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Picture-in-Picture video controls enable users who want to see videos while working on other applications without losing the screen space. With Firefox Labs, you can automatically pop out the video when you minimize the browser or move to another tab. The video stays on the screen.
Mozilla Firefox browser comes with Picture-in-Picture features enabled by default on installation. When you play a video on any website on Firefox, you will see an option to pop out the video. When you pop out of the video, you will see the video pop out and play even when you minimize the Firefox browser and work on other browsers or applications.
We will show you how to enable or disable Picture-in-Picture in Firefox and pop out videos automatically when you leave the video playing tab or minimize the Firefox browser.
What is Picture-in-Picture in Firefox?
Picture-in-Picture mode on Firefox enables the videos playing on the browser to pop out even if you minimize the window or open another application on the PC. It gives you the convenience of watching videos without staying on the tab, using snap layouts to split windows, or limiting yourself to audio to work on other applications.
Picture-in-Picture is a default feature in the Firefox browser. You need to pop out the video when you manually use the feature. Let’s see how to enable and use the Picture-in-Picture feature on Firefox, which automatically pops out videos every time you move to another tab or program on your PC.
How to Enable or Disable Picture-in-Picture in Firefox
As said already, Firefox’s Picture-in-Picture mode is enabled by default when you install the browser on your Windows PC. If you have accidentally disabled it or do not see it enabled, you can enable it in the following way.
- Open the Firefox browser, click the hamburger menu, and select Settings.
- On the Settings page, scroll down to the Browsing section in the General tab.
- Check the button beside Enable Picture-in-Picture video controls.
That’s it. After this, when you play a video on Firefox, you will see a pop-out video button to see the video even after minimizing the Firefox and working on other applications on your PC. If you do not see the pop-out button, hold the shift key on your keyboard and right-click to open the browser options. Then, click on Watch in Picture-in-Picture. Your video will now pop out.
You will not see many options to control the video. You can resize the video, move it across the screen, pause or play, skip or forward by 5 seconds, increase or decrease volume, etc.
To return to the Firefox tab, click on the pop-in button at the top of the video. This method involves you clicking on the pop-out video button whenever you want to work on another browser. To pop out the video using the Picture-in-Picture feature automatically on Firefox,
- Open the Settings page on Firefox and click on Firefox Labs.
- In the Firefox Labs settings, check the box beside Picture-in-Picture: auto-open on tab switch.
- It will enable the feature, and you will not have to click on the pop-out video button every time you move to another tab or program. To disable it, remove the check beside the option.
You can disable the Picture-in-Picture mode by checking the box beside it on the Settings page the same way.
To open a video in Picture-in-Picture mode or close it from Picture-in-Picture mode, you can use Ctrl+Shift+] keyboard shortcut. Remember that you can only use the Firefox Labs features in the latest versions of Firefox. Ensure you update your Firefox browser if you do not see the Firefox Labs features.
Watch Videos on Firefox Even After Minimizing the Browser
When you play a video on a browser and minimize the tab or browser, you only hear the audio and cannot see the video. To see the video, hear audio, and at the same time work on other programs, you can use the Picture-in-Picture video controls feature on the Mozilla Firefox browser. To make it better, you can use Firefox Labs features to automate the Picture-in-Picture video controls.
