I'd like to watch youtube videos with a small video down in the corner without a lot of wasted space on the screen such as title bars, address bar, bookmarks bar, scroll bar, etc.
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Could you please explain in more detail what you mean by "a lot of wasted space"? – danzel Apr 24 '19 at 21:12
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@danzel done. By space I mean visual space – Jonathan Apr 26 '19 at 04:15
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2Since this question is locked, I'll provide the answer as a comment. If you are using Google Chrome, right-click 2 times with the pointer somewhere in the video and you'll see a Picture-in-picture option - click it and away you go. Opera browser has a shortcut icon in the top middle of the video when you hover. – AnthonyK Sep 05 '19 at 21:18
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@AnthonyK very nice – Jonathan Sep 08 '19 at 21:23
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Three options:
VLC Method
- Open VLC
- Right click > enable Minimal Mode
- Right click titlebar in Unity > Always on Top (Unity has an option for all workspaces)
- "Play Network Stream" (Ctrl-N) and pasting the YouTube link of any video in the prompt
It's tedious because there's no youtube browsing, but its great for performance.
Firefox Method
- One could modify Firefox
Workspace Method
- One could setup a live preview of a fullscreen youtube in another workspace: Can I have a window showing small live preview of another workspace?
Google Chrome
Right-click twice with the pointer somewhere in the video and you'll see a Picture-in-picture option - click it and away you go. - @AnthonyK
Opera browser
Click the shortcut icon in the top middle of the video when you hover. – @AnthonyK
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Please explain the steps to make this work in more detail. There is no "YouTube" in your answer. – danzel Apr 24 '19 at 21:13
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@danzel Done. The network stream is just a more generic term for youtube. – Jonathan Apr 26 '19 at 04:14