Go to https://www.youtube.com in a web browser on your computer. Many web browsers come with a built-in Picture-in-Picture option. This allows you to easily create a pop-out window for your YouTube video that remains open while you browse on other tabs. Picture-in-Picture mode works on Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge, and nearly all other mainstream web browsers. Picture-in-Picture mode will work for other HTML 5 video playback sites in addition to YouTube, including Vimeo and Crackle.
Click the video you want to play. This opens the video on its own page.
Right-click the video. This brings up the video's playback controls. Don't click anything just yet!
Right-click the video again. The second right-click will bring up your browser's built-in menu, which now displays the Picture-in-Picture option.
Click Picture-in-Picture. This opens a smaller version of the video at the bottom-right corner of the screen. The larger version of the video will remain black while the smaller version is playing. Hover the mouse cursor over the video to bring up its controls, including options to pause and close it.
Click to a different tab. You'll see that no matter where you go on your computer, the smaller version of the YouTube player remains on the screen, playing your video. Even if you open another app or minimize your web browser, the video will continue to play. Enjoy! You can move the video anywhere on the screen by clicking and dragging. To adjust the size of the video, hover the mouse cursor over any of its corners until the cursor turns to arrows or a crosshair, and then click and drag the edge or corner until the video reaches the right size.
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