0.6.0

Video PiP 0.6.0 (beta)

Watch YouTube in a small window over your game in Gaming Mode, and pick what plays from your phone.

Highlights

• Cast from the YouTube app: the Deck shows up as Steam Deck in the app's cast list. Your phone is the remote
  (play, pause, seek, volume, next, queue, subtitles). A TV code works when the Deck isn't in the list.
• Floating window in any corner, any size, drawn over games.
• Subtitles on/off and a video-only volume slider (game sound untouched).
• Phone link: scan a QR code, paste a link.
• Nothing in the window opens a browser; YouTube's overlays are hidden.
• Optional: hide the window while the Steam / Quick Access menu is open.
• Casting on/off and Disconnect phones; reconnects after sleep.

Install

Decky settings > Developer mode on > Developer > Install Plugin from URL:
Or download video-pip-v0.6.0.zip below and use Install Plugin from ZIP File.

Known limits

• Videos whose owner blocks embedding can't play (skipped). Ads play as normal. Not signed in on the Deck.
• Phone and Deck must be on the same Wi-Fi; guest networks with client isolation block discovery (use the TV code).
• Uses undocumented Steam internals for the overlay; a Steam update can break it (More > Help > Check setup).

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