# Video Popup Tool

> This feature of this extension is to pop up HTML5 video to a separate window (also supports Flash)

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/popup-tool](https://chrome-stats.com/d/popup-tool)

## Overview

- **ID:** `popup-tool`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** harytfw
- **Category:** photos-music-videos,other
- **Daily users:** 970
- **Weekly downloads:** 19
- **Rating:** 4.41 / 5 (39 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.2.9
- **Last updated:** 2019-05-28
- **First published:** 2018-08-18
- **Size:** 26 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/popup-tool/)

## Description

The Video Popup Tool Chrome extension enhances your video watching experience by allowing you to pop out HTML5 and Flash videos into separate, resizable windows. This feature enables multitasking by freeing the video content from the confines of the browser tab, making it easier to watch videos while browsing or working on other tasks.

Simple to use and highly effective, this tool supports various video formats embedded in web pages, ensuring smooth playback in a dedicated popup window. Improve your productivity and enjoy videos without distractions using Video Popup Tool.

## Rankings

- #3,358 — Overall
- #19 — popup
- #22 — tool
- #97 — tools
- #135 — flash
- #203 — cool

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `nativeMessaging`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

### Pros

- Easy to use
- Good for watching videos while multitasking
- Provides a pop-up feature for videos

### Cons

- Does not support all video platforms (e.g. some limitations with HTML5 and live streaming sites)
- Lacks a window pinning function (always on top feature)
- Occasional functionality issues (e.g. errors when popping multiple videos)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/popup-tool)