Always active Window - Always Visible

Name: Always active Window - Always Visible
Rating: 3.9827586206896552 (174 reviews)
Author: brian.girko

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

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Always Active Window - Always Visible is a Chrome extension designed to keep your browser tabs simulated as always active. By injecting a small script into each webpage, it overrides the document.visibilityState and document.hidden properties to make the tab appear continuously visible and active, even if it's running in the background. This prevents websites from tracking your tab activity and ensures functionality on pages that require active tabs, such as music streaming sites, so playback starts immediately regardless of tab focus.

The extension supports multiple visibility tracking methods across browsers like Chromium and Firefox, including visibilitychange events and vendor-specific properties. From version 0.4.0 onward, users enable the feature on a per-hostname basis to minimize disruption. Simply open the desired page and click the extension to activate it, indicated by a blue action button. This ensures improved performance and user control over which sites simulate always-active tabs.

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By:

brian.girko

Users:

200,000

Rating:

3.98

(174)

Version:

0.4.4 Last updated: 2025-06-19

Creation date:

2019-10-13

Risk:

Permissions:

storage
scripting

Host permissions:

*://*/*

Size:

53.97KB

Email:

br*****@gmail.com

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-07

Ranking

# 1,164 ▲ 6

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#1543 in Tools ▼ 10

#18 in windows keyword 48 ▼ 4

#34 in browser tab keyword 42 ▼ 4

#48 in state keyword 18 ▲ 1

#70 in keep keyword 55 ▲ 1

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Always active Window (Always Visible) (v0.4.4)

4,255 4.03

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Always active Window - Always Visible (v0.4.4)

25,443 4.00

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User reviews

Users appreciate 'Always active Window - Always Visible' for preventing tab refreshing, keeping videos playing in the background, and its ease of use on browsers like Chrome and Brave. However, many report that the extension has stopped working recently, especially on Facebook and some other platforms like Twitch and Canvas. Compatibility issues exist with certain browsers such as Edge and Chrome Beta, and inconsistent performance along with a lack of support or troubleshooting guidance frustrate users. Despite these problems, it remains valued for its core functionality when it works.

Pros

Effectively prevents page refreshing on many websites, especially Facebook, enhancing user experience.
Allows background videos or live streams to keep playing even when the tab is not active.
Easy to use and works well with major browsers like Chrome and Brave for most users.
Provides options to limit its functionality to specific sites, adding user control and privacy.
Generally reliable and considered one of the best extensions for stopping tab refresh in Chrome by several users.

Cons

Recently stopped working on Facebook and some other sites, reducing its effectiveness.
Not compatible or does not work properly with some browsers like Edge and Chrome Beta.
Fails to work with certain platforms like Twitch and Canvas quizzes, limiting its usability.
Users face issues due to lack of troubleshooting guides or explanations for problems when it stops working.
Inconsistent performance, with some users reporting it worked only briefly before failing again.

Recent reviews

Works like a charm. I can now work with several tabs at the same time.

An*****, 2025-06-29

Doesn't work on Facebook anymore.

La*****, 2025-06-21

Awesome to keep background videos playing

Mi*****, 2025-06-15

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

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

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.

Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Chrome extension may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Chrome extension reputation on Chrome Web Store, the amount of time the Chrome extension has been around, and other signals about the Chrome extension. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Chrome extension.

Always active Window - Always Visible has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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