Best alternatives to PiP - Picture in Picture Plus (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to PiP, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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PiP alternatives, compared
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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 400× more users than PiP
- Rated 0.2 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 9)
- 2
Picture in Picture - PiP View
Watch videos in a floating PiP window (always on top of other windows) even when tab is switched.
≈80K users4.0★ from 60 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago5 permissions- About 8.0× more users than PiP
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 9)
- 3
Picture-In-Picture For Chrome
Enable picture in picture for YouTube and Chrome. Best Floating PiP player for YouTube.
≈20K users4.3★ from 25 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago3 permissions- About 2.0× more users than PiP
- Rated 0.7 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 9)
- 4
Picture in Picture Extension
Transform your video viewing experience with the Picture in Picture Extension.
≈2K users5.0★ from 2 ratings3 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than PiP
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 9)
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Picture in Picture
Picture-in-Picture extension for the Chrome browser.
≈2K users3.3★ from 3 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than PiP
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 9)
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Picture-in-Picture (PiP) for All 4
Enable Picture-in-Picture (PiP) on the Channel 4 'All 4' player
≈3K users3.6★ from 12 ratingsNot updated for 4+ yearsNo special permissions- About 3.3× fewer users than PiP
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 9)
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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 2.0× more users than PiP
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 9)
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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- A similar number of users to PiP
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 9)
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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 20× more users than PiP
- Rated 0.8 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 9)
- 10
Picture in Picture for Videos
Picture in Picture for floating video from any site
≈100K users4.5★ from 22 ratingsUpdated 3 days ago4 permissions- About 10× more users than PiP
- Rated 0.8 stars higher
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 9)
PiP alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to PiP?
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 Extension (by Google).
Which PiP alternative has the best rating?
Picture in Picture - Floating player has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.5 out of 5 from 861 ratings.
Is there a PiP alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Picture-in-Picture (PiP) for All 4 asks for 0 permissions, against 9 for PiP.
How many alternatives to PiP are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to PiP on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.