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macOS Sierra: picture-in-picture use - how to

  • Sep 21, 2025
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One of the new features in macOS Sierra, the picture-in-picture function. How you use the Feature and what are the limitations for it, we will explain in our practical tip.

macOS Sierra: picture-in-picture so it works

What was previously only possible on the iPad, is now available on the Mac: Videos conveniently in a separate Player window. With Videos in iTunes and Quicktime or Vimeo, it is going easily.
  1. Play the desired Video in iTunes and Quicktime or Vimeo.
  2. In the Video control bar now you can see a small Icon to the play in the picture-in-picture function (see Screenshot).
  3. Now the Video plays in a small window on the screen.
macOS Sierra:PiP

macOS Sierra: PiP in Youtube

Thus, a Video can be played in a PiP, must be part of the website operator, the Video with a specific Tag. With Vimeo this is not already the case, in the case of YouTube yet. However, you can use the function in a roundabout way via YouTube Videos.
  1. Click with the right mouse button twice in quick succession on the Video.
  2. It is a context-menu in the "picture-in-picture" find open open.
  3. You select this item, also played the YouTube Video with the picture-in-picture function.
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