Supported Sites: Where Picture-in-Picture Works and Where It Doesn’t

Supported sites and known limitations

The extension works on YouTube, Netflix, Prime Video, Hotstar, Twitch, Vimeo and any standard HTML5 video player. A few services restrict picture-in-picture on parts of their catalogue, and those are marked as varying. Here is the honest list.

Updated October 8, 2026 · Applies to Picture in Picture for Videos 1.6

Site by site

Site	Status	Notes
YouTube	Works	Standard HTML5 player. Pops out on the first click.
Netflix	Works	Press play, click the icon. The built-in right-click menu does not offer PiP on Netflix; the extension does.
Prime Video	Works	Trailers, previews and full titles pop out.
Hotstar	Works	Movies, series and live sports pop out once playback has started.
Twitch	Works	Live streams and VODs. Chat stays in the tab; video floats.
Vimeo	Works	Embedded and vimeo.com players.
Hulu	Varies	On-demand shows usually float; some live channels and protected titles do not.
Disney+	Varies	Picture-in-picture is restricted on parts of the catalogue; results depend on title and region.
Peacock	Varies	Trailers and previews float; some full titles are restricted by the player.
Any HTML5 video	Works	Course platforms, news sites, embedded players and most video on the open web.

Last reviewed 2026-10-08. If your experience differs, email [email protected] with the URL and your Chrome version and we will update the table.

How the extension decides what to pop out

When you click the icon, Picture in Picture for Videos looks for video elements on the current tab and asks Chrome to enter picture-in-picture on the one that is playing (or the largest one if several are). It then gets out of the way: the floating window, its controls and its playback all belong to Chrome. That is why the extension is about 34 KB, why it needs no account, and why it collects nothing.

Three reasons a site can fail

The site disables picture-in-picture. The disablepictureinpicture attribute or a Permissions-Policy header makes Chrome refuse. A few streaming services do this on parts of their catalogue.
DRM frames will not render in a separate window. On some systems the floating window opens but shows black while audio plays. This is a platform limitation.
The video is not a standard element. A few players draw video on a canvas or inside a cross-origin iframe the extension cannot reach. These are rare on the open web.

Platform notes

YouTube. Works on watch pages, Shorts, live streams and embeds. Full guide: YouTube picture-in-picture.
Twitch and Kick. Live, VODs and clips all float. Chat stays in the tab. Guide: Twitch picture-in-picture.
Netflix, Prime Video and Hotstar. Press play, click the icon, and the title pops out. Guide: Netflix picture-in-picture on Chrome.
Disney+, Peacock, Hulu, Max. Restricted on parts of the catalogue; results depend on title and region.
Course platforms, news sites, embedded players. Udemy, Coursera, corporate learning portals, news video and most Vimeo or Wistia embeds use standard players and work.
Video calls. Google Meet and Zoom web pop out the active video tile on most layouts.

If a site is not working

Work through the troubleshooting guide first. Steps one to three resolve most reports: start playback before clicking, right-click twice if you use the built-in menu, and check the picture-in-picture permission in Chrome settings.

Frequently asked questions

Why do some sites block picture-in-picture?

Sites can mark a video with the disablepictureinpicture attribute or send a Permissions-Policy header that turns the feature off. Chrome then refuses every picture-in-picture request for that video, including requests from extensions. Paid streaming services do this to control how their content is displayed.

What does “varies” mean in the table?

Some titles, regions or player versions on that service allow picture-in-picture and others do not. Trailers and previews usually work; parts of the catalogue may be restricted by the player. We mark a site as “varies” when reviews and our own testing disagree.

Can you add support for a site that does not work?

If a site blocks picture-in-picture at the player level, no extension can add support without stripping the site’s own protections, which breaks with the next site update. If a standard HTML5 player is not detected, that is a bug we can fix. Email us the URL.

Does the extension work in other Chromium browsers?

It is published for Chrome. Edge, Brave, Opera and Vivaldi can install extensions from the Chrome Web Store and picture-in-picture works the same way in them, but we only test on Chrome.