is there any reason that this extension Requires the Permission "Access browser tabs" ?

The original extension Behind The Overlay - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/behind_the_overlay/ which has been updated earlier this year doesn't require this Permission, why is that ?

it says right under "About this extension" that it "Requires no special permissions." but apparently it does.

Kisses.

I don't think I've ever reviewed an extension, but man, what a find. Thanks so much for making it. I get very sick of closing overlays and finding the little "x" in some corner of it or some light colored "close" link. They get sneakier and sneakier about making you actually read the overlay to find a way to close it. Now when I see one, I know right away I can click on the X in the toolbar and it will disappear. So satisfying.

This is a useful add-on that fixes the overlay annoyance on many websites. I'd rather the button hadn't been moved to the address bar, though; it was fine in the toolbar as it was before.

This extension works well, but it would be better if overlays could be permanently blocked. I'm looking for a replacement of Poper Blocker, the only one that saved our settings and removed the chosen overlays permanently.

Only a few clever sites can escape the menacing jaws of this addon- otherwise say goodbye to annoying page overlays.

because of the new GDPR & f.. overlays as a result : perfect, _because_ of its non intrusive _simplicity_ based on the browser itself , thx - works fine. !

i know that you said you'll be making the button on the context menu, but that was 7 months ago, when will we be getting it?
other than this the add-on is perfect.

I know you went for simplicity, but it would really be nice to have an option to "block overlays by default" with a site whitelist. Some sites like reddit with their nag banner to get you to join have this pop up every time you hit the front page have gotten beyond annoying and this solves the issue, but the default block and whitelist would take it to the next level.

Great add-on! Even better now that it's automatic.
Truly a must-have with so many sites using overlays to hide content.

Works well for me on some sites
Companies are always looking for ways to beat these extensions, which is not the fault of the developer
The cluttering of the url/location bar with the icon is the only drawback I can see
I understand you want easy access as it may be used often, but the fact you can organize everything so easily in Quantum means you can put it in your favorite extension icons spot

Thanks for all your efforts!

Removes the overlay, but then the pages underneath won't scroll so I can only read the first paragraph or so. Is there a fix for this?

Works just fine for me on Quantum. Media outlets are starting to figure out that extensions like this exist and they're making the floater canvas their main content container, so I imagine it'll stop working soon.

Does not work with Quantum, will not add an icon to the toolbar. Wound up using the Pintrest overlay remover and it does the job on other sites as well.

Consistent easy to use & effective!

it will work with Quantum as long as you reinstall and restart, otherwise it will not show up in the address bar and will not show up in Customize either

Could you make it so that we could remove the icon in the url bar? It is annoying because it is a cross, just next to the cross to stop the loading of pages. So it is easy to misclick. I only use the shortcut anyway, I don't want this icon.

Elimina todo. Incluso lo que no tiene botón para cerrar.