uView Player

uView Player for Windows

Watch Smarter.Work & Play,Uninterrupted.

Keep a video visible while you game, work, study or create. uView Player gives the video its own floating window, so the rest of your screen stays useful.

Always on topResizable windowAdjustable transparency

Floating playback

Keep a video visible while the rest of the screen stays useful

uView Player opens video in a separate floating window that can stay above the app you are actually using. Move it to a quiet corner, resize it for the task at hand, or reduce its opacity when you only need to keep an eye on what is playing.

That setup is useful for a tutorial beside an editor, a stream beside a game, or a reference video while you work. Playlist tools, bookmarks and channel management stay in the player instead of forcing you to reorganize browser tabs around the video.

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Professionals & Learners

Watch webinars, tutorials, or research videos in a floating window while working or studying. Stay focused without switching tabs.

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Gamers & Stream Viewers

Keep streams or guides visible during gameplay. Overlay videos without interrupting your full-screen experience.

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Creatives & Designers

View references or tutorials while editing or designing. Keep your creative flow uninterrupted.

Organize, view, save or share your favorite videos from all over the web.

Keep your favorite videos easily accessible with this app. You can also share them to friends!

With the uView Player, you can share videos with just one tap. Whether you're watching a funny clip or a movie trailer, it's easy to send the video right to your friends!

Plus, you can create playlists with video or audio files in folder

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Watch Video Always on Top

Floating window Picture in Picture (PIP) always on top while doing any activity or gaming on PC

With uView Player's floating window PiP mode, your favorite content remains conveniently visible atop other tasks, ensuring a smooth multitasking experience. Take control of your media player's size and position with the ability to lock settings, preventing accidental adjustments.

Manage the Channels You Follow

Do you follow a lot of channels on different streaming services? If so, it can be difficult to keep track of them all. Not to worry - with uView Player, you can manage all of your channels in one place!

uView Player allows you to manage the channels you follow from services like YouTube, Twitch, Dailymotion, and many others. Once an account is linked, the app automatically loads all channel follows and places them in the grid on the left.

Monitor your applications without stopping what you'redoing.

uView Player makes it easy to keep an eye on your applications while you work.

uView Player makes it easy to monitor your applications without having to switch back and forth between them. This way, you can stay focused on the task at hand and don't have to stop what you're doing.

Keep an eye on your business and make sure everything is running smoothly while you work.

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Independent software listings

Reviews and listings from software sites

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Softpedia

uView Player is an application that enables you to watch videos in a small, movable window that stays on top of whatever else you’re doing. You can keep watching YouTube, Netflix, Twich or other videos while working, browsing or gaming.

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SaaSHub

uView Player is a floating video player that lets you watch most multimedia files, streams in Picture-in-Picture (PiP). No more switching tabs or missing out. It's smart, seamless. Watch. Work. Play. All at Once. Watching Will Never Be the Same. uView Player offers a seamless multitasking experience with a floating, resizable video window that stays on top of your work or games. It includes features like lock window to prevent accidental clicks, and adjustable transparency.

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Fazier

The app supports major platforms like YouTube, Netflix, TikTok, Twitch, and more. With tools to organize playlists, manage followed channels, and easily browse content through a gallery slider, uView Player is built to help users stay entertained without interrupting their workflow.

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SourceForge

uView Player is a lightweight, floating video player that lets you watch multimedia content videos, audio, images, and live streams in...

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Startup Fame

uView Player offers a seamless multitasking experience with a floating, resizable video window that stays on top of your work or games. It includes features like lock window to prevent accidental clicks, and adjustable transparency. The app supports major platforms like YouTube, Netflix, TikTok, Twitch, and more.

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Product Hunt

uView Player is a floating video player that lets you watch most multimedia files, streams in Picture-in-Picture (PiP). It stays on top while you work, browse, or game. No more switching tabs or missing out. It's smart, seamless, and always where you want it.

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Majorgeeks

uView Player Lite allows you to play videos in picture-to-picture mode while working and playing games. There are many other websites where you might want to play picture-in-picture, and it's not available. Moving, lock, and pan is also a welcome feature that isn't available on YouTube.

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Twelve Tools

uView Player is a multimedia player that allows users to view and play a variety of media files, such as videos, images, and audio files. Designed to provide a seamless and uninterrupted viewing experience, the mini floating window PiP mode allows you to keep watching your favorite content while you work on other tasks. You won’t have to stop what you’re doing every time you need to switch to another application.

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Softonic

uView is a free video streaming program developed by iDruf for PC. It’s a media player specifically designed to allow users to stream videos in picture-in-picture mode. With it, they will be able to watch any online video alongside other applications simultaneously and without occupying their entire screen.

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Softlay

uView Player is a free video streaming program for Windows PC. Developed by iDruf, this free media player is specifically designed to allow users to stream videos in picture-in-picture mode or PiP. uView Player Lite for PC is a wonderful Floating media player for YouTube that lets you watch your favorite videos like Anime, YouTube Shorts, and Tiktok, and stream live anytime whether browsing the internet or playing games.

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Malavida

uView Player lets you play videos on a floating window, both from the Internet and your computer, and tune in to hundreds of online radio stations. The downside of video sites such as YouTube, Twitch, or TikTok is that they do not let us watch videos while doing other things unless we choose to adjust the size of the windows or split the screen. uView Player solves this problem by allowing us to open videos on independent floating windows.

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Key Features

A closer look at what makes this product exceptional.

Lightweight & Fast

Optimized for low resource usage and smooth performance

Floating Video Player

Watch videos while working or gaming with a player that stays on top

Picture-in-Picture (PiP)

Native PiP support for seamless multitasking

Playlist & Bookmark Management

Save, organize, and access content easily

Follow Manager

Connect and manage your favorite video channels

Lock Window

Prevent accidental clicks or movement while multitasking

Adjustable Transparency

Set player transparency to keep focus on your tasks

Customizable Player

Resize and reposition the player anywhere on your screen

Platform Support

Works with YouTube, Netflix, TikTok, Twitch, Crunchyroll, and more

How can I watch videos while using other apps?


Watching online videos in picture-in-picture (PIP) mode is a great way to consume media while you're doing something else. There are plenty of media players available that do just this, but they consume a lot of resources and slow down your system. This is where uView Player comes into play. The player does not require much of the system as it has been optimized for multitasking.

In a few easy steps, you can finally enjoy your favorite videos. Simply select the desired domain and copy its video URL on uView Player! The program will instantly import it for playback. It's easy to use, easy to tune, and best of all, it doesn't consume a lot of system resources.

It is also possible to add a new video via browsers. When video is playing, just click the uView Player Extension icon in your browser to open the desired video in the player. A floating window will appear with all the playback controls easily accessible to you.

Video sources

Common services and stream formats uView Player can work with

Some sources open directly. For supported websites, the browser extension can pass the page you are already watching to uView Player.

  • Twitch
  • YouTube
  • Crunchyroll
  • HLS
  • Dailymotion
  • Facebook Gaming
  • Netflix

Service names, trademarks and logos are shown only to identify compatible sources. Their owners are not affiliated with, sponsoring, or endorsing uView Player or iDruf. All marks remain the property of their respective owners.

uView Player Extension opening an online video in the desktop player

Browser extension

Send a playing video to uView Player without copying a stream address

Some websites only expose a useful media address after playback starts. The extension checks the active tab and adds an “Open in uView Player” action when it can identify compatible media.

This is especially useful for HLS, MP4 and supported streaming pages where pasting the page URL into the desktop app is not enough. Website players can change, so detection may vary after a service updates its own playback code.

Get uView Player Extension from Chrome Web StoreGet uView Player Extension from Firefox Add-onsGet uView Player Extension from Microsoft Edge Add-onsGet uView Player Extension from Opera Add-ons

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Download uView Player

Install uView Player when you want a video to stay visible while another app has your attention. The player can sit above your work, game or browser window, and you can resize it, move it or adjust transparency without leaving the task underneath.

FAQ

Questions before you install

Short answers about installation, Windows requirements, supported sources and the browser extension.

1How do I download and install uView Player?
uView Player is distributed through Microsoft Store. Open the official Store listing, choose Install, and Windows handles the package and future updates. iDruf no longer provides a separate EXE installer from the website. If the Store reports an installation problem, you can contact iDruf support.
2What are the system requirements?
uView Player is intended for Windows 10 and Windows 11. It also uses Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime to display supported web content inside the player.
3What happens if WebView2 is missing?
uView Player checks for Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime when it opens. If the runtime is not available, Windows can install the required component before web content is loaded.
4Can uView Player download audio or video files?
No. uView Player is a playback and organization tool. You can keep supported links in favorites and playlists, but the app does not provide a general-purpose downloader for media from streaming services.
5Why does a video work in my browser but not open in uView Player?
Some sites expose the playable media only while the page is running in the browser. In those cases, install the uView Player Extension and open the video normally first. The extension can detect supported media and send it to uView Player. If a source still cannot be detected, send the page to iDruf so it can be checked.
6Which services can uView Player open?
uView Player works with common web video sources, local media and direct streams. Support for individual streaming sites can change when those sites change their own players, login requirements or playback restrictions. Some sites require the browser extension so the app can identify the media on the page.

Publisher badge

Let others know your content is playable on uView Player

Choose what the badge should open, check the preview, then copy the HTML into your page. The badge image is hosted by iDruf; the destination URL remains yours.

Content type

Use a direct media or stream URL when possible. For a supported website, use the page URL that contains the video.

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Test uView link

uview:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU0zOGc2yqQ

Embed code

<a href="uview:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU0zOGc2yqQ"><img src="https://www.idruf.com/assets/badge/badge-logotitle.png" alt="Open with uView Player" /></a>