With Picture-in-Picture, you can effortlessly detach videos from their webpages and enjoy them in floating, always-on-top windows. This lets you continue working in other tabs while still keeping an eye on your videos.
Picture-in-Picture offers incredible flexibility – you can open multiple video windows and easily adjust their positions and sizes to match your preferences. Whether you're learning from educational content, enjoying entertainment, or following online tutorials, Picture-in-Picture simplifies video playback with essential controls like play, pause, mute, skip and full-screen options – all accessible without leaving your current tab. Seamlessly multitask with Picture-in-Picture in Firefox, enhancing productivity and engagement. This article will guide you through its various functionalities and usage, empowering you to optimize your video viewing experience.
The Picture-in-Picture toggle becomes visible when you hover your mouse cursor over videos.
Picture-in-picture toggle before your first click on it:
And after your first click on it:
By clicking the toggle, the underlying video will open in the Picture-in-Picture player window, providing you with a seamless viewing experience.
Change the position of the toggleRight-click the icon and then click to move the icon to the opposite side of the video.
Note: The toggle doesn't appear when a video is on full screen.
Launch Picture-in-Picture from the address barStarting in Firefox version 116, you can easily launch Picture-in-Picture when visiting pages with a single video. Simply locate the icon positioned on the right-hand side of the address bar to activate this feature. This icon works hand in hand with the on-screen video toggle, and you'll find it exclusively on pages containing one video. For pages with multiple or no videos, the icon remains hidden.
Another way to access Picture-in-Picture is via the right-click menu. Simply right-click a video for option to play, mute, speed and more.
Note: Some sites might make it challenging to access the context menu for web videos. For instance, YouTube overrides the default context menu with its own custom options.
Tip: To reach the default native context menu, you have two options. You can either hold down the Shift key while right-clicking, or you can perform a double right-click.
Additionally, when a video is in full-screen mode, the Picture-in-Picture menu item won't be available in the context menu. To switch to Picture-in-Picture, you'll need to exit full screen and use either the toggle or the context menu. Remember, the keyboard shortcut for Picture-in-Picture still functions even in full-screen mode.
Subtitles and captionsIf you are using subtitles and captions while watching videos on the supported websites, they will also be viewable in Picture-in-Picture. Just turn on the subtitles or captions on the in-page video player before launching the Picture-in-Picture option, so they can appear automatically.
Note:Subtitles and captions for Picture-in-Picture are available on: YouTube, Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, Funimation, Dailymotion, Khan Academy, BBC.co.uk, Washington Post, Nebula, Tubi, Hotstar and SonyLIV – plus websites that support
WebVTT formatlike Coursera and Twitter. We’re working to expand the feature to more sites.
Keyboard shortcutsTo access via the keyboard, press the combination Ctrl + Shift + ]. Firefox will attempt to launch the most relevant video on the page into a Picture-in-Picture window, or will close it if already open.To access via the keyboard, press the combination Command + Shift + Option + ]. Firefox will attempt to launch the most relevant video on the page into a Picture-in-Picture window.
The following shortcuts are available for playback and volume controls:
You can tailor your Picture-in-Picture experience by disabling the toggle from appearing over videos. This can be done either through the Picture-in-Picture toggle directly or by making changes in the settings.
If you want to re-enable the controls later, simply add back the check mark.
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