The simplest way to pop any HTML5 video into Picture‑in‑Picture on Chrome / Brave / Edge.
First major update since v 1.3
Everything below is new or has been improved in v 1.10.
| Area | Added / Changed |
|---|---|
| Overlay button | • Works on videos that appear later • 3 icon sizes – Small 40 px, Medium 50 px, Large 60 px |
| Hover behaviour | Choose how the icon appears: ➊ Show only on icon hover ➋ Fade until icon hover (default) ➌ Always visible |
| Positioning | 9 presets (centre + 8 compass points) |
| Edge margin | Quick dropdown (0 – 400 px) keeps the icon from hugging the edge |
| Keyboard shortcut | Pick any key + Alt / Ctrl / Shift / Meta (defaults to Alt + P) |
| Click feedback | Optional zoom‑flash animation |
| One‑click PiP toggle | Clicking the overlay toggles PiP on/off for that video |
| Settings popup | All options live‑update from the toolbar popup—no page reloads |
- Overlay PiP icon on every HTML5 video
- Instant PiP toggle – click the icon or use the global shortcut
- Nine positions + edge margin presets
- Icon size presets (small / medium / large)
- Three hover styles (hover‑only, fade, always)
- Custom shortcut – pick any key + modifiers
- Click animation (can be turned off)
- All settings sync via Chrome Sync and update live across tabs
- **Better compatibility with websites like Reddit, Twitch, Kick, etc. (maybe even with streaming services)
- **Performance improvements
- Download or clone the repo.
- Open chrome://extensions (or brave://extensions, edge://extensions).
- Enable Developer mode.
- Click Load unpacked and select the extension folder.
Hover any video → click the 🎬 icon or press Alt + P
(default shortcut—change it any time).
Open the toolbar popup (or right‑click → Options) to tweak:
| Category | Options |
|---|---|
| Overlay | Enable / disable icon & click animation |
| Icon size | Small • Medium • Large |
| Hover behaviour | Hover‑only • Fade • Always |
| Position | Centre + 8 compass points |
| Edge margin | 0, 4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64, 100, 200, 400 px |
| Shortcut | Any key + Alt / Ctrl / Shift / Meta |
Settings are saved instantly and applied to every open tab.
Playback / PiP icon by
Uniconlabs – Flaticon
Licensed for free use with attribution.
Made with ❤️ by BEFICENT (with a little help from ChatGPT).
Feel free to fork, improve, and share!