Mac User Watching a YouTube Video Picture-in-Picture in Safari

The defended Pic-in-Flick (PiP) push makes it quite like shooting fish in a barrel to play videos in a floating, movable window on the Mac. Unsurprisingly, the YouTube thespian doesn't support this characteristic. Thankfully, there'due south a hidden way to lookout man YouTube Motion-picture show-in-Picture in Safari on Mac.

Many websites in Safari (and the TV app) come with the Picture-in-Picture show push button. You simply press it to enter the floating media role player.

Tap the PiP button in supported video players
Picture-in-Picture button in Vimeo actor in Safari.

The process for YouTube videos is unlike. First, open the YouTube website in Safari and navigate to the video that you want to scout in Pic-in-Picture mode.

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Next, right-click once in the video window. You'll see YouTube'south own context menu.

Right Click YouTube Video

Right-click once more with YouTube'southward menu still on-screen to open Safari's context menu. Hither, choose the "Enter Picture in Picture" selection.

Click Enter Picture-in-Picture Mode

Instantly, the video volition start playing in a floating media actor.

Watching Video in Picture in Picture

You can drag the edges of the thespian to resize the window and click and elevate to move it around. You can dock it to either one of the edges of your Mac's screen.

Press the Play/Pause button to play or pause the video. Click the "Ten" button to leave and stop playback, or select the Moving-picture show-in-Picture push to go back to the YouTube histrion in Safari.

Controls in Picture-in-Picture Window

The Picture-in-Picture feature for YouTube isn't just limited to the Mac. You can apply it on your iPad and even on your iPhone!

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