Always active Window - Always Visible

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

Always Active Window - Chrome Extension

"Always Active Window - Always Visible" is a Chrome extension designed to spoof the visibility state of browser windows. It prevents web pages from tracking tab activity, ensuring features like music players work seamlessly even when the tab is not active. The extension modifies properties such as `document.visibilityState` and `document.hidden` to maintain an active state, and it requires individual activation for each hostname to optimize performance.
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Extension stats

Users: 200,000+
Rating: 3.98
(147)
Version: 0.4.3 (Last updated: 2024-12-18)
Creation date: 2019-10-13
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • scripting
Host permissions:
  • *://*/*
Size: 54.75K

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Not available on Android
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Extension summary

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[Breaking Change] Version 0.4.0 and above. The extension must now be enabled for each hostname individually. This adjustment enhances the extension's performance, as the always-active feature can disrupt websites. To activate it, open the page requiring the always-active feature in a browser tab and click the action button once. The page will refresh, and the action button will turn blue.


This extension protects against web pages tracking the activity state of the page. Some websites use this track to only offer services when the tab is active. By installing this extension a small script is injected into every webpage which overwrites the "document.visibilityState", and "document.hidden" properties to pretend the tab is always in the active state (document.visibilityState = 'visible' and document.hidden = false).

This is useful for the webpages that check your visibility state before loading resources like many music webpages. By installing this extension even if the page is opened in the background page, the player will start immediately like the page is loaded on an active tab.

Supported Trackings: document.mozHidden (only on Firefox browser) document.webkitHidden (only on Chromium browsers)

Supported Events:

  1. visibilitychange
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User reviews

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Pros
  • Works great for specific users and use cases
  • Helpful for keeping videos or TV channels running
  • Useful for online exams where tab switching is restricted
Cons
  • Not working consistently with certain sites like Facebook and Canva quizzes
  • Issues with settings being forgotten after tab reloads
  • Misleading terminology regarding global options
Most mentioned
  • Not working with Facebook
  • Problems after updates or interactions with other software
  • Settings reset or not saving properly
User reviews
Semplicemente non funziona!!
by Domenico, 2024-12-19

Can someone comment if this works on canva quizzes?
by Shone Sarode, 2024-12-16

sadly didnt work on my canvas exam, prof said "the logs showed u left the tab", i got a zero on it
by man baby, 2024-12-15
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Extension safety

Risk impact

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

Risk likelihood

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