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Naveen
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Built a PiP extension because none of them had floating captions

I watch podcasts while working with 50+ tabs open. Chrome's PiP is just a floating rectangle with zero controls. Other extensions add controls but nobody built the one thing I wanted - just the subtitles floating on my screen while I work.

So I built PiP Cue. One extension, three modes:

  • Full floating player with controls, captions, speed, and A-B loop
  • Basic PiP that works on any website
  • Captions only - just the words, no video taking up space

Also added a save button that bookmarks videos with their exact timestamp. Syncs across browsers automatically. 20 free saves.

Works on YouTube and any site with video. Free.

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First thing I've actually shipped. Would love to know what you'd add to it.

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