Lately the Chromebook has been picking up tons of features to make it a competitive alternative to Windows laptops. Recently, Chrome OS got support for a built-in video recorder, Picture-in-Picture mode, clipboard manager, dark mode, and more. Among these features, Picture-in-Picture is an interesting add-on as it allows you to watch video content from any website in a separate, resizable, floating window. So, if you want to learn how to enable Picture-in-Picture mode on Chromebook, follow our guide below.
Enable Picture-in-Picture Mode on Chromebook (2021)
Here, we have mentioned three ways to turn on PiP mode on Chromebook. You can use YouTube’s built-in miniplayer option or install an extension or turn on a Chrome flag for system-wide Picture-in-Picture support. On that note, let’s go through the steps.
1. If you want Picture-in-Picture mode first on youtube then you don’t need to enable or install any extension to get this feature. Click the “miniplayer” button or press the “i” key on your keyboard to instantly turn on Picture-in-Picture mode. This much.
2. In this native method, the PiP window is only Limited to YouTube tab and you cannot resize the window.
3. If you want Picture-in-Picture to work on all websites and not just YouTube then you will need to install a Chrome extension. You can install the Picture-in-Picture Extension from Google (Free) on your Chromebook.
5. After installation, click on the Extension toolbar in the upper right corner and picture in picture pin to the front menu.
6. Finally, play video on any website and then click on extension.
7. It will instantly create a PiP window. You can resize the window and it works in different tabs too. not to mention the PiP window It also appears on the desktop so beautiful.
7. Above we discussed two solutions: YouTube’s native option and extension method. Now we will learn about the native option of Chrome OS, which allows you to create a Picture-in-Picture window from any website. Open chrome://flags
and enable all three “Global Media Controls…” flags.
8. Then, “Restart” at the end of the page.
9. Now go ahead and play a video on any website. When video content is played, a music toolbar will appear On the Chrome OS Shelf. Open it and click the “PiP” button.
10. Finally, the Picture-in-Picture window opens and drag anywhere on the screen, resize and pan around the desktop. This is pretty useful, isn’t it?
List of Popular Chromebooks
Our tutorial will work with all of the following Chromebooks. It is not an exhaustive list and is here as an example only.
Brand name | Model name |
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acer | Acer Chromebook 315 |
Acer Chromebook CB315-3H-C2C3 | |
Acer Chromebook CB315-3HT-C296 | |
Acer Chromebook CB315-3H-C4QE | |
Acer Chromebook CB315-2HT-44MJ | |
Acer Chromebook CB315-3HT-C3J0 | |
Acer Chromebook CB315-3H-C5JS | |
Acer Chromebook CB315-3HT-C6XF | |
Acer Chromebook CB315-3H-C36A | |
Acer Chromebook CB315-3HT-C16B | |
Acer Chromebook 314 | |
Acer Chromebook CB314-1H-C34N | |
Acer Chromebook CB314-1H-C66Z | |
Acer Chromebook CB314-1H-C02A | |
Acer Chromebook 311 | |
Acer Chromebook CB311-9HT-C4UM | |
Acer Chromebook CB311-9H-C12A | |
Acer Chromebook 311 – CP311-3H-K5GD | |
Acer Chromebook CB311-9H-C7C8 | |
Acer Chromebook Spin 713 – CP713-2W-79H3 | |
Acer Chromebook 512 – C851-C1J7 | |
Acer Chromebook 311 Touch – CB311-9HT-C4UM | |
Acer Chromebook Spin 311 – CP311-3H-K5GD | |
Acer Chromebox CXI3 – CXI3-I7V16GNKM4 | |
Acer Chromebox CXI3 – CXI3-4GKM4 | |
Acer Chromebox CXI3 – CXI3-4GNKM4 | |
Acer Chromebook Spin 13 – CP713-1WN-51EA | |
Acer Chromebook Spin 713 – CP713-2W-79H3 | |
Acer Chromebook Enterprise Spin 13 – CP713-1WN-76M7 | |
Chromebook Spin 13 – CP713-1WN-813G | |
CB714-1W-32D4 | |
CB714-1W-525Q | |
Acer Chromebook Spin 514 | |
Acer Chromebook 311 C733-C0FK | |
Acer Chromebook CB314-1H-P7ZZ | |
ASUS | ASUS Chromebook C204EE |
ASUS Chromebook C403NA | |
ASUS Chromebook Flip C214MA | |
ASUS Chromebook C203XA | |
ASUS Chromebook C202XA | |
ASUS Chromebook 14 C425TA | |
ASUS Chromebook Flip C434TA | |
ASUS Chromebook Flip C433TA | |
ASUS Chromebook Flip C302CA | |
ASUS Chromebook Flip C436FA | |
ASUS Chromebook C202SA | |
ASUS Chromebook C423NA | |
ASUS Chromebook C523NA | |
ASUS Chromebook C223NA | |
ASUS Chromebook Flip C101PA | |
Google Pixelbook Go GA00521-US | |
Google Pixelbook Go GA00519-US | |
Google Pixelbook Go GA00526-US | |
Google Pixelbook Go GA00124-EN | |
Google Pixelbook Go GA00519-UK | |
Google Pixelbook Go GA00523-US | |
Google Pixel Slate C1A | |
HP | HP Chromebook – 14a-na0003tu |
HP Chromebook 11A G6 EE | |
HP Chromebook x360 12b-ca0010TU | |
HP Chromebook – 14a-na0002tu | |
HP Chromebook – 11-v010nr | |
HP Chromebook – 15-de0010nr | |
HP Chromebook – 14-db0030nr | |
HP Chromebook – 14-db0020nr | |
HP Chromebook – 15-de0015nr | |
HP Chromebook – 14a-na0097nr | |
HP Chromebook – optional 14a touch | |
HP Chromebook – 14-db0098nr | |
HP Chromebook 11a-nb0047nr | |
HP Chromebook 11a 11a-na0010nr | |
HP Chromebook 11a 11a-na0060nr | |
HP Chromebook 14A G5 | |
HP Chromebook Enterprise 14A G5 | |
HP Chromebook 11A G6 Education PC | |
HP Chromebook 14A G5 | |
HP Chromebook 11A G8 Education Edition | |
HP Chromebook x360 11 G3 EE | |
HP Pro c640 Chromebook | |
HP Chromebook 11A G8 Education Edition | |
HP Chromebook 14A G5 Notebook PC | |
HP Pro c640 Chromebook | |
HP Elite c1030 Chromebook | |
HP Pro c640 Chromebook Enterprise | |
HP Elite c1030 Chromebook Notebook PC | |
HP Pro c645 Chromebook | |
HP Chromebook x360 12b-ca0010nr | |
HP Chromebook x360 – 14c-ca0065nr | |
HP Chromebook x360 – 14b-ca0010nr | |
HP Chromebook x360 14a-ca0097nr | |
HP Chromebook x360 14c-ca0085nr | |
HP Chromebook x360 – 14ct-ca000 | |
HP Chromebook 11 G1 Notebook PC 1NW60UT | |
HP Chromebook – 14-ca020nr | |
HP Chromebook 11 G6 Education Edition 3PD94UT | |
HP Chromebook x360 11 G1 EE – Customizable | |
Lenovo | Chromebook Duet (10.1″) 2-in-1 |
Lenovo 10e Chromebook Tablet | |
500e Chromebook 2nd Gen (11.6″) Intel | |
300e Chromebook 2nd Gen (11.6″) | |
100e Chromebook 2nd Gen (11.6″) | |
14e Chromebook (14″) | |
Chromebook C340 (11″) | |
Chromebook C330 (11.6″) | |
Yoga Chromebook (15.6″) | |
Chromebook 3 (14″) | |
Lenovo Chromebook S345 (14”) | |
Chromebook Flex 3i (11″) | |
Chromebook Flex 5 (13″) | |
100e Chromebook 2nd Gen (11.6″) AMD | |
300e Chromebook 2nd Gen (11.6″) AMD | |
SAMSUNG | Samsung Galaxy Chromebook |
Samsung Chromebook Plus (LTE) | |
Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 | |
Samsung Chromebook 4+ | |
Samsung Chromebook 4 | |
Samsung Chromebook Plus (V2) | |
Samsung Chromebook 3 | |
Samsung Chromebook Plus |
Create PiP Window on Any Website on Chrome OS
So you can enable PiP on your Chromebook and create a separate floating window above other apps and tabs. As I mentioned above, the built-in button works pretty well if you only want PiP on YouTube. But if you want PiP support on all tabs and windows it would be much better to get the extension or enable the flag.
The best part is that all these methods work even if you are trying to enable PiP mode in the Chrome browser on another operating system. Anyway, that’s it for us. If you found the article helpful, go to our article on the best Chrome OS tips and tricks and learn such tricks. And if you have any questions, let us know in the comment section below.