Force Picture-in-Picture Extension

Force Picture-in-Picture Extension

Watch video using Picture-in-Picture

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.
Stats
Users: 4,000+
Rating: 4.52 (21)
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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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 which stays on top of all browser windows
  • Resizeable and has pause, back and forward controls
  • Works for websites that do not natively allow PiP mode
  • Lightweight with very small file size
  • Enables PiP for Zoom recordings
Cons
  • Does not work on certain sites like Hulu and Disney+
  • No subtitles or other advanced controls like fast forward, rewind, speed control
  • Some users experience frame rate drops which require reopening PiP
Most mentioned
  • Doesn't work on Hulu or Disney+
  • Works as advertised for various websites
  • Allows PiP for sites that normally don't support it
  • Some performance issues related to frame rate drops
  • Desire for the extension to be open source
Recent reviews
No longer works on Hulu. It says pictureinpicture element is disabled.
by Angelus Angelus, 2024-03-08

works very well and is light Works well for making a pop out video frame which stays on top of all browser windows. Resizeable and has pause, back and forward controls. No subtitles, none of the other youtube controls like fast forward, rewind, speed etc. There are lots and lots of extensions using this same code Would be great if this were made open source - as there are so many copy cat extensions, many will be malicious
by Nicole Ahmed Nicole Ahmed, 2023-08-15

Works great so far for website I wanted to. Thanks.
by Kakha Khmelidze Kakha Khmelidze, 2023-07-30
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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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