# Minimal Playback Overlay

> Replace cluttered video overlays with a minimal play/pause and time bar on hover.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `minimal-playback-overlay`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Ray
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-12-16
- **First published:** 2025-12-13
- **Size:** 8.71 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/minimal-playback-overlay/)

## Description

Minimal Playback Overlay (FocusBar) Description: Replaces cluttered control overlays with a tiny bar displaying only play/pause and time when hovering the mouse, hiding unnecessary buttons. Features: auto-hide, auto-detect players. Simple: inject CSS + tiny control UI. Permissions: content scripts.

## Rankings

- #118,983 — Overall
- #101 — overlay

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- 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/minimal-playback-overlay)