Force Picture-in-Picture Extension

Force Picture-in-Picture Extension

Watch video using Picture-in-Picture

Force Picture-in-Picture Extension
What is Force Picture-in-Picture Extension?
The 'Force Picture-in-Picture Extension' is a Chrome extension designed for users who wish to enjoy Picture-in-Picture (PiP) viewing at all times. This unique tool was created as a fork of Google's PiP extension, with the main difference being its ability to enable PiP viewing regardless of whether the video source has disabled the feature. Unlike the original, this extension operates without collecting any analytics, ensuring users' privacy.
Merlin
Stats
Users: 4,000+
Rating: 4.52 (23)
Version: 2.0 (Last updated: 2024-02-16)
Creation date: 2019-11-05
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • scripting
  • activeTab
Size: 7.59K
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Merlin
Summary

A fork of Google's PiP extension that forces PiP by removing the disablePictureInPicture attribute. Also no longer has any analytics.

User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • Works well for making a pop out video frame
  • Allows viewing Zoom recordings in PiP mode
  • Lightweight and easy to use
Cons
  • No longer works for Disney+
  • Some users experienced frame rate drop
  • Lacks some YouTube controls like subtitles and fast forward/rewind
Most mentioned
  • Works well for making a pop out video frame
  • Does not work for Disney+
  • Allows viewing Zoom recordings in PiP mode
Recent reviews
Best out of all
by Tsunoyo Miya Tsunoyo Miya, 2024-05-11

It no longer works for Disney+.
by Ambridge Ambridge, 2024-04-24

No longer works on Hulu. It says pictureinpicture element is disabled.
by Angelus Angelus, 2024-03-08
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Safety
Risk impact

Force Picture-in-Picture Extension is safe to use. It does not request any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

Force Picture-in-Picture Extension has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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