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Pennywise

Cross-platform application to open any website or media in a floating window Created by Kamran Ahmed

Free Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux

Pennywise opens any website or media in a small floating window that remains on top of all other applications. Pennywise windows stays up all the time. No need to keep struggling with alt + tab, use Pennywise for easy multitasking.

Features

• Always stays on top of any open applications
• Adjustable opacity – it gets out of your way while you work
• Resize and place it anywhere
• Shortcuts to make you more productive
• Lets you multitask while you work
• Open source licensed under MIT
• Lean small resource footprint, minimal User Interface.
• Cross-platform works on MacOS, Windows and Linux More Info »

Links to official Pennywise sites

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Features

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Category

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floating floating-image floating-player floating-window youtube-player

Pennywise was added by POX in Nov 2018 and the latest update was made in Aug 2020. The list of alternatives was updated Feb 2020. It's possible to update the information on Pennywise or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

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