The Picture-in-Picture API allows websites to create a floating video window that is always on top of other windows so that users may continue consuming media while they interact with other sites or applications on their device. This change only applies to <video> elements.

Demos

• https://googlechrome.github.io/samples/picture-in-picture/
• https://github.com/GoogleChromeLabs/picture-in-picture-chrome-extension

Documentation

• https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2018/10/watch-video-using-picture-in-picture
• https://github.com/WICG/picture-in-picture/blob/master/explainer.md

Specification

Editor's draft

Status in Chromium

Blink components: Blink>Media>PictureInPicture

Enabled by default (tracking bug) in:

• Chrome for desktop release 71

Consensus & Standardization

• Firefox: Positive
• Edge: No signal
• Safari: Positive
• Web Developers: No signals

Owners

• fbeaufort@chromium.org
• mlamouri@chromium.org
• apacible@chromium.org

Comments

Chrome OS is supported in Chrome 72.

Last updated on 2021-05-05