
Click-through Picture-in-Picture

Click-through Picture-in-Picture
Better PiP is a Windows application used with a browser extension to display video in an always-on-top floating player. The player includes controls for playback, skipping, and volume, along with keyboard shortcuts, dragging, and proportional resizing. A configurable transparent area follows the mouse cursor, allowing clicks to pass through part of the player while keeping the video visible. Users activate the extension on a supported webpage to send the selected video to the Windows companion application. Video communication is designed to take place locally on the computer, while audio continues in the original browser tab. Better PiP can be used to keep a video visible while gaming, browsing, studying, or working. Some protected video services may not be supported. The application requires Windows 10 or 11, Google Chrome or a compatible Chromium based browser, and the included Better PiP extension. Installation involves downloading and extracting a Windows ZIP file. The companion application communicates with the extension through a local server at 127.0.0.1:8765. The reviewed version does not require an account and does not include cloud video storage or developer operated analytics.