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Automatic Picture-in-Picture (PiP)

by apotenza92

v1.6.3 Updated Feb 16, 2026 3.68MiB
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Description

Free and open source: [https://github.com/apotenza92/chrome-auto-pip](https://github.com/apotenza92/chrome-auto-pip) IMPORTANT (REQUIRED): This extension requires a Chrome/Chromium flag to work: 1. Go to about://flags and search for auto-picture-in-picture-for-video-playback 2. Set it to Enabled 3. Restart your browser Automatically enables Picture-in-Picture when switching tabs (similar to Arc/Firefox/Zen behavior). Default behavior for new installs: - Auto PiP on Tab Switch: On - Auto PiP on Window Switch: Off - Auto PiP on App Switch: Off Window/App switch modes are available in Extension Options (right-click extension icon -> Options, or chrome://extensions -> Details -> Extension options). Includes a disabled-sites list so you can exclude specific domains from auto-PiP. Includes one-click manual PiP from the extension icon.
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Permissions

activeTab Can access the current tab when you click the extension scripting Can inject scripts into web pages storage Can store data locally in your browser tabs Can see your open tabs and their URLs windows

Details

Version 1.6.3
Updated Feb 16, 2026
Size 3.68MiB
First Seen Mar 27, 2026