The trick that YouTube does not want you to know and with which you can activate picture in picture on your Mac.
03/08/2022 10:01
PiP, or Picture-In-Picture, is one of the best features ever invented. Allows us watch a video in a small floating player that we can move around the screen, hide and change size. Apple operating systems have been natively compatible with this function for a long time and YouTube is one of the apps that you can use.
Although the YouTube app for iPhone only allows PiP in certain countries or only for Premium subscribers, although it can be activated with a trick, the truth is that on the Mac we have no problem being able to activate this display mode. We simply have to access a small menu that is somewhat hidden and not at all accessible.
Enjoy your YouTube videos on your Mac by activating PiP
How to Activate YouTube in PiP on Mac
Really It seems that YouTube wants to hide the option to watch videos in picture in picture or PiP, although I personally think it’s a mistake. Sure, many people listen to videos in the background, and having the image accessible in a floating window would be much more pleasant, and profitable for the brand.
This function is hidden and if we don’t know how to activate it you will probably never realize how it is done. So if you want enable picture-in-picture in YouTube on your Macthis is what you should do:
- Go to YouTube from Safari and start the video you want to play in PiP.
- Right click on the YouTube video itself.
- The native YouTube menu will appear, ignore it.
- Click on the right click again and you will see a new menu.
- Now click on Activate image within image.
With two right clicks on the video you can activate image within image on YouTube
As soon as you press you will see how a small floating player with YouTube video in question so you can watch it while you’re in other apps on your Mac. Video in PiP will always be in the foreground, so it will show up even if you have multiple apps open.
You may resize the video to the size you prefer, pause it, close it, or send it back to your Safari tab. You can also pin it to any corner of your Mac screen by simply dragging it.
You can do whatever you want while watching a YouTube video
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We don’t know why YouTube doesn’t have a native button to access the PiP from the Mac, nor why it is hidden behind a double right-click menu. But now you know how to easily activate it so you can enjoy your favorite videos while doing other things.
