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Active Window for Google Chrome™ Chrome Extension Analysis

Automation & Workflow Efficiency

Chrome extension ID: bmpbmlkgadflbdmoegegklkanghgjepd

Active Window is a browser extension that forces web pages to behave as if they are always in the foreground. By intercepting and blocking visibility and focus-related JavaScript events, it allows media, timers, and monitoring tools to continue running in background tabs.

Developer:Software Helper
Version:3.0.1
Size:610KiB
Last updated:
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External:Chrome Web StoreOfficial website

Overview

Installs

0

Rating

★ —

0 reviews

Languages

41 locales

Includes Deutsch, English, English (United States), Filipino...

Market analysis

Review-backed positioning, friction, and market signals for this Chrome extension.

No review samples found

Macro category

Automation & Workflow Efficiency

Pricing friction

Low review signal

Complaint intensity

Low review signal

Listing & review signals
Observed signals from store listing text and review samples.

Listing positioning

The listing positions the product as a utility to override browser-level visibility and focus events. It emphasizes user control, performance, and the ability to prevent websites from throttling or pausing content when a tab is inactive.

Inferred product pattern

Event interception and script injection utility.

Review-backed pain points

Review-backed data is not available.

Observed feature gaps

No feature gaps identified; the tool covers its stated scope for DOM event manipulation.

Tags
Tab ManagementBrowser AutomationVisibility StateBackground Activity
Target users

- Power Users

- Developers

- Video/Audio Streamers

- Monitoring Dashboard Users

Primary use cases

- Maintaining background video playback

- Preventing auto-logout in web apps

- Keeping real-time dashboards active

- Testing website visibility scripts

Positive themes

No positive theme data.

Negative themes

No negative theme data.

Observed friction

- No pricing friction identified; the extension claims to be a utility tool with no mention of a paid model.

Evidence boundary: Data is derived from the Chrome Web Store manifest and descriptive text. No user reviews are currently available to supplement the technical documentation. The lack of user reviews prevents verification of real-world site compatibility or performance stability.
Complaint summaries
Review-backed complaint signals grouped by operational area.

Support

No support complaints found.

Reliability

No reliability complaints found.

Privacy

No privacy complaints found.

Access & pricing

- Free usage observed

- No account requirement observed

- Free plan or free usage claimed

Store listing facts

Listing assets

- Screenshots: 1

- Videos: 0

- Languages: 41

Trust signals

- Developer contact

- Official website

Store metadata

- Version: 3.0.1

- Size: 610KiB

- Last updated:

Listing SEO keywords

Search intent keywords
Keyword signals for evaluating how users may discover, compare, or search for this extension category.

Core discovery

keep tabs activeprevent tab suspensionstop inactivity pausebrowser visibility api override

Comparison

Active Window extension vs Page Visibility API

Problem

webpage pausing backgroundbrowser tab auto-refresh stopsidle timeout prevention

Alternative

tab session managerauto refresh extension

Similar extensions

Jump to related discovery paths:

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Screenshots

Active Window for Google Chrome™ screenshot

Links

Website: landing.pdfwork.com

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