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 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. 

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 Media control and then Enter picture-in-picture 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.

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