Chameleon Video Player

If you are working behind a desk and it happens that you are limited to a single monitor, you might encounter an issue with tab management. However, if besides your work, you just want to run your daily source of information, and be able to go on with your activity, there is a tool that can help you. Chameleon Video Player comes with a new method of watching videos or streams in full-screen, allowing you to take care of anything that runs on your desktop.

When you open the app for the first time, you'll be welcomed by a panel that lists around two dozen popular streaming services. Right from the bat, you can connect to Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, YouTube TV, as well as some US-based mainstream media, sports channels, game streaming and comedy channels. In case you follow other related platforms or services that are not on the list, you can manually access them by pasting their address in the Go To URL field.

Also, you can open and watch any local video files stored on your drive. To do that, click the first icon, where it says Local File(s), and from there you just have to select a video to run.

Whenever you run a video file or access a platform, the player will be displayed in a semi-opaque mode. Along with the video, a small control panel will pop up from the tray menu. The panel holds a slider that lets you determine the opacity levels, allowing you to adjust the transparency of the video.

After you send the control panel back to the tray, the video player becomes inaccessible, allowing you to work on anything you have on your desktop, as the app will ignore any clicks, no matter where they are performed.

Chameleon Video Player is not your everyday multimedia tool, but it can prove very useful if you get over the fact that you will do your work through a video's screen. It may require a little practice, but in the end, after you find the perfect transparency level, you might enjoy it.