Behind The Overlay Revival

Name: Behind The Overlay Revival
Rating: 4.3924 (79 reviews)
Author: Iván Ruvalcaba

By: Iván Ruvalcaba Add-on

Click to close any overlay popup on any website.

Overview

Firefox Add-ons Store

Daily users

2,847 ▲ 34

Data as of 2026-09-01

Rating:

4.39

(79)

Version:

1.8.3

Last updated: 2019-04-22

Features & Capabilities

Behind The Overlay Revival is a web extension designed to help you effortlessly close any overlay popups on websites with a single click. It is a fork and enhancement of the original Behind The Overlay add-on, ported for broader browser support with improved features.

This extension is lightweight and non-intrusive, activating only when you click its button. It does not impact your browsing performance or inject extensive CSS, unlike some ad blockers. It utilizes the browser's document.elementFromPoint function to efficiently detect and hide overlay elements, even supporting multiple overlays simultaneously. Additionally, it restores page scroll functionality by enabling overflow auto on the body when overlays are removed. The extension requires minimal permissions solely related to tab and menu management and local storage for user options, ensuring your browsing privacy.

Ideal for users frustrated with varied and persistent overlay popups, Behind The Overlay Revival provides one handy button to regain seamless access to web page content.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Daily users:

Rating:

Version:

1.8.3 Last updated: 2019-04-22

Version code:

3205253

Creation date:

2016-12-27

Firefox add-on GUID:

{c0e1baea-b4cb-4b62-97f0-278392ff8c37}

Firefox add-on numeric ID:

764074

Weekly download count:

Firefox on Android:

Risk:

Permissions:

Size:

34.97KB

Email:

iv*****@protonmail.com

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-09-01

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 1,705 ▲ 1

Other rankings

#142 in Tabs

#263 in Other extensions ▲ 1

#3 in overlay keyword 20

#48 in cover keyword 7 ▼ 1

#80 in hover keyword 9 ▼ 3

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Contact the developer

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Developed by:

Iván Ruvalcaba

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/behind-the-overlay-revival/

Email:

iv*****@protonmail.com

Website:

https://gitlab.com/ivanruvalcaba/BehindTheOverlayRevival/issues

User Reviews

Pros

Removes intrusive overlays quickly and effectively
Uses very little memory and is efficient for users
Simple to use with a key combination
Improvement over other similar overlay removers
Saves time by eliminating the need to use developer tools to remove overlays

Cons

No Android version available
Doesn't close all pop-up windows effectively
Black button color makes it invisible on dark themes
Lacks an auto-remove option for overlays

Recent reviews

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Is Behind The Overlay Revival 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.

Behind The Overlay Revival requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.

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.

Behind The Overlay Revival has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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