Mac users should download PiPifier, a free app for macOS 10.12 or later that’s found in the Mac App Store. It’s a handy extension that lets you play any HTML 5 video in Picture-in-Picture mode. Sweet!
Once the app is installed, it gives you a Safari extension that you turn on to enable the feature. To launch PiPifier:
- Open Safari and go to Preferences.
- Go to Extensions.
- Enable PiPifier.
- Choose View > Customize Toolbar and drag the PiPifier icon to your toolbar.
To use Pipifier just press the icon when you’re watching to an HTML5 video (Note: You need to interact with the video once. If it’s autoplaying just pause and play again)
Now, if you have an HTML5 video playing on any website like Youtube , you can just press the PiPifier icon in Safari’s toolbar to enable Picture-In-Picture for this video. Make sure you did interact with the video player once before pressing (such as play/pause).
PiPifier is a useful Safari extension. Useful and free make a winning combo.
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