Always active Window - Always Visible

Name: Always active Window - Always Visible
Rating: 3.994186046511628 (172 reviews)
Author: brian.girko

Simulate all whitelisted browser windows as active by spoofing the visibility state event and more!

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Always Active Window - Always Visible is a Chrome extension designed to keep your browser tabs simulated as always active. By injecting a small script into each webpage, it overrides the document.visibilityState and document.hidden properties to make the tab appear continuously visible and active, even if it's running in the background. This prevents websites from tracking your tab activity and ensures functionality on pages that require active tabs, such as music streaming sites, so playback starts immediately regardless of tab focus.

The extension supports multiple visibility tracking methods across browsers like Chromium and Firefox, including visibilitychange events and vendor-specific properties. From version 0.4.0 onward, users enable the feature on a per-hostname basis to minimize disruption. Simply open the desired page and click the extension to activate it, indicated by a blue action button. This ensures improved performance and user control over which sites simulate always-active tabs.

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By:

brian.girko

Users:

200,000

Rating:

3.99

(172) 1 new ratings

Version:

0.4.3 Last updated: 2024-12-18

Creation date:

2019-10-13

Risk:

Permissions:

storage
scripting

Host permissions:

*://*/*

Size:

54.75K

Email:

br*****@gmail.com

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 1,325 ▲ 43

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#1521 in Tools ▼ 2

#18 in windows keyword 52 ▼ 6

#35 in browser tab keyword 51 ▼ 13

#59 in state keyword 23 ▼ 11

#70 in keep keyword 61 ▼ 7

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Always active Window (Always Visible) (v0.4.3.1)

4,175 4.03

(37)

Always active Window - Always Visible (v0.4.3.1)

22,139 4.00

(4)

User reviews

Users appreciate that the extension effectively prevents Facebook and other sites from refreshing, allowing uninterrupted background activity and better multitasking. However, multiple reviews mention that recent updates caused the extension to stop working properly on Facebook and other platforms, with users losing settings and facing compatibility issues. Confusion about needing to enable the extension after updates and lack of troubleshooting support are common complaints. While users praise the extension's concept and prior performance, ongoing functional problems and site/browser incompatibility reduce its reliability.

Pros

Effectively prevents Facebook from refreshing, enhancing user experience.
Allows users to keep videos or TV channels running in the background without interruption.
Works well on most websites and browsers like Chrome and Brave (when functional).
Users appreciate the ability to configure the extension to work only on selected sites, enhancing privacy and control.
The extension increases multitasking by letting users switch tabs without losing page state.

Cons

Currently, the extension does not work properly on Facebook due to recent updates, causing pages to refresh despite settings.
It has stopped working or become unreliable after updates, leading to loss of saved settings and requiring re-enabling.
Incompatibility with some browsers (e.g., Edge, Chrome Beta) and sites (like Twitch, Canva quizzes) has been reported.
Lack of clear troubleshooting guidance and updates that disable the extension by default cause user confusion.
Users report that earlier versions were better, and recent updates have degraded functionality significantly.

Recent reviews

This was a great extension, works as expected for all websites! I installed this extension a while back, and it stopped working recently. Just removing and reinstalling the extension will fix the issue.

Da*****, 2025-06-10

Wow akhirnya ada extensi bagus, bisa untuk facebook/web dengan timer, jadi gaperlu fokus di satu tab yang sama. Thanks it worked!

Ji*****, 2025-05-27

does not work unfortunately.

ai*****, 2025-04-30

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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

Always active Window - Always Visible has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

Medium This extension has medium user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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