Kill Sticky
Kill off the annoying floating things blocking the website you're trying to see.
Kill Sticky: Firefox Add-on To Improve Web Browsing Experience
"Kill Sticky" is an innovative Firefox add-on that eliminates distracting floating elements on pages you browse. Conceived by Alisdair McDiarmid, it is an indispensable tool for efficient web browsing. Available for Firefox on Android, it provides you with uninterrupted browsing by getting rid of those pesky floating items that block part of the page.
Add-on stats
Weekly download count: 8
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: Very low risk impact 
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
- activeTab
Size: 13.91K
URLs: Website
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Other platforms
Not available on Chrome
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
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Add-on summary
Special thanks to Alisdair McDiarmid (https://twitter.com/alisdair) for his bookmarklet: https://alisdair.mcdiarmid.org/kill-sticky-headers/
Firefox for Android, via an entry that appears at the bottom of the '...' menu.
User reviews
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Effectively removes annoying sticky pop-ups and overlays.
- User-friendly with simple activation via an X button.
- Compatible with Firefox on Android.
- Developer responsive to user feedback (e.g., adding keyboard shortcut).
- Makes webpages more readable by clearing distractions.
Cons
- Stickies can reappear on page reloads, requiring repeated clicks.
- Some users experience erratic behavior, including freezing pages or killing the wrong elements.
- No default setting to always keep stickies off, leading to frequent user interaction.
- High RAM usage reported after extended use.
- Lack of an 'undo' function for users who overuse the X button.
Most mentioned
- Sticky pop-ups are annoying and frequently encountered.
- Users desire a keyboard shortcut for ease of use.
- Some users find the add-on not functioning as expected.
User reviews
Oddly this add-on does not work for me but AlwaysKillSticky does.
by JokeDeity, 2024-10-18
Works well on Android.
by Andrew Gaul, 2023-12-26
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Kill Sticky does not require any sensitive permissions.
Risk likelihood
Kill Sticky has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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