How to split your screen for browsing, for free
2026-11-14 · 2 min read
Built-in ways to put two or more websites side by side on Windows, Mac and Chrome — and what to use when a site refuses to appear inside another page.
Start with what your computer already does
You do not need extra software to see two windows at once. On Windows, drag a window to the left or right edge of the screen and it snaps to half; pressing the Windows key with an arrow key does the same from the keyboard. Windows 11 also shows snap layouts when you hover over a window’s maximise button, and the Windows key plus Z opens them.
On a Mac, recent versions of macOS include window tiling: hover over the green button at the top-left of a window to choose a half-screen position, then pick a second window for the other side. Older versions have a similar full-screen split view.
Use two browser windows
The simplest cross-site method is two separate browser windows. Drag a tab out of its window to make a new one, then snap each to a side of the screen. It works with any site, because each window is a normal, full browser.
Some browsers also have a built-in split view for two tabs in one window. Check your browser’s menu, since the feature and its name vary by browser and version.
Why website-in-a-website tools fall short
Many online tools promise to show several websites in one page using frames. It works for friendly sites and fails for the ones people want most. Google, ChatGPT, Claude and the main YouTube pages send a security rule that stops other pages from framing them, so you get an empty box. Our guide on why this happens explains the details.
Tools that work around it by routing the site through their own server are worse: your logins pass through someone else’s machine. Avoid them for anything with an account.
What works for the awkward sites
For AI chatbots and search, Ask Everywhere opens each site in its own window and tiles the windows across the screen for you, so you get the side-by-side layout without arranging anything by hand. For video, Stream Multi-View uses the official YouTube and Twitch players, which are built to be embedded.
For reference pages, documentation and other sites that allow framing, the Workspace lets you show several panes in one tab and save the arrangement.
A quick decision guide
Two ordinary windows: use your operating system’s snapping. Several AI chatbots or search engines with the same question: Ask Everywhere. Several live streams: Stream Multi-View. Several reference sites you want saved as a set: the Workspace.