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 Site settings.
- Under “Content,” select Additional content settings Sound.
- Select the option 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 other tabs 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 controlEnter picture-in-picture.
Tip:To reposition, select and drag the video window.
Important:You can use automatic picture-in-picture on a website if it’s enabled by the developer.
When you allow automatic picture-in-picture in Chrome, you can watch a video while you use your screen for other tasks.
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- Go to a website where you can watch a video.
- Play the video.
- When prompted, select from:
- Allow this time
- Allow on every visit
- Don’t allow
Change your automatic picture-in-picture permissions:
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- At the top right, select More
- Select Privacy and security Site settings.
- Under “Permissions,” select Additional permission settings Automatic picture-in-picture.
- Select your preferred permission:
- Sites can enter picture-in-picture automatically
- Don’t allow sites to enter picture-in-picture automatically
Tips:
- On the left of the address bar, you can also turn on Automatic picture-in-picturewhen you select Page info.
- Automatic picture-in-picture is off in Incognito mode by default.
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 corner of the pop-up, select Cast to a device.
- Select the device 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.
