Behind The Overlay

One click to close any overlay popup on any website. Use keyboard shortcut Cmd+Shift+X (Mac OS X) or Ctrl+Shift+X (Windows / Linux).

Behind The Overlay: A One-click Solution to Close Overlays

'Behind The Overlay' is a powerful browser extension for Firefox that provides an easy solution to close overlay popups on websites. The add-on is highly efficient and activates only when you manually click on its icon or use the keyboard shortcut. Remarkably, it works even on overlays that do not have a close button. As a result, it offers a more streamlined and hassle-free browsing experience.

Add-on stats

Daily users: 17,372
91
Version: 0.2.1 (Last updated: 2022-03-16)
Version code: 5378949
Creation date: 2014-06-11
Weekly download count: 205
Firefox on Android: Yes
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
Size: 63.06K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

Behind The Overlay (v0.2.2)
4.20 (342) 100,000
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
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Add-on summary

After the success of Chrome version, here is the Firefox version ! To see a video example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fc5q-Ba8S8

Have you ever been to a website that displays an overlay and masks the content with a transparent background before seeing its content ? This extension allows you to close easily those overlays.

  • It actives only when you click its button
  • Extremely lightweight
  • Keyboard shortcut Cmd+Shift+X (Mac/OsX) or Ctrl+Shift+X (Windows/Linux)

And it works even with overlays without a close button !

For the lastest news or feedbacks please follow https://twitter.com/Behind_Overlay

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works effectively on desktop
  • Helps remove annoying floating foregrounds
  • Great concept
Cons
  • Ineffective on Firefox for Android
  • Cannot remove specific floating buttons from certain sites
  • Does not work on many sites
Most mentioned
  • Issues with functionality on Firefox for Android
  • Works well on desktop
  • Struggles to remove pop-ups
User reviews

by joshua, 2024-12-22

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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Behind The Overlay does not require any sensitive permissions.

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Risk likelihood analysis details
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