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Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode is a useful feature that allows you to shrink a video to a small resizable window and continue watching the video while multitasking on your computer. Microsoft Edge, like other leading web browsers, natively supports PiP mode. Now, if you haven’t used this nifty feature in your daily life, you should right now. To assist you in this process, we’ve compiled a list of all the methods you can use to enable Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode in Microsoft Edge.
Enable Picture-in-Picture (PiP) Mode in Microsoft Edge (2021)
Microsoft is currently testing a special PiP button that appears when you hover your mouse pointer over videos. We have included the steps to enable the PiP button along with other methods you can follow to use the picture-in-picture mode in Edge browser without too much hassle. Having said that, let’s get straight to the instructions.
Enable Picture-in-Picture Mode on the Edge using the PiP Button
1. Open Microsoft Edge, click on the horizontal ellipsis menu in the upper right corner and choose Settings from the list of available options.
2. Go to ‘Cookies and site permissions’ from the left sidebar and Scroll down until you find the ‘Picture-in-Picture control’ choice. You can also search for ‘Picture-in-picture control’ from the search bar in the top left corner of the settings page.
3. Here, Enable ‘Show Image in image control within video frame’ toggle To get a PiP button when playing video in Edge browser. Similarly, you can disable this toggle if you’re not a fan of the picture-in-picture mode.
4. For those wondering, here is what the floating PiP button looks like. You cannot reposition the button, at least not yet.
5. And here is the PiP mode working in Microsoft Edge browser. In a nice touch, the developers at Microsoft have also added rounded corners to the minimized PiP view, as you can see below:
Use Picture-in-Picture Mode on the Edge from Global Media Controls
- You can access Edge’s PiP mode from the Global media controls menu next to the address bar. However, the feature is still hidden behind an edge feature flag. To enable it, open edge://flags in the address bar and Search for ‘global media controls’.
2. Here, set both ‘Global media controls’ and ‘Global media controls Picture-in-Picture’ flags to ‘Enabled’ from the drop-down menu next to them. Then restart the browser.
3. After rebooting, you will see the global media controls icon in the top right toolbar. Click on it and you’ll find the PiP (picture-in-picture) button next to the playback controls. Going forward, you can enable or disable PiP mode from the global media controls in Edge.
Install Picture-in-Picture Extension on Microsoft Edge
- Google has an official Chrome extension that brings the much-loved PiP feature to Chrome. Since you can install Chrome extensions in Edge, you can download Picture-in-Picture Extension (by Google) from Chrome Web Store (free). Click ‘Add to Chrome’ button and wait for the extension to install in Edge.
2. Now you will see a new PiP icon in the top right toolbar. Click this icon to enter or exit Picture-in-Picture mode in Microsoft Edge.
Right Click on Video to Access PiP Mode in Edge
Another nifty way to access PiP mode in Microsoft Edge is with a simple right click. Open the video you want to play in PiP mode, right click anywhere on the video and select ‘Picture in picture’ mode from context menu. It is worth noting that you will have to right-click twice to access the context menu on YouTube.
Watch Videos in PiP Mode in Microsoft Edge
So, these are all the ways to enable Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode in Microsoft Edge browser. If you’re using the Google Chrome browser or Chromebook, see our linked guides to enable PiP mode here. If Edge is your browser of choice, be sure to check out our other handy guides on adding text to PDF files and enabling the overlay slider in Edge. And for more such features, check out our list of the best Edge tips and tricks. If you find this guide helpful, don’t forget to share it with other Edge users so they can take full advantage of PiP mode on their own computers as well.
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