Best alternatives to Picture in Picture - floating video 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: reviews, users and permissions Best Workflow & Planning extensions

Picture in Picture - floating video player today

≈400K users4.4★ from 436 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago3 permissions

Picture in Picture alternatives, compared

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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 50× fewer users than Picture in Picture
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 3)
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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 200× fewer users than Picture in Picture
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 3)
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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 2 months ago2 permissions
- About 4.0× fewer users than Picture in Picture
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
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Picture in Picture - Floating player
Picture-in-Picture mode allows you to watch a video in a floating window with playback video and volume controls.
≈200K users4.5★ from 861 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago4 permissions
- About 2.0× fewer users than Picture in Picture
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
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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 20× fewer users than Picture in Picture
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
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Picture in Picture for Videos
Free! Make a video float in the browser and watch videos using Picture-in-Picture.
≈20K users3.6★ from 14 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions
- About 20× fewer users than Picture in Picture
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
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Picture in Picture for Videos
Picture in Picture for floating video from any site
≈100K users4.5★ from 22 ratingsUpdated 2 days ago4 permissions
- About 4.0× fewer users than Picture in Picture
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
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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 6.7× fewer users than Picture in Picture
- Rated 0.6 stars lower
- Updated more recently
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Picture-in-Picture Viewer
Watch video using the Picture-in-Picture API.
≈10K users4.2★ from 16 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years2 permissions
- About 40× fewer users than Picture in Picture
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
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Video Player
Video and audio player with speed control, playlist, shuffle, and volume-boosting
≈6K users3.7★ from 9 ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago2 permissions
- About 67× fewer users than Picture in Picture
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
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Picture in Picture alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Picture in Picture?

By users, the most popular alternative is Picture in Picture - Floating player with ≈200K users and a 4.5-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 3 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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