Show HN: A browser extension to use picture-in-picture with any website

Post by everling » Sun, Feb 21, 2021, 8:55 AM UTC

Post by rawoke083600 » Sun, Feb 21, 2021, 11:00 AM UTC

Post by logix » Sun, Feb 21, 2021, 12:12 PM UTC

userbinator wrote: post #7

ba32107 wrote: post #2

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. This is my very first post on HN. I have been working on this pet project for a bit over a year now. The motivation for it was simple: be…

As someone who has used http://www.vanmiddlesworth.org/vitrite/ to toggle always-on-top and transparency for a long time, it is strange to see this -- browser-specific -- reinvention of basic window management. On the other hand, my desktop is 2560 pixels wide, and as a result, I've never had the need nor desire to maximise anything. I also rarely use multiple tabs, preferring separate windows instead, which I can th…

Post by ba32107 » Sun, Feb 21, 2021, 12:26 PM UTC

logix wrote: post #15

userbinator wrote: post #7

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As someone who has used http://www.vanmiddlesworth.org/vitrite/ to toggle always-on-top and transparency for a long time, it is strange to see this -- browser-specific -- reinvention of basic window management. On the other hand, my desktop is 2560 pixels wide, and as a result, I've never had the need nor desire to maximise anything. I also rarely use multiple tabs, preferring separate windows instead, which I can th…

Here's a cross-platform alternative to this: https://github.com/kamranahmedse/pennywise

Post by thunderbong » Sun, Feb 21, 2021, 2:10 PM UTC