PIPsy - PIP out your video player!

Easily pop out any video player into a PIP window.

PIPsy - PIP Out Your Video Player! Chrome Extension

PIPsy - PIP out your video player! is a Chrome extension that enhances your viewing experience by enabling Picture-In-Picture (PIP) mode on video players without direct support. It pushes the bounds of the in-built Chrome 70 PIP functionality to apply it on popular platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. The extension is currently in its nascent stage and encourages users to report bugs through its Github page.
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Extension stats

Manifest V2
Users: 2,000+
Rating: 3.93
(14)
Version: 1.0.2 (Last updated: 2018-11-29)
Creation date: 2018-11-29
Permissions:
  • activeTab
Size: 14.22K
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works well for making a pop-out video frame that stays on top of all browser windows
  • Resizable and has a pause feature
  • Excellent for watching videos anywhere on PC
Cons
  • Not updated since 2018, causing issues with activation on all sites
  • Lacks video controls like forward/backward, volume, and subtitles
  • Worse than the built-in PIP in Chrome
Most mentioned
  • Works well for specific sites like Amazon Prime
  • Excellent functionality for watching videos
  • Limited controls compared to other options
User reviews
This looks like the original pop out video player - picture in picture. Open source too! however hasn't been updated since 2018 so there is some issue about activating on all sites. Works well for making a pop out video frame which stays on top of all browser windows. Resizeable and has pause. Doesn't have , back and forward controls (unlike the many copies on the webstore). No subtitles, none of the other youtube controls like fast forward, rewind, speed etc.
by Nicole Ahmed, 2023-08-15

nie działa
by Haugaherr Belgborinn, 2023-01-11

What's the point of this plugin? The people that like this extension seem to be unaware that there's ALREADY one currently built into chrome that offers some extras. It's worse than chrome/googles. You can at least juggle through video selection in googles/chrome by clicking the extension and you're not required to be on the particular tab you're wanting to view the video/PIP with. Offers zero video control(volume/forward/backward/ETC) outside of play/pause/close/back to tab. Even the sizing is the exact same as chrome. Don't bother.
by Paul Newman, 2022-12-20
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Extension safety

Risk impact

PIPsy - PIP out your video player! requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details
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Risk likelihood

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