Pip

Any site,
floating on top.

Paste a link. Pip opens it in a small window that stays above everything else on your screen. Good for a stream, a dashboard, a timer, or a chat you want to keep an eye on.

How it works

  1. Paste an address

    Any page works as a starting point. For YouTube, Vimeo, Twitch and Spotify links Pip swaps in the bare player so the video fills the window.

  2. Pop it out

    Your browser opens a real always-on-top window. Drag it anywhere, resize it, put it on another monitor.

  3. Leave this tab open

    The floating window belongs to this tab. Minimise the browser if you like, but if you close the tab the window goes with it.

Some sites say no. The helper fixes that.

Plenty of sites send a header telling browsers not to show them inside another page. Google, X, GitHub and most banks do it. Pip checks for this before it opens the window and tells you.

The helper is a tiny Chrome extension that removes those headers, and only for windows Pip opens. Your normal tabs are untouched. It also adds a toolbar button that floats whatever tab you're on.

Helper not detected

Download the helper
  1. Unzip the download somewhere you'll keep it.
  2. Open chrome://extensions and switch on Developer mode.
  3. Click "Load unpacked" and pick the unzipped folder.
  4. Reload this page.

What it can't do