The Perfect Patch for Chrome Browser: Achieving “Picture-in-Picture” Like Arc Browser with NoTab

In recent years, many have been attracted by the “link picture-in-picture preview” capability of the Arc Browser, but due to daily work habits (or some compatibility issues), switching to a new browser has not been feasible. In fact, Chrome users can now enjoy the same smooth experience—just install the NoTab extension, and Chrome will instantly become the “king of picture-in-picture.”

NoTab Homepage

Making Link Preview a Habit

The core functionality of NoTab is simple: Preview the content of links directly on the current page without opening a new tab. Whether it’s a webpage, article, or video, you can simply drag a link to open a floating window, floating before you like “picture-in-picture.”

Drag Links, Floating Windows Appear

For instance, when you are searching on Google or browsing posts on Zhihu and come across an interesting link, just “drag the link,” and NoTab will automatically pop up a small window displaying the content. You can even drag multiple links simultaneously, previewing them side by side to quickly compare quality—efficiency skyrockets.

Multiple Link Preview Effect

Multiple Windows Dragging Freely

With some complex information lists or community posts, you can even continue to click on other internal links within the floating window, forming a “multi-layer picture-in-picture” experience, allowing for countless explorations within the same browsing session.

Quick Information Check: Search & Translate

Encountering an unfamiliar word or term? Just highlight and drag, and NoTab will automatically float the search results or translation results, without the need to switch to a new window.

Highlight and Drag for Instant Query

Immersive Video Playback, Browsing/Viewing Without Interruption

When seeing a video link on YouTube, Bilibili, or other video platforms, you can use NoTab to pop up a small window for playback on the current page, adjusting the background transparency to your preference, with the window floating in a fixed position, allowing you to watch videos and continue other operations without switching tabs or splitting the screen.

Floating Video Player for Immersive Viewing

Comparison with Arc Browser's Picture-in-Picture Experience

The link floating preview of the Arc Browser leaves many people wanting more, but NoTab can achieve:

• Compatibility with Any Website, supporting Chrome, Edge, and most browsers based on the Chromium engine.
• Flexible Customization of Floating Windows: Window size, background transparency, rounded corners, all customizable at will.
• Simultaneous Multi-Window Preview, vastly improving efficiency over native browser tab management.
• More Lightweight, requiring no switch of the main browser, just one extension for experience, which can be turned off anytime.

Adapting to Various Scenarios

Whether you are a heavy researcher, a community information flow enthusiast, a video aficionado, or someone in need of business price comparison, annotation, or document collaboration, NoTab can become the perfect “patch” for your daily browsing.

Here are a few examples:

• Preview Reference Links While Editing Documents in Notion
  Notion Scene Display: Information Retrieval Without Interference
• Diverse Theme Customization
  Satisfying Different Aesthetics and Usage Habits

The Philosophy Behind NoTab: Minimizing Switching, Waiting, and Disruption

The initial intention behind developing NoTab was simple: to use a “picture-in-picture” approach to drastically reduce the time and attention wasted in the browser due to lookup and new window switching.

• Reduce Switching: All operations are completed on the current page, eliminating the need to jump back and forth between tabs.
• Reduce Waiting: Just drag to open; web pages/articles/videos appear instantly.
• Reduce Disruption: Floating windows are independent of the page, allowing for free closing, moving, and fixing.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Will it consume resources?
  NoTab is a very lightweight plugin, activated only when in use, and floating windows are temporarily popped up, freeing resources once closed.
• Which sites are supported?
  Mainstream websites (search, community, video, documents, e-commerce, etc.) are perfectly supported. A few exceptions can be reported, and the author will continue to adapt.
• Is it paid?
  The free version has a usage limit per day, while the Pro version offers lifetime unlimited usage for a one-time payment at a reasonable price.

Conclusion

If you have always envied the “picture-in-picture” experience of Arc and don't want to leave Chrome or Edge, NoTab is the perfect alternative—with this patch, browsing efficiency and experience are greatly enhanced.

Feel free to try out the NoTab extension, whether for intensive writing, information flow surfing, or work tasks, you can instantly become a “multi-window master.”

Any suggestions or questions can be directed to the author. Every piece of feedback could lead to the next feature upgrade, making NoTab even more powerful!