Picture-in-Picture Anything - Place Any Element on Top of your screen

An extension that allows you to use Picture-in-Picture mode on any element of any website.

Picture-in-Picture Anything - Chrome Extension

"Picture-in-Picture Anything - Place Any Element on Top of your screen" is a Chrome extension that enables users to place any element from a web page into an Always-on-Top window. Utilizing the Document Picture-in-Picture API, it offers a flexible way to keep videos, articles, or any other web elements visible while you multitask. It works seamlessly in Chrome, Edge, and Opera for desktop. Users can activate it via a keyboard shortcut, toolbar icon, or right-click menu, and select elements easily with support for precise selection adjustments.
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Extension stats

Users: 583
55
Rating: 5.00
(2)
Version: 1.0.1 (Last updated: 2024-08-07)
Creation date: 2024-08-03
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • activeTab
  • scripting
  • contextMenus
Size: 514.05K

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Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

This extension allows you to place any web page element into an Always-on-Top window, similar to video Picture-in-Picture mode, but now for any element.

It utilizes a new Document Picture-in-Picture API (https://developer.chrome.com/docs/web-platform/document-picture-in-picture) and works natively in Chrome, Edge, and Opera browsers for desktop. Whether you want to have a video with proper controls and subtitles on top of your screen or an article that you are taking inspiration from before your eyes, this extension will help you.

Please note, however, that some pages will not behave correctly when their elements are in PiP mode.

How to use:

Press a keyboard shortcut (Ctrl-Shift-P) or Click on the extension icon in the toolbar or Right-click on the page and select "Picture-in-Picture Anything" to open the Element Selection Overlay

Select an element by clicking the left mouse button on it.

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User reviews

by Limon Mazu, 2024-10-31

Amazing!
by Veronika Rovniahina, 2024-08-07
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Picture-in-Picture Anything - Place Any Element on Top of your screen does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

Picture-in-Picture Anything - Place Any Element on Top of your screen has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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