Applescript to toggle picture-in-picture globally - I assign this to a keyboard shortcut with better touch tool (cmd+ctrl+p). Make sure "Developer > Allow JavaScript from Apple Events" is enabled in Safari. Download BTT preset -> https://share.folivora.ai/sharedPreset/caa1198d-36dd-4aeb-89de-142bf39cc336

toggle-pip.applescript

(* 
Description: Applescript to open/close picture-in-picture in Safari
Supported Applications: Safari, IINA
Author: Daniel Rotärmel
Source: https://gist.github.com/danielrotaermel/201f549d5755ea886eb78bb660133722
Instructions: 
   Assign this to a global keyboard shortcut with better touch tool / hammerspoon etc. - suggested: cmd+ctrl+p. 
   Make sure "Developer > Allow JavaScript from Apple Events" is enabled in Safari. 
   Download the BTT preset here -> https://share.folivora.ai/sharedPreset/caa1198d-36dd-4aeb-89de-142bf39cc336
*)

set jsStartPip to "document.querySelector('video').webkitSetPresentationMode('picture-in-picture')"

set jsVideoExistsAndInline to "if (document.querySelector('video')!== null) document.querySelector('video').webkitPresentationMode === 'inline' ? true : false; else false;"

on closePip()
	tell application "System Events"
		if exists (window 1 of process "PIPAgent") then
			-- display dialog "Found window 1"
			-- get every UI element of (window 1 of process "PIPAgent")
			click button 3 of (window 1 of process "PIPAgent")
			-- click button 1 of (window 1 of process "PIPAgent")		
		end if
	end tell
end closePip

-- tell application "Safari" to activate
-- tell application "IINA" to activate


tell application "System Events" to set frontApp to name of first process whose frontmost is true

if frontApp = "Safari" then
	tell application "Safari"
		set isVideoInline to do JavaScript jsVideoExistsAndInline in front document
		if isVideoInline then
			do JavaScript jsStartPip in front document
		else
			tell application "System Events"
				if exists (window 1 of process "PIPAgent") then
					-- display dialog "Found window 1"
					-- get every UI element of (window 1 of process "PIPAgent")
					click button 3 of (window 1 of process "PIPAgent")
					-- click button 1 of (window 1 of process "PIPAgent")		
				end if
			end tell
		end if
	end tell
else if (frontApp = "IINA") then
	tell application "System Events"
		tell process "IINA"
			try
				click menu item "Enter Picture-in-Picture" of menu "Video" of menu bar 1
			on error
				click menu item "Exit Picture-in-Picture" of menu "Video" of menu bar 1
			end try
		end tell
	end tell
else
	closePip()
end if

Hey,
I tried this but it doesn't work even with "Developer > Allow JavaScript from Apple Events" what am I missing?

Hey, have you tried running it from Script Editor?

Hey 👋🏻, to get it running in Automator create a „Quick Action“ then add the apple script. Make sure that the workflow receives „no input“ in „any application“ and save it as „PiP“. In system Settings > Keyboard > Shortcuts > App Shortcuts create a shortcut for „All Applications“, Menu: „PiP“ and map a keyboard shortcut. That should be it. Now the shortcut will toggle PiP.
Maybe there will be some permission errors but I don‘t remember those. Let me know if you run into any problems

Hi, when pressing the shortcut whilst playing a video on YouTube in Safari I'm getting an error with "The variable isVideoInline is not defined". I'm running on an M1 based MacBook Safari 15.5

Hi @doseofding, I am using Safari 15.3 so I don’t think that’s an issue. I really can’t really think of why the variable wouldn’t be defined. Are you using the btt preset or automator to trigger the apple script?

Maybe you can debug the apple script from script editor just make sure to uncomment line 27 for that, so it activates safari beforehand.

@danielrotaermel I'm using Automator to trigger the apple script as a Quick Action.

This does not work on Ventura anymore since isVideoInline is undefined. Seems like the jsVideoExistsAndInline cannot be set as the procedure doesn't return a value. Do JavaScript seems to expect certain types of values to return. I'm still puzzled on what works.

I am still running Monterey. Once I‘ll update I can try to debug.

No need, this is the one I use: https://gist.github.com/ybbond/47d6fce6ce500748a0cfb7841cd0c64b.