pick a topic from the list below:
Finding your way around
Available in the main navigation at the top of the screen, you can use the Home, Browse, Search, My Stuff, and Live TV* menu destinations to quickly get to what you want to watch.
- Home is where you’ll find the most timely and relevant programming, specific to you
- My Stuff is where you can access the things you've selected to keep track of
- TV, Movies, and Hubs is where you can browse everything that's available on Hulu by shows, movies, and special curated collections
- Search is where you can look and find a specific title
- Live*, and Sports is where you can access live TV (starting with the last channel you were watching) and live sporting events
*The Live menu and Sports menu is available only to Live TV subscribers.
Features and settings
Watching on your computer can be just as cozy when customizing your streaming experience with our latest features and settings.
- Autoplay: Autoplay automatically queues up and plays the next available episode or related show when what you’re currently watching is coming to an end. Select the Settings (gear wheel icon) during playback to enable Autoplay.
- Audio Description: Enable Audio Description (when available) for an additional audio track that describes the scene in more detail.
- Captions: You can manage your closed captions preferences, including preferred language and visual formatting, in the player Settings (gear wheel icon) under Subtitles.
- Full Screen Mode: Full Screen expands your window to fill the entire screen with what you’re watching. Enable this feature during playback by selecting the Full Screen icon from the lower right section of the player bar. To disable it, click the Exit Full Screen icon from the same spot.
- Hulu Watch Party: Our latest beta feature lets eligible Hulu subscribers connect over long distance to watch select movies and shows together on Hulu.com. The feature synchronizes video playback for all participants — up to 8 — and adds a group chat to the video being watched.
- Keyboard Controls: Use keyboard controls to navigate Hulu.com and control playback without needing a mouse or trackpad.
- Picture-in-Picture: During playback, click on Minimize to shrink your current stream into a small, moveable window.
- Playback Quality: You can adjust video quality during playback by clicking on Settings (gear wheel icon) and then Quality.
Watching live TV on your computer
The following features are currently available only to Live TV subscribers. Browse the Live Guide while you stream, check Live TV availability, and set future events to record to your Cloud DVR.- Jump to Live*: Did you pause or rewind your live stream? Catch up with what’s airing in real-time by selecting Jump to Live (located just above the Play button).
- Live Guide: To access the Live Guide, go to the navigation bar at the top of the screen and click the Live menu option. You can also do this during playback by selecting the three lines icon under the player bar.
- To check Live TV programming availability up to two weeks in advance, go to the top right corner of the page and click the right arrow button next to the green LIVE icon.
- You can easily browse through network pages while streaming to discover new content using our network logo navigation feature. To do this, click on the network logo from the Live Guide to open the desired network page.
- To quickly scan what’s currently playing, check out the On-Now thumbnails and start streaming by simply clicking the play button.
- Start from the beginning*: If you see a rewind icon displayed over a live broadcast in the Live Guide, you can start the broadcast over from the beginning by clicking on the event, and then selecting the start over button.
*These features are currently available only to Live TV subscribers.
With the Live Guide on your computer, you can browse while you stream, check Live TV availability, and set future events to record to your Cloud DVR.
