# Easy Youtube Player - Picture in Picture

> Watch videos in a floating window while you work or browse. This extension offers a simple PiP experience for YouTube and many video

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/uview-extension](https://chrome-stats.com/d/uview-extension)

## Overview

- **ID:** `uview-extension`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** uView Player
- **Category:** photos-music-videos,games-entertainment
- **Daily users:** 2,536
- **Weekly downloads:** 49
- **Rating:** 2.79 / 5 (24 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.0.2
- **Last updated:** 2024-10-16
- **First published:** 2019-09-10
- **Size:** 141 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/uview-extension/)
- **Website:** [https://www.idruf.com/products/uviewplayer](https://www.idruf.com/products/uviewplayer)

## Description

uView Floating Player is a powerful Chrome extension that lets you watch YouTube videos, anime, Twitch, Netflix, and more in a floating Picture in Picture (PIP) window on your PC. It allows multitasking without the need to alt-tab, keeping your video on top while you work, game, or browse. With a lightweight and fast media player, you can resize, reposition, or lock the player window to suit your needs. The extension also supports creating image slideshows from various sources. Simply right-click on any online video in Firefox and select "Open in uView Player" to enjoy uninterrupted streaming and multitasking convenience. Learn more and download the companion Windows player at [uView Player for Windows](https://www.idruf.com/uviewplayerlite).

## Rankings

- #1,878 — Overall
- #181 — Games & Entertainment
- #325 — Photos, Music & Videos
- #4 — picture
- #17 — future
- #24 — slideshow

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `contextMenus`
- `webRequest`
- `webNavigation`
- `tabs`
- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

User feedback is mixed: many praise its PiP convenience and multitasking usefulness, while recurring complaints are that it requires a separate desktop app, has inconsistent YouTube support, and can be unreliable for some users.

### Pros

- Provides picture-in-picture functionality that works well for many users (some report flawless use, including YouTube).
- Useful for multitasking — users report watching videos on a second monitor or while doing other tasks.
- Convenient PiP access on video sites (helpful where native PiP/right-click PiP is limited).

### Cons

- Requires a separate desktop app to be installed and running — many users complain about this requirement.
- Inconsistent YouTube support — multiple users report it does not work on YouTube, while others say it does.
- Unreliable behavior for some users — several reviews say it’s not working or has intermittent problems.

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