Chrome's new Document Picture-in-Picture API builds on the PIP API to open up a wider range of possibilities for user interaction.

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The post explains how to use Chrome’s new Document Picture-in-Picture (DPIP) API to display arbitrary HTML content in an always-on-top window within a React application. It highlights the advantages of DPIP over the traditional Picture-in-Picture (PIP) API, demonstrates the implementation step-by-step, and outlines possible use cases and limitations.

Using Chrome’s Document Picture-in-Picture API in React

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Comparing the Picture-in-Picture API vs. the new Document Picture-in-Picture API

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Setting up a React app to use the DPIP API

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