Best alternatives to Picture in Picture - Floating player (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Picture in Picture, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
Picture in Picture - Floating player today
Picture in Picture alternatives, compared
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Picture in Picture - floating video player
Watch videos while surfing the web with Picture in Picture (PiP) mode. Floating video player for Web!
≈400K users4.4★ from 436 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago3 permissions- About 2.0× more users than Picture in Picture
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
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Picture-in-Picture Floating Video Player
Allows users to watch videos in Picture-in-Picture video player.
≈2K users4.9★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 14 months ago6 permissions- About 100× fewer users than Picture in Picture
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 4)
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Picture-in-Picture - Floating Video Player
The extension lets users watch videos in Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode.
≈8K users4.6★ from 21 ratingsUpdated 14 months ago6 permissions- About 25× fewer users than Picture in Picture
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 4)
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Picture in Picture Player - Floating Video
Keep your videos visible at all times while doing something else! PiP mode on all videos.
≈100K users4.3★ from 228 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago2 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Picture in Picture
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 4)
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Picture-in-Picture YouTube - Netflix and more
Picture-in-Picture mode allows you to watch video in a floating window with playback video controls.
≈30K users3.8★ from 51 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years2 permissions- About 6.7× fewer users than Picture in Picture
- Rated 0.7 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 4)
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Floating Video Player for Youtube™ Videos
Picture-in-Picture watch in a floating window of Youtube™ videos.
≈20K users4.5★ from 502 ratingsNot updated for 3+ yearsNo special permissions- About 10× fewer users than Picture in Picture
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 4)
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Picture-in-Picture Extension (by Google)
Watch video using Picture-in-Picture
≈4M users3.9★ from 2.7K ratingsUpdated 20 months ago4 permissions- About 20× more users than Picture in Picture
- Rated 0.6 stars lower
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Easy Youtube Player - Picture in Picture
Watch videos in a floating window while you work or browse. This extension offers a simple PiP experience for YouTube and many video
≈2K users2.3★ from 12 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago6 permissions- About 100× fewer users than Picture in Picture
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 4)
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TabFloater: Picture-in-Picture for any tab!
TabFloater allows you to multitask by moving browser tabs into floating windows, similar to “Picture-in-Picture” on TVs.
≈6K users3.5★ from 71 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years7 permissions- About 33× fewer users than Picture in Picture
- Rated 0.9 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 4)
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Floating Player for Youtube™ Videos
Floating youtube always on top
≈60K users3.8★ from 943 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago3 permissions- About 3.3× fewer users than Picture in Picture
- Rated 0.6 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
Picture in Picture alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Picture in Picture?
By users, the most popular alternative is Picture-in-Picture Extension (by Google) with ≈4M users and a 3.9-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Picture in Picture - floating video player.
Which Picture in Picture alternative has the best rating?
Floating Video Player for Youtube™ Videos has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.5 out of 5 from 502 ratings.
Is there a Picture in Picture alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Floating Video Player for Youtube™ Videos asks for 0 permissions, against 4 for Picture in Picture.
How many alternatives to Picture in Picture are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Picture in Picture on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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