Behind The Overlay

One click to close any overlay on any website.

Behind The Overlay - Close Web Overlays with One Click

'Behind The Overlay' is a user-friendly Chrome extension designed to instantly close any overlay on any web page. It allows facile keyboard shortcut usage - ctrl+shift+x on Windows, cmd+shift+x on MacOS. It doesn't rely on a static list of rules, offering versatility and compatibility with any website, but instead operates when activated by the user. The extension doesn't necessitate any permissions and doesn't affect browsing performance. Furthermore, it also removes blurred backgrounds and discounts scroll bars, enhancing the viewing experience.

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By: NicolaeNVM

Users: 100,000+

Rating: 4.20

(345)

Version: 0.2.2 (Last updated: 2024-01-06)

Creation date: 2017-08-04

Permissions:

activeTab
scripting

Size: 58.34K

Email: ni*****@gmail.com

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 1,951 ▲ 108

Other rankings

#2772 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 27 #1 in overlay keyword 28 #79 in shift keyword 33 ▼ 1 #197 in close keyword 18 ▲ 7

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Behind The Overlay (v0.2.1)

17,364+ 4.61

(74)

Not available on Edge

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Works well for bypassing adblocker detection and paywalls
Easy to use and set up
Highly effective on many websites
No need for account registration
Can make unusable websites usable

Cons

Inconsistent performance across websites
Occasionally removes the ability to scroll on pages
May require updates to maintain functionality
Limited automation for specific websites

Most mentioned

Bypasses overlays and paywalls
Inconsistent behavior on certain sites
User-friendly and powerful when it works
Issues with scrolling after removing overlays

User reviews

Unfortunately the new shortcut (ctrl-shift-x or cmd-shift-x on Mac) cannot be changed and it is in conflict with an important shortcut that I have to use every day for work (that same shortcut is used to enable formatting in Microsoft Teams messages) so I had to remove the extension from my work machine. Hopefully the dev gives us a way to customize or disable the shortcut! Other than that the extension is great and works very well, but I can't give more than 3 stars if I can only use it on some of my computers...

Marco Stazi, 2025-03-10

Works great! Wish it was automatic on some websites, if I can find a way to always enable on a specific website

Henry Siaw, 2025-03-01

it worked perfectly for a website that was deteicting an adblocker and shows an overlay to force you disable the adblocker but this solved the problem for me thank you so much

nony Anon, 2025-02-25

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Behind The Overlay does not require any sensitive permissions.

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