Control your music, videos and more

Control music, video or anything that plays sound in a Chrome tab. 

Play music or sound across Chrome tabs

1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. In a tab, play music, a video or anything else with sound. You can stay on that tab or navigate to a different one. 
3. To control the sound, at the top right, click Media control . 
4. You can pause, go to the next song or video, or click 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:

1. Open Chrome .
2. At the top right, click More Settings. 
3. Click Privacy and security  Site settings  Sound.
4. Select the option that you want as your default setting.

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.

1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. In a tab, play a video.
3. To view the video while browsing on other tabs, at the top right, click Media control   Enter picture-in-picture . 

Tip: To reposition, click and drag the video window.

If you have feedback on this feature, learn how to send feedback in Chrome.