# Current Song Overlay

> Implements a client to send the current active tab to a local server managing the overlay. It also sends the playback progress on certain sites (currently only YouTube) to the local server.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/current-song-overlay](https://chrome-stats.com/d/current-song-overlay)

## Overview

- **ID:** `current-song-overlay`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Nerix
- **Category:** photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 147
- **Weekly downloads:** 3
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.5.1
- **Last updated:** 2021-04-04
- **First published:** 2020-07-22
- **Size:** 73 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/current-song-overlay/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/Nerixyz/current-song-overlay/issues](https://github.com/Nerixyz/current-song-overlay/issues)

## Description

Current Song Overlay is a Firefox add-on that implements a client to send the current active tab and playback progress on certain sites to a local server managing the overlay. Enhance your browsing experience with this add-on.

## Rankings

- #9,666 — Overall
- #55 — song
- #58 — overlay
- #222 — currency

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`

### Content script matches

- `*.youtube.com`
- `*.soundcloud.com`
- `*.neverthink.tv`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/current-song-overlay)