Floating Player

Floating Player

Watch videos while you browse the internet. Works with YouTube™, Twitch.tv and others.

What is Floating Player?
Floating Player is a lightweight Chrome extension that allows you to watch videos from YouTube™, Twitch.tv, and other platforms while browsing the internet. It offers a convenient popup window for video playback and works seamlessly with Google Chrome 70's native Picture-in-Picture feature.
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Stats
This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2023-01-13 due to malware
Users: 196,749+
Rating: 3.94 (774)
Version: 3.9 (Last updated: 2022-11-28)
Creation date: 2018-11-05
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very high risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • activeTab
  • *://*/*
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
Size: 211.97K
URLs: Website
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Summary

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This extension will no longer be updated. Thank you for using "Floating Player"!

Google Chrome 70 already has native Picture-in-Picture, so you don't need an extension anymore! Just create a new bookmark and add this code as URL:

javascript:document.getElementsByTagName('video')[0].requestPictureInPicture();

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Source code and bug tracker are available at https://github.com/gabrielbarros/floating-player

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Floating Player is a lightweight extension that lets you watch YouTube™ and Twitch videos while you browse the internet.

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User reviews
Malware Redirects search results. Does it's best to prevent you from leaving a negative review. Nuke from orbit
by Mike DiGiovanni Mike DiGiovanni, 2023-01-12

this application is very suitable for me, but maybe it would be better to add a sub function
by Hoàng Phi Hoàng Phi, 2023-01-05

hijacks urls and goes to dodgy site and tries to reroute the link to this page
by Sam Dean Sam Dean, 2022-12-21
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Safety
Risk impact

Floating Player is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Floating Player if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Floating Player is very likely to contain malware and should not be trusted. Avoid installing.

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