Picture in Picture
How to watch YouTube in picture-in-picture
Popping a YouTube video into a floating window lets you keep watching while you read, take notes, or work in another tab. Here's the quickest way — plus how to keep it floating even after you leave youtube.com.
The one-click way
- Play the YouTube video you want to keep on screen.
- Press Alt + P (or click the Picture in Picture toolbar icon).
- The video floats in the corner. Drag it anywhere, resize it, and carry on with whatever else you're doing.
Press Alt + P again to send it back into the tab. Because the window stays on top of every app, you can switch to your notes or another program and still see the video.
Using YouTube's own mini-player
YouTube has a built-in “mini player,” but it only floats inside the YouTube tab — the moment you switch tabs or apps, it's gone. True picture-in-picture keeps the video visible everywhere, which is the whole point.
Float any YouTube video with one press
No double right-clicks, no mini-player that disappears when you switch tabs. Just Alt + P.
Add to Chrome — it's freeWatch a playlist or lecture hands-free
Floating a video is ideal for long-form YouTube — conference talks, tutorials, and course lectures. Park it in a corner, open your editor or notes, and follow along without tab-switching every few seconds.
Does it work on mobile?
Desktop Chrome and other Chromium browsers support floating windows on top of other apps. On phones, picture-in-picture behaves differently and is handled by the operating system rather than the browser extension.