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Always active Window - Always Visible

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Status
  • Extension status: Featured
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Description from extension meta

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

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Always active Window - Always Visible
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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.

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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
2. webkitvisibilitychange (only on Chromium browsers)
3. mozvisibilitychange (only on Firefox browser)
4. blur (some websites require the user to keep the tab focused)
5. mouseleave (some websites use this method to make sure the user pointer is inside the window)

Latest reviews

Marlon Sadar
Best extension ever
Daniel S
Doesn't work at all. Pages continue to automatically refresh (every few seconds on sites like Yahoo! News). It doesn't work on Facebook either. Don't bother with this extension. It's not worth the wasted bandwidth to download!
Alwin Wilson
does the job perfectly.
Farid Rabahallah
It was awsome, but now i don't what happened, does the Facebook updates ruined it or it's update itself did.
Flavien B
Works as expected
Anders Bjerin
Works like a charm. I can now work with several tabs at the same time.
Lado Ristić
Doesn't work on Facebook anymore.
Mia Anaya
Awesome to keep background videos playing
Daniel153
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.
aigarsa
does not work unfortunately.
Marcela Bustamante
I downloaded this because it was supposed to stop Facebook refreshing. Sadly, there seems to have been an update that exempts Facebook, so it doesn't work. Any app or extension that quietly exempts companies or pages is unethical....
jason
Stopped working. I'll make it 5-star when it's working again.
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Same, it stopped working on April 2025, fb is refreshing.
LooneyTunes Horner
Facebook was refreshing every time I opened a new tab to read something but then I found out about this extension so installed it and it's great. I use Brave browser. UPDATE... No longer works on Facebook 16/04/2025
ME Chapman
Right now I'm on the fence about it. I was just in FB and it refreshed the page. It had been working since I downloaded the app. So for about 5 hours. I was reading a stupid pop-up post they force us to have now and poof it was gone. Do I have my settings right? I added Facebook to the list and it says it's on.
Patrick Gronemann
Fantastic!
L
Works well on 99% of websites, however I've managed to find some exceptions like monkeytype, I'd still give it 5 stars though because its great!
Mick sheeran
Great stops facebook refreshing..
kradena horilka
don't work with twitch at all
Einar Boson
Amazing. So much less frustrating using Facebook. It is possible to narrow its permissions to only work on sites of your choosing in the extensions options. This seems prudent as you never know what happens to updates in the future.
BHASKAR KUMAR 2024038101
USING IT FOR A WHILE WORKING FINE
eaglegrad 16
NOPE. Doesn't work with Chrome BETA. Guess it's just for the classic version which I upgraded from bc it was hijacked.
Foxti Nez
Works perfectly with Facebook & Chrome browser, no refresh anymore. Thanks ^^
Shone Sarode
Can someone comment if this works on canva quizzes?
man baby
sadly didnt work on my canvas exam, prof said "the logs showed u left the tab", i got a zero on it
- FRK FRK -
GOOD TO KEEP SOME VIDEOS OR TV CHANNELS RUNNING EVEN WHEN YOU ARE NOT WATCHING !
WP Louis
this is one of the best extension i've ever add to my chrome man
Kim Clifford
Not working with Edge browser. Facebook still refreshes.
freebird1963
Not working for me with Facebook. Its still refreshing. Zucker sucks FYI. Chrome. Win 7 if any of that matters. Turned off all other extensions to see if there was a conflict but doesn't seem to be. Maybe some other setting but since no real troubleshooting guide can't tell.
Jason White
Works great for me!!
Seth Taylor Proffitt
Trash on chrome and firefox. not working on latest browser versions
Vinayak Sutar
Good GOOD!!!!
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man baby did not know there was an update released that automatically turns off always active window after they added the new feature. the extension is disabled at first which youll need to enable in order for the extension to work. the extension doesnt work for them because they simply forgot to turn it on LMFAO
Min Zayar Phyo
the past version would be better this doesn't work
Sanghani Dhruv
Not Working This Extension past version is excellent this version sooo bad.
Hozz8528
Used to work perfectly until I run IOBit Advanced System Care to speed up my browser. It used to remember which sites, even which parts of the site I turned it on, but now it forgets my settings every time I close or reload the tab and in some cases it doesn't even want to change modes. Help?
VINEETH P
good
Galaxies Crafter
When I turn it on blue, it usually has a check mark, but when I reload the page it is still blue but there is no check mark and it doesn't seem to work properly. I had to turn it off and on again to get it to work, but when I reloaded the website it was the same issue. Anyway, this extension helped me a lot. Thank you!
Abhishek Singh
Working Perfectly on online Exam where Tab Switching is not allowed.
Swarup Saw
Mouse enter event is being detected in the extension selft test, please fix that
Arish Pathan
very usefull
John Weiss
Love this extension. But the word "globally" in Options is very misleading, since the extension isn't supposed act on all site globally, but only the sites in "List of Hostnames". Do these "global" options affect sites NOT listed in "List of Hostnames"? If not, please remove the word "globally". Thx!
Abhishek Sharma
good
Daniel Pasos
On Chromne the extension is only working On click. In Details, if you have it set to All sites or Specific sites, it doesn't work
Erin Shelly
Does not work as described; set to specific sites, yet fails to keep facebook from auto-refreshing.
Oliver Gillz
It was an awesome app but they changed it to be close till you click it open, it was way better the way around, when it was "always on till you click it off" now it useless for me. I've put 3 stars because its still working, but i would have put 5 if it was like before update. hope they will change it or to put a button that you can change between "open at start/close at start" kind of choice
Prince Keyal
I recently had the opportunity to try out Active Screen, and it exceeded my expectations in several key areas. This product is designed to enhance productivity and improve the overall experience of managing digital content. Here’s my detailed review: User Interface and Design Active Screen boasts a sleek and intuitive user interface. The design is clean and modern, making it easy for users to navigate through various features. The layout is logical, and all the essential tools are easily accessible. I found the color scheme and iconography particularly pleasing, which contributed to a pleasant user experience.
Raghavendra R
Is this extension working post the latest update ? Can someone lease let know, thanks! How do we test this if this is working or not ?
Demon1342
Stopped working in twitch after latest update
Sarthi Kalathiya
it is very good and helpful when server does not serve when tab is not active.