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Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Watch Picture-in-Picture Videos on Windows

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Watch Online Videos in Picture-in-Picture on Windows

To watch an online video (such as a YouTube video) in picture-in-picture mode on your Windows PC, use a modern web browser like Chrome, Firefox, or Edge. These browsers offer the option to turn your online videos into floating windows on your PC.

How to Use Picture-in-Picture Mode in Google Chrome

In Chrome, you can use either a built-in option or an extension to enable picture-in-picture mode for online videos. For the extension method, we have already written a guide so check that out. Here, we’ll only focus on the built-in option.

To start, open Chrome and open the site where your video is located. We’ll use a YouTube video here.

Start playing the video. Then right-click on the video and you will see a black menu. Do not select any option from this menu.

Right-click a video in Chrome.

Right-click again on the video (outside of the black menu area) and you will see a new menu. From this menu, select “Picture in Picture.”

Right-click a video and select "Picture in Picture" in Chrome.

And immediately, Chrome will detach your video and turn it into a floating window on your screen.

A picture-in-picture video in Chrome.

Your video will continue to play while you work with other apps on your PC. When you want to disable this picture-in-picture video, hover over the floating video and click “X” in the top-right corner.

Click "X" in the top-right corner of a Chrome picture-in-picture video.

And Chrome will turn off the picture-in-picture mode.

How to Use Picture-in-Picture Mode in Mozilla Firefox

Like Chrome, Firefox also has a built-in picture-in-picture mode.

To use this mode, first, launch the site where your video is located. Then start to play the video on that site.

To the right of the video, you will see a square icon with an arrow in it pointing to the bottom-right corner. Click this icon to activate the picture-in-picture mode.

Enable picture-in-picture in Firefox.

Firefox will detach your video and add it as a floating window to your screen. You can now open other apps and windows while still being able to watch your video.

A picture-in-picture video in Firefox.

To turn off the picture-in-picture mode, hover over the floating video and click “X” in the top-right corner.

Click "X" in the top-right corner of a Firefox picture-in-picture video.

And that’s it.

How to Use Picture-in-Picture Mode in Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge also comes with the picture-in-picture mode built into it. You can access this mode from the context menu for your videos.

To use the feature, open Edge and launch the site where your video is. Start to play the video.

When the video plays, hover your mouse over the video and right-click it. You will see a black menu; don’t select any option from this menu.

Right-click a video in Edge.

Right-click outside of the black menu (but still on the video) and you will see a new menu. From this new menu, select “Picture in Picture.”

Right-click a video and select "Picture in Picture" in Edge.

And Edge will add your video as a floating window to your screen’s bottom-right corner.

A picture-in-picture video in Edge.

When you have finished watching the video and you want to close it, at the top-right corner of the floating video, click “X.”

Click "X" at the top-right corner of an Edge picture-in-picture video.

The above procedure may not work for all sites out there, like Vimeo. In those cases, use an Edge extension to enable picture-in-picture mode in your browser.

Watch Offline Videos in Picture-in-Picture on Windows

To watch your locally stored videos in picture-in-picture mode, use Windows’ built-in Movies & TV app. This app is also called Films & TV in some regions.

Start by opening the folder that has your video. Right-click your video, and from the menu that opens, select Open With > Movies & TV (or Films & TV).

Right-click a video and select Open With > Movies & TV.

In the Movies & TV app, at the bottom-right corner, click the “Play in Mini View” icon.

The app will detach your video and add it as a floating window to the top-right corner of your screen.

A local picture-in-picture video on Windows.

Your video will continue to play even when you change apps. When you want to close this floating video, hover your mouse over the floating video and click “X” in the top-right corner.

Click "X" in the top-right corner of the floating video.

That’s it.

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