We are adding support for requesting a Picture-in-Picture window that can contain arbitrary HTML content instead of a video layer. This content can be either interactive or not.

Motivation

The original Picture-in-Picture API is limited to HTMLVideoElement. It takes the video layer and moves it into a window that follows display rules specific to Picture-in-Picture. Various partners expressed interest for a more flexible API. The feature requests fell into two categories: customising the look & feel and customising the user experience. The former can technically be done using canvas elements but the latter requires a different model that would require user interaction and therefore no longer be compatible with Android, iOS and macOS APIs.

Documentation

Status in Chromium

Blink>Media>PictureInPicture


In development (tracking bug)

Consensus & Standardization

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Last updated on 2021-10-08