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Best alternatives to Always Active Window — Always Visible (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Always Active Window, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Always Active Window: reviews, users and permissionsBest Tools extensions

Always Active Window — Always Visible today

≈2K users5.0★ from 6 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago6 permissions

Always Active Window alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Always active Window - Always Visible

    Simulate all whitelisted browser windows as active by spoofing the visibility state event and more!

    ≈300K users4.0★ from 229 ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago3 permissions
    • About 150× more users than Always Active Window
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 6)
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  2. 2

    Always on Top Window

    Pin any Chrome window or tab with the always on top window companion extension. Make any window stay active and in front.

    ≈70K users4.3★ from 81 ratingsUpdated 10 days ago7 permissions
    • About 35× more users than Always Active Window
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (7 vs 6)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
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  3. 3

    Window Resizer

    Resize your browser window to custom sizes, test layouts, emulate resolutions, and improve productivity with multi-monitor support.

    ≈6K users3.8★ from 6 ratingsUpdated 16 months ago4 permissions
    • About 3.0× more users than Always Active Window
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 6)
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  4. 4

    Save Window Size

    Saves and restores browser window size and position per screen resolution.

    205 users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 6 months ago3 permissions
    • About 9.8× fewer users than Always Active Window
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 6)
    • Listed under Accessibility
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  5. 5

    Window Resizer

    Resize and align the current window to the predefined position with multi-monitor support

    ≈3K users4.2★ from 10 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago2 permissions
    • About 1.5× more users than Always Active Window
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 6)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
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  6. 6

    Window Resizer

    Easily set the layout (size & position) of your browser window

    ≈10K users3.7★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago2 permissions
    • About 5.0× more users than Always Active Window
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 6)
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  7. 7

    Refresh Active Frame

    Refresh active frame or ifrmae with keyboard shortcut, fallback to refresh page if active element is not a frame

    ≈1K users4.4★ from 5 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years2 permissions
    • About 2.0× fewer users than Always Active Window
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 6)
    • Listed under Accessibility
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  8. 8

    Easy Window Resizer

    A tool to easily resize browser windows

    ≈2K users4.2★ from 6 ratingsUpdated 6 days ago4 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Always Active Window
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 6)
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    Resize Window

    Restores window size and position after changing screen resolution.

    521 users3.1★ from 7 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions
    • About 3.8× fewer users than Always Active Window
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 6)
    • Listed under Functionality & UI
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  10. 10

    Don't Close Window With Last Tab

    Prevent closing of Google Chrome with the last tab, the least intrusive way.

    ≈40K users3.8★ from 174 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years2 permissions
    • About 20× more users than Always Active Window
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 6)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Always Active Window alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Always Active Window?

By users, the most popular alternative is Always active Window - Always Visible with ≈300K users and a 4.0-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Always active Window - Always Visible.

Which Always Active Window alternative has the best rating?

Always on Top Window has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.3 out of 5 from 81 ratings.

Is there a Always Active Window alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Resize Window asks for 1 permissions, against 6 for Always Active Window.

How many alternatives to Always Active Window are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Always Active Window on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.