How to pop out YouTube Videos in Your Browser & on Mobile

Watch YouTube videos in a pop-out window with these tips

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Key notes

  • If you want to make YouTube video pop out, you can do that from almost any modern web browser in a matter of seconds.
  • Browsers have a video pop-out feature built-in and rest assured that it works with YouTube videos as well.
  • You may achieve your goal even without any extensions in all major web browsers.
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Web browsers support all sorts of multimedia features, and one of those features is in our attention today. By using video pop out, you’ll make the YouTube video float on top of all other windows on your PC.

This feature should work with almost any online video, and in today’s guide, we’re going to show you how to use picture in picture YouTube feature in your browser, so let’s get started.

Sometimes browsers have issues with this feature, but we already wrote on how to enable video pop out in Chrome if it’s not working.

Does YouTube have floating window?

Yes, YouTube has a floating window that you can use in almost any desktop web browser. On mobile devices, the situation is slightly different.

While this feature is available in YouTube app, you can only use it with a premium subscription. Now that you know more, let’s see how to use YouTube pop out player.

How can I make YouTube videos pop out in my browser?

On Opera One

Opera One is one of the few browsers that automatically display YouTube videos on your desktop, whether you are using the browser or any other application.

It basically requires little from you because it handles everything on autopilot. This is why, if you haven’t tried it yet, you should definitely give it a shot.

However, if this doesn’t happen, you can follow the steps below to manually change the settings.

  1. Launch Opera One and play any YouTube video that you want.
  2. Move your mouse over the video and click the icon that appears at the top of the video.
  3. After doing that, the video pop-out will appear.

This YouTube pop-out video will always be on top, so you can keep watching the video even if you’re working on something else.

The video has playback controls, you can pause the video or mute it if needed. So, if you ever wondered how to pop out YouTube videos on Opera One or Opera GX, this is how.

This feature is built-in in Opera One, but the browser also has a share of other great features. Opera One has a dedicated workspaces feature that lets you organize all your tabs into groups.

In addition, there’s a built-in ad blocker and a VPN, so you can rest assured that your browsing sessions are completely safe. If you already haven’t, be sure to give it a try.

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On Google Chrome

  1. Play any YouTube video that you want in Chrome.
  2. Right-click the YouTube video. A menu will appear.
  3. Right-click the video again and a different menu should appear.
  4. Select Picture in picture.
  5. The pop-out video player will now appear.

If you’re wondering how to pop out YouTube video in Chrome, now you know. The method isn’t as straightforward as in Opera, but it’s simple enough.

Mozilla Firefox

  1. Play any YouTube video that you want on Firefox.
  2. Move your mouse over the video and click the Picture in Picture icon on the right side.
  3. A picture in picture video will now appear.

This is the simplest way to pop out a YouTube video on Firefox. After using this option, the video will remain on top of all open windows.

Microsoft Edge

  1. Open Edge and play any YouTube video.
  2. Right-click the video.
  3. Now right-click the video again and choose the Picture in picture option.
  4. A pop-out video player should now appear.

After doing that, the video will be always on top and play over other windows on your PC.

How do I enable PiP on YouTube mobile?

Android

If you want to watch YouTube in PiP mode, you can do that by purchasing YouTube Premium subscription. Alternatively, you can use third-party apps to achieve the same results.

iPhone

Unlike Android, iPhone is a closed platform, so you can’t use third-party apps to achieve the same results. This means that your only option is to purchase a Premium subscription.

The video pop-out feature is available by default in all major browsers, and we hope that you learned how to pop out a YouTube video properly after reading this guide.

Since you want the very best, check out this list, including great video optimizer software for YouTube. Rest assured that you’ll find a variety of preset device formats to choose from.

As for the actual procedures described above, if you have any other suggestions, don’t hesitate to share them via the comments section below.

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Milan Stanojevic

Milan Stanojevic Shield

Windows Toubleshooting Expert

Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He's a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology. Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he's one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.