Best alternatives to Picture in Picture - Floating Player (PiP) (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 (PiP) today
Picture in Picture alternatives, compared
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Picture in Picture | PiP | Floating Player for Youtube
Watch video in a floating PiP window. Picture in Picture for YouTube, Netflix & all sites. Always on top.
≈100K users4.9★ from 1.3K ratingsUpdated 6 months ago2 permissions- About 10× more users than Picture in Picture
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 4)
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Floating Picture-in-picture
Master Multitasking with Floating Picture-in-picture (aka PiP) on Every Video Platform, Including YouTube
≈10K users5.0★ from 2 ratings4 permissions- A similar number of users to Picture in Picture
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Picture in Picture - PiP Floating Video
Watch YouTube, Netflix & any video in a floating Picture in Picture (PiP) window on top of other tabs and apps. Pop out any video.
≈200K users4.2★ from 369 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago2 permissions- About 20× more users than Picture in Picture
- Rated 0.4 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 4)
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Picture-in-Picture - Mini Video Player
Watch video using Picture-in-Picture
≈5K users4.9★ from 12 ratingsUpdated 9 months ago4 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Picture in Picture
- Updated more recently
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Force Picture-in-Picture Extension
Watch video using Picture-in-Picture
≈30K users4.5★ from 84 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago4 permissions- About 3.0× more users than Picture in Picture
- Updated more recently
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Danmaku mini player - picture-in-picture video player
Enhanced picture in picture video player, support all video controls, subtitle, danmaku, change video in PIP sidebar, etc.
≈10K users4.9★ from 100 ratingsUpdated 12 days ago4 permissions- A similar number of users to Picture in Picture
- Rated 0.2 stars higher
- Updated more recently
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Floating Timer
Stopwatch & Countdown Timer in Always-on-Top Document PiP Window
≈10K users3.0★ from 6 ratingsUpdated 11 days ago4 permissions- A similar number of users to Picture in Picture
- Updated more recently
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Video Floating
Keep videos playing in a floating window while you browse or work. Boost productivity with seamless video playback and multitasking.
≈6K usersNot rated yetNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions- About 1.7× fewer users than Picture in Picture
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 4)
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Automatic Picture-in-Picture (Auto PiP)
Automatic Picture-in-Picture on tab switch, with one-click toolbar PiP, disabled sites, and safer cleanup.
≈6K users4.9★ from 35 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago5 permissions- About 1.7× fewer users than Picture in Picture
- Rated 0.2 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 4)
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Floating Timer
A draggable floating timer for your browser
≈2K users2.9★ from 8 ratings3 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Picture in Picture
- 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 - PiP Floating Video with ≈200K users and a 4.2-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Picture in Picture | PiP | Floating Player for Youtube.
Which Picture in Picture alternative has the best rating?
Picture in Picture | PiP | Floating Player for Youtube has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.9 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings.
Is there a Picture in Picture alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Picture in Picture | PiP | Floating Player for Youtube asks for 2 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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