Behind The Overlay Extension
One button to close any overlay on any website follow Behind_Overlay for updates
News
16 Mar 2021 | The scrollbar unblocker was improved to better handle overflowY (thanks to ricobl).
23 Dec 2020 | Minor release, just changing the name from BehindTheOverlay to Behind The Overlay.
11 feb 2018 | Update Firefox extension to make it compatible with the latest version.
11 Jun 2014 | Firefox extension is available now !
10 Jun 2014 | Assign a keyboard shortcut, see how.
What's it all about?
Some websites will use an overlay to mask its content with a transparent background to force you to read a message before you can see the actual content.
I find this very annoying as every site will have a different way to close that overlay popup.
This extension solves this problem by offering you one button to close any overlay on any website you may ever encounter.
In the news
This extension was featured on cnet.com, thenextweb.com, ghacks.net among others.
Extension in action
Does it work everywhere ?
The extension should work on all sites that have overlays. I created a list of some of the websites that the extension is know to work: WORKS_ON.md.
Features
- Requires no special permissions.
- Extremely lightweight. The extension activates only when you click its button, thereby it has no impact on navigation performance when you don't use the extension. Doesn't use tons of rules as AdBlock/uBlock extensions are doing for example.
- Supports hiding of multiple DOM overlay elements.
- Enables overflow auto of the body when overlay script hides it to disable the scroll of the page.
- Support of keyboard shortcut. Ctrl+Shift+X on Windows,Linux and Cmd+Shift+X on Mac.
Feedback
If you have any suggestion or comment, please create an issue here or send me a tweet to NicolaeNMV. Any feedback is highly appreciated.
Licence
Licensed under the GPL License.