Watch videos on the Miniplayer

With the Miniplayer, you can continue to watch videos, including playlists and live streams, while you browse YouTube.

Start the Miniplayer

While watching a video, click Miniplayer  to get started. When you click it, you'll go back to the page that you were just browsing.

Control the Miniplayer

Control playback: The video will continue to play in the Miniplayer as you navigate around the site. You can pause and play videos without leaving the Miniplayer.

Switch videos: If you click another video's thumbnail with the Miniplayer up while browsing on Home, that video will load and play directly in the Miniplayer.

Reopen a video: If you accidentally close the Miniplayer, you can easily find the video again by reopening it from your watch history or navigating back to the video page.

Exit: Dismiss the Miniplayer by clicking  at the top right of the player or pressing escape on your keyboard. You can also go back to the video watch page by clicking Expand .

Move and resize the Miniplayer

Move: Click and hold anywhere on the Miniplayer, then drag it to any of the four corners of your screen.

Resize: Click and drag a corner of the Miniplayer to resize it to your preference.