TabFloater

Browser extension to use picture-in-picture with any website

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Browser extension to use picture-in-picture with any website

2 followers

TabFloater improves your productivity by providing a "Picture-in-Picture" functionality, but it's not limited to video - you can use it with any website!

Launch tags:Browser Extensions•Chrome Extensions•Productivity

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TabFloater

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Hello everybody! I created a browser extension called TabFloater, which can replicate the picture-in-picture functionality with any website. It moves a chosen tab into a smaller window, which is going to remain always on top, so you can interact with both websites at the same time. I have been working on this pet project for a bit over a year now. The motivation for it was simple: because I use my browser in a single, fully maximized window, many times I found myself switching back and forth between two tabs, for example to copy something from one website and use it on another. I know there are many extensions that can rearrange tabs for you, but I wanted something a little bit different. I really liked how picture-in-picture works for videos - I wanted to do the same! The extension is available for Chrome and Firefox, and you can use it on Windows and most Linux distros. The native application doesn't have an OS/X version - sorry :) I don't own a Mac and I don't know anything about the Apple ecosystem. I'm looking for help in that department, if you're interested! :) Reminder: in addition to the browser extension, you must also install the native application (called Companion). Site: https://www.tabfloater.io/ Video to see it in action:

GitHub: https://github.com/tabfloater/ta... Chrome Web Store: https://chrome.google.com/websto... Firefox Addon: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US...

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5yr ago

Nice idea! However it does not work well with an another Chromium based browser like Vivaldi. Popped-out window has address bar and it's not always-on-top. I tried to report this issue as my reason of uninstallation, but that page failed too.

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5yr ago

TabFloater

Maker

@kursattokpinar the app was designed with only Chrome and Firefox in mind. I'm not too familiar with Vivaldi. It might be easy to integrate though, I've created an issue to track this: https://github.com/tabfloater/ta... As for the feedback form, I suspect this was caused by your browser configured to block tracking content. The feedback form uses Google Analytics, which is blocked by some browsers.

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5yr ago

WhatsApp Actions for HubSpot

Would pip of browser show in other apps too?

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5yr ago

TabFloater

Maker

@bilal_chaglani No, it does not - the floating window is a "child window" of your browser. So they move as a unit, if you minimize the browser, the floating window will be minimzed to, and other apps will cover it.

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5yr ago

WhatsApp Actions for HubSpot

Got it! Still very useful. Great job

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5yr ago

TabFloater

Maker

@bilal_chaglani Thanks - actually it wouldn't be very difficult to add an option to make the window stay on top of all windows. I created an issue for this on GitHub.

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5yr ago