Pennywise

Even though today’s browsers offer literally almost everything day to day users require to carry out their duties without problems when it comes to floating windows that always remain on top of all other apps they kind of tend to fall a bit short.

Surely enough, the most popular browsers out there such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Opera can perform this task with the help of various third-party extensions. In case that these extensions don’t offer satisfactory results, we recommend you check out Pennywise.

In short, Pennywise is an Electron-based application that acts as a small, separate floating browser window. As expected, it allows you to open any website of your choosing, and even play almost all sources of online media in a dedicated, distraction-free environment.

The first thing that becomes apparent when opening Pennywise is the fact that it has been built for simplicity. With that in mind, expecting a ton of features is beside the point, as it was designed to be as unobtrusive and as straightforward as possible.

In terms of features, you can expect a browser-type floating and resizable window that always stays on top, with adjustable opacity, and with support for various shortcuts, and that’s really about it. You also get the 3 basic controls for all web browsers: a forward, a back, and a refresh button.

Since it was developed with the latest web technologies, it’s no wonder that the app is cross-platform. Pennywise is available on all major desktop platforms such as Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Taking everything into account, it’s really difficult to be impressed by Pennywise. Be that as it may, and despite its simple concept, Pennywise is actually a well-made application that should come in handy to users who want something more than a simple browser extension to create floating windows of Internet content.