Fullscreen inside the browser window, always-on-top PiP, popup player, speed keys and a chat/comments panel for YouTube.
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updated 10 Oct 2026
About EZ View Modes & Controls: PiP, Popup, Window Fullscreen for YouTube
EZ View Modes & Controls adds the viewing modes and shortcuts YouTube is missing.
FULLSCREEN IN WINDOW ( ` )
The video fills the whole browser window without going true fullscreen, so your tabs, taskbar and other windows stay usable. Scroll down to reach the title, description and recommendations. Press ` or Esc to go back.
PIP, ALWAYS ON TOP ( Shift + ` )
Moves the player into a resizable picture-in-picture window that stays above every other app, with YouTube's full controls. Keyboard shortcuts keep working inside it.
POPUP WINDOW ( Alt + ` )
Opens the video in its own clean window without an address bar. When you close it, the original tab picks up from where you left off.
CHAT AND COMMENTS PANEL ( Q )
Shows live chat or the comments next to the video, including in fullscreen-in-window mode.
PLAYBACK SPEED ( , and . )
On-player − / + buttons and the , and . keys step the speed from 0.25× to 4×. Click the speed value to reset to 1×. Live streams drop back to 1× automatically once you catch up to live.
ALL SHORTCUTS
• ` – Fullscreen in window (on / off)
• Shift + ` – PiP, always on top
• Alt + ` – Popup window
• Esc – Leave fullscreen in window
• Q – Show / hide chat or comments
• . – Faster
• , – Slower
The same modes are available as buttons on the player.
PRIVACY
No accounts, no tracking, no analytics, no ads. The extension only runs on youtube.com and never sends data anywhere.
Not affiliated with or endorsed by YouTube or Google.