Disable Page Visibility API

Add-on to disable the Page Visibility API. This prevents conferencing systems from tracking if you are currently in another window.

Total ratings

4.17 (Rating count: 42)

Review summary

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Pros
  • Works effectively for Twitch drops, allowing users to minimize their window without losing progress.
  • Simple to use and very effective for preventing pages from tracking tab focus.
  • Helps to bypass annoying countdowns on ad-heavy pages.
  • Supports functionality on many popular sites like YouTube and Facebook.
Cons
  • Disables autoplay on certain websites, which can be a drawback for users who need it.
  • Sometimes breaks the functionality of trusted sites, suggesting the need for a blacklist or whitelist feature.
  • Doesn't work properly with iFrames, indicating a limitation in cross-domain access.
  • Can cause issues with multi-textbox forms, filling in all text boxes at once.
Most mentioned
  • Doesn't work on specific sites like Jio Cinema, YouTube, and Mozilla.
  • Users request a blacklist or whitelist functionality due to compatibility issues.
  • Works as intended for main document content but struggles with content in iFrames.
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Recent rating average: 4.20
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Date Author Rating Lang Comment
2024-12-06
Eric David
en This extension solves a problem with Google's UI: When you click on a YouTube video from a Google search, Google directs you to a Google page with the video embedded rather than directing you directly to the video on YouTube. This is incredibly annoying because the video will stop playing if you focus on another tab, which is not the behavior of the same video when viewed from YouTube. This extension allows the embedded video to play uninterrupted on the Google page regardless of which tab has focus. The Bug: This extension, however, also creates a bug on pages like Gmail and Google Voice. The "search" drop-down menus no longer disappear when clicking outside the drop-down. This is super annoying.
2024-08-30
Philipp Muesli
en Works awsome for twitch drops. I can minimize my window and still get the drops without having to watch a random streamer.
2024-08-19
Swizzle Stix
en This app's great for the most part! The only problem I've found is that it seems to break certain trusted sites from working properly. Would there be any chance of a blacklist system being implemented? Opera's extension system only works as a whitelist, which is not ideal for applications like this, where it's preferable the app is running by default unless otherwise dictated by the user.
2024-07-10
Orichalcine Fox
ru СПАСИТЕЛЬНАЯ ВЕЩЬ!!! СПАСИБО. ТЕПЕРЬ ТВИЧ В МУТЕ НЕ ПАУЗИТ ВИДЕО В ИНАКТИВ ВКЛАДКЕ.
2024-07-10
João Eduardo
pt Parou de funcionar!
2024-06-29
Twine Autists
en Thank you so much. I dont know what I will do when I have to switch to firefox but you are a godsend while im still on chrome
2024-06-29
Thomas Murdoch
en I love this extension more than I can possibly express. Thank you so much. Youtube is annoying to click on on google without it, insta, fb, etc. You are the boss
2024-06-07
Orlox Phoenix
es Simplemente funciona 👍🏽
2024-05-04
Aman Jain
en doesn't work on jio cinema dot com with sound off. Please try to fix it if possible
2024-03-25
sade dubose
en does this work on canvas ?
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