Behind The Overlay

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One click to close any overlay on any website.

Description from store Close any overlay on any website with a single click or keys. Use keyboard shortcut on Windows ctrl+shift+x or on MacOS cmd+shift+x (think about x as the close button you can use on any website). Once you get used to the keyboard shortcut, you'll be using it all the time and gonna love it ! ; ) Important features: * It works on any website. It doesn't rely on a static list of rules, as some other extensions. * It doesn't require any permissions. * No performance impact on your browsing. It will only activate when triggered. * (NEW) Also removes blurred backgrounds and unlocks the scroll bar. Important changes 0.2.2 - 05/01/2024 Update to make it work with the latest versions of Chrome that only supports manifest v3. 0.2.1 - 16/03/2022 Better handling for the scrollbar unblocker thanks to @ricobl on github (issue #23). 0.2.0 - 24/04/2021 Removes blurred backgrounds and improved scroll detection thanks to @sandsmark on github (issue #29). 0.1.3 - 18/06/2014: A keyboard shortcut is now available and activated by default: For windows, linux: CTRL+SHIFT+X For MacOS: CMD+SHIFT+X To remember X key, think of X as a close button. The scrolling enabler now got better, thanks to jordansexton on github. Improving the algorithm for finding overlays. --- Reach out on Github to make suggestions: https://github.com/NicolaeNMV/BehindTheOverlay Now an Firefox extension is also available ! I'm using this extension myself and happy to share it with everyone ! <3

Latest reviews

(2025-07-19) White Shadow: works nicely
(2025-06-18) B. D.: This extension should remove "overflow:hidden" style from the body and html(?) tags of the document. Every overlay adds this style. And in the case when overlay is blocked, e. g., by adblock, the style stays, breaking the page navigation.
(2025-05-12) Nick Percival: Unfortunately doesn't work on a particular live tv streaming site I'm trying to use. Basically the site picks up on the fact there's an adblocker so it disables the stream. I use BTO which removes the overlay like it says it does, however the page then needs to be refreshed for the stream to restart which in turn also resets BTO back to off so I'm back to square one :/
(2025-04-13) M.P.V.: Very nice extenssion, I would like it to remove those things automatically, without having to use the shortcut keys combination. Thank you
(2025-03-10) Marco Stazi: 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...
(2025-03-01) Henry Siaw: Works great! Wish it was automatic on some websites, if I can find a way to always enable on a specific website
(2025-02-25) nony Anon: 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
(2025-02-16) Noah: Very overpowered and easy to use. Make sure you pin the extension to save a click.
(2025-01-29) Marco B: Has been very useful more than i can count
(2025-01-25) Shrey Satapathy: Works almost everywhere.
(2024-10-23) Cole Patterson: Works 95% of the time. Very good.
(2024-10-01) Charles Magnuson: I use this extension a near countless times every week. It's incredibly useful.
(2024-08-12) xxmexx florrio: Best overlay bypass, i got free infinite vpn with this by bypassing the paywall somehow i would realy reccomend XD
(2024-07-18) Singh Keshav: Super useful.
(2024-04-19) Larry McFarlane: Has been working well for me over the past 5 years.
(2024-03-14) Matt Myers: When I need to use it, which isn't very often, it still works perfectly.
(2024-02-27) Skill seizer: thz worked
(2024-01-27) Matt Rice: Works fine for me 1/27/24, not sure why other people are having issues
(2024-01-10) Watch Party: This is amazing, sadly it doesn't work well or consistent enough across the internet... but the fact it exists, attempts, and does work at times is awesome! Ads, paywalls, etc...
(2023-11-24) Konrad: Was working on some websites, now it just doesn't work on any website I try. Needs an update.
(2023-11-24) Konrad: Was working on some websites, now it just doesn't work on any website I try. Needs an update.
(2023-09-30) docem: doesnt work
(2023-09-30) docem: doesnt work
(2023-08-03) Wiktor Reczek: not working here, please fix: https://wyborcza.pl/7,75400,30029243,gpt-jest-coraz-glupszy-sztuczna-inteligencje-psuje-ludzka-chciwosc.html
(2023-08-03) Wiktor Reczek: not working here, please fix: https://wyborcza.pl/7,75400,30029243,gpt-jest-coraz-glupszy-sztuczna-inteligencje-psuje-ludzka-chciwosc.html
(2023-07-31) Pro tric: I install it on every computer I use, I love this extension Jag installerar detta tillägg på varenda dator jag använder, kan inte vara utan det längre.
(2023-07-13) Matt Dubois: This does exactly what it says without annoying bloat like account registration. This has rendered unusable websites usable on numerous occasions. Excellent work.
(2023-07-13) Matt Dubois: This does exactly what it says without annoying bloat like account registration. This has rendered unusable websites usable on numerous occasions. Excellent work.
(2023-07-05) Aragaki: add shortcut option pls.
(2023-07-05) Aragaki: add shortcut option pls.
(2023-06-14) Max Yudin: Just what the doctor ordered.
(2023-05-02) Cherry Xue: Literally one of the most helpful chrome extensions I've downloaded - Works perfectly when there are annoying pay walls or pop-ups that make you sign up to some random website. Some websites have disallowed scrolling or other ways to work around this, but it really isn't the extension's fault so still a solid 5 stars.
(2023-05-02) Cherry Xue: Literally one of the most helpful chrome extensions I've downloaded - Works perfectly when there are annoying pay walls or pop-ups that make you sign up to some random website. Some websites have disallowed scrolling or other ways to work around this, but it really isn't the extension's fault so still a solid 5 stars.
(2023-04-27) Louis Lamard: Les overlays sont effectivement supprimés mais retire aussi la possibilité de scroll sur la page web rendant l'extension inutile. The overlays are effectively removed but also removes the ability to scroll on the web page making the extension useless.
(2023-04-24) Jonas: Sehr gut. Man kann Teile einer Webseite überspringen, die als Overlay aufpoppen. Sehr hilfreich!!!
(2023-04-20) Mr. Lance E Sloan: I just installed this because I noticed anti-ad-block overlays on weather.com. So far, I like it. Using AdblockPlus (ABP), I could easily block the overlays, but it doesn't handle the problem of re-enabling page scrolling. This extension does that. I ended up removing the element-hiding rules I'd created with ABP and I use this extension's shortcut key to activate it. The only thing that could be better would be for this extension to be called as part of a ABP rule, for this extension to automatically act on certain specified websites, or to prompt the user if overlays are detected.
(2023-02-02) Joseph Berrigan: Best extension, works on 9/10 sites to circumvent paywalls. I have been using this every day for like ten years.
(2023-02-02) Joseph Berrigan: Best extension, works on 9/10 sites to circumvent paywalls. I have been using this every day for like ten years.
(2022-11-03) Aaron Rubin: Behind The Overlay is my favorite extension!!
(2022-11-03) Aaron Rubin: Behind The Overlay is my favorite extension!!
(2022-10-25) Michael Somers: I installed it but now I can't see videos on reddit anymore. I get the captcha to click but clicking it doesn't remove it, it just opens a new captcha. Even after removing the extensions. Help please
(2022-10-25) Michael Somers: I installed it but now I can't see videos on reddit anymore. I get the captcha to click but clicking it doesn't remove it, it just opens a new captcha. Even after removing the extensions. Help please
(2022-09-14) Abdullah Alurwaili: A very useful tool to have in your toolbox. My only issue is the extension icon. It doesn't provide an idea of what the extension is about.
(2022-09-14) Abdullah Alurwaili: A very useful tool to have in your toolbox. My only issue is the extension icon. It doesn't provide an idea of what the extension is about.
(2022-09-11) Eric Henson: Love it! Bound it to a hotkey to quick-close obnoxious overlays begging to sign up for their newsletters or whatever. The detection isn't perfect, but I'd say it works on 90% of the overlays I commonly come across, and it even fixes scrolling.
(2022-09-11) Eric Henson: Love it! Bound it to a hotkey to quick-close obnoxious overlays begging to sign up for their newsletters or whatever. The detection isn't perfect, but I'd say it works on 90% of the overlays I commonly come across, and it even fixes scrolling.
(2022-07-12) Heath “rolltidehero” B.: All that it is missing is the option to save\remember blocked elements so that it auto-blocks them on future visits similar to "Click To Remove Element" extension. If this had that option, it would be the GOAT! Love it though.... And open-source! Thanks!
(2022-07-12) Heath “rolltidehero” B.: All that it is missing is the option to save\remember blocked elements so that it auto-blocks them on future visits similar to "Click To Remove Element" extension. If this had that option, it would be the GOAT! Love it though.... And open-source! Thanks!
(2022-06-02) krokada: muy buena extension, sensilla y facil de usar, no te llena de opciones que al final uno no sabe como usarla, recomendable si buscas informacion y no te permite la misma pagina verla por una "ventana" que bloquea ..
(2022-05-12) Mert Yaşin: Lets you browse websites that require obnoxious sign-up's. Huge time saver and very practical compared to manually editing the CSS of the page.

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