Float Video

Pop any video, Netflix included, into an always-on-top floating window.

Download for Chrome v1.2.0 · 14 KB · Source on GitHub
One click

Hit the toolbar button or press Alt+P to float or dock the video.

Captions come along

Netflix and YouTube subtitles show in the floating window, with play, skip and seek controls.

Works on Netflix

Unlocks picture-in-picture on sites that hide it.

Tiny and private

No tracking, no accounts. It only runs when you click it.

Install

  1. Download the zip above, right-click it and choose Extract All. You'll get a float-video folder with manifest.json inside.
  2. In Chrome, go to chrome://extensions.
  3. Turn on Developer mode (top right).
  4. Click Load unpacked and choose the float-video folder (the one that has manifest.json directly in it, not the zip).
  5. Pin Float Video from the puzzle-piece menu, then play a video and click it.

Updating

  1. When a new version is out, the toolbar icon shows a NEW badge. Right-click it and choose Download update.
  2. Extract the new zip over your old float-video folder, replacing the files.
  3. In chrome://extensions, click the reload ↻ arrow on Float Video.