Always active Window (Always Visible)

Name: Always active Window (Always Visible)
Rating: 4.6 (35 reviews)
Author: Brian

By: Brian

Pretend that all browser windows are active by spoofing the visibility state event

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Features & Capabilities

Always Active Window (Always Visible) is a powerful Chrome extension designed to prevent websites from detecting when your tab or window is inactive. It works by injecting a script into every webpage that overrides the standard document.visibilityState and document.hidden properties, making the browser always report the tab as active.

This is particularly useful for media streaming sites that pause playback or restrict features when their tab is in the background. The extension also covers various browser-specific visibility events such as visibilitychange, webkitvisibilitychange, mozvisibilitychange, as well as blur and mouseleave events, ensuring consistent spoofing across different browsers. It supports both Chromium and Firefox-specific tracking properties.

Users can control script injection with options to disable or restrict it on specific sites, making it flexible and easy to manage. Always Active Window helps maintain uninterrupted web experiences by keeping your tabs perpetually "visible."

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on

By:

Brian

Daily users:

5,874 107

Rating:

4.60

(35)

Version:

0.4.6 Last updated: 2025-12-13

Version code:

6097595

Creation date:

2019-10-12

Risk:

Permissions:

Host permissions:

*://*/*

Size:

56.42KB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-16

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 1,048 ▲ 12

Other rankings

#80 in Tabs ▲ 1

#114 in Web Development ▲ 1

#223 in Privacy & Security ▲ 1

#15 in visibility keyword 23

#18 in activity keyword 25

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Other platforms

Always active Window - Always Visible (v0.4.6)

300,000 3.99

(215)

Always active Window - Always Visible (v0.4.6)

30,576 3.40

(5)

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Developed by:

Brian

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/always-visible/

Website:

https://webextension.org/listing/always-active.html

Permission Change History

2024-08-18: Version 0.2.6.1 → 0.4.3

Add Host permissions: *://*/*

Add Permissions: scripting

User Reviews

User feedback shows the add-on can stop auto-refresh and be useful on sites like CNN and Coursera, with positive praise when it works. However, reliability is inconsistent, especially with Facebook updates, and site compatibility varies (Instagram issues). Some users report posting errors on Instagram and that it may work only briefly. Overall usefulness depends on the site and current browser/site changes.

Pros

Stops auto-refresh / keeps the page active on supported sites
Generally well-received and appreciated when it functions
Works on some sites (e.g., CNN and Coursera) as reported

Cons

Unreliable on Facebook and sometimes stops working after site updates
Inconsistent site compatibility; works on some sites but not others (e.g., Instagram)
May cause side effects on certain sites like Instagram (posting errors)
Reliability can be short-lived (reports of 'worked for one day only')

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Is Always active Window (Always Visible) Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Always active Window (Always Visible) requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.

Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

Always active Window (Always Visible) is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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