This Chrome extension lets you watch videos while searching YouTube, just like on mobile

One of my favorite features of YouTube’s mobile apps is the ability to minimize a video to a thumbnail and continue watching it while searching for another clip. The YouTube Picture in Picture Chrome extension brings this same functionality to the desktop and it works like a charm. Once you’ve installed the extension, you can right-click any video on YouTube’s home page, channels or search results and begin watching it instantly in a small window by right-clicking it and choosing ‘Play Picture-in-Picture’. You can also increase the size of the active video, watch it on its own page or close…

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