Control music, video or anything that plays sound in a Chrome tab.
Play music or sound across Chrome tabs
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- In a tab, play music, a video or anything else with sound. You can stay on that tab or navigate to a different one.
- To control the sound, at the top right, select Media control
.
- You can pause, go to the next song or video, or select to go back to the tab where the song or video plays.
.Tip: Your media will continue to play whether you stay in the tab or go to a different one.
Change your default sound permissions on your computer
To let sites play sound when you visit them:
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- At the top right, select More
Settings.
- Select Privacy and security
- Under 'Content', select Additional content settings
- Select the option that you want as your default setting.
Settings.Watch a video across Chrome tabs
You can play a video from one tab in a smaller window on top of the other tabs that you browse.
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- In a tab, play a video.
- To view the video while browsing on other tabs, at the top right, select Media control
.
.Tip: To reposition, select and drag the video window.
.Cast media to available devices
Important: The cast icon only appears when devices are available.
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- In a tab, play music, a video or anything else with sound. You can stay on that tab or navigate to a different one.
- To open the media controls, to the right of the address bar, select Media control
- At the bottom left-hand corner of the pop-up, select Cast to a device.
- Select the device that you want to cast to.
If you have feedback on this feature, learn how to send feedback in Chrome. To submit feedback related to Google Cast, go to chrome://cast-feedback.