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Keep Awake

by extensions@chromium.org

v1.9 Updated Aug 4, 2023 30.73KiB
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★ 4.00
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⚠️Not updated in over 2 years 1M+ users

Description

This extension makes it easy to temporarily disable power management on Chrome OS. It adds an icon in the upper-right corner of the browser that can be clicked to switch between modes where the screen is kept on (sun icon), the system is prevented from sleeping (sunset), or power-saving settings are left unchanged (moon). ---- Frequently-asked questions: * Will this extension prevent a Chromebook from suspending when its lid is closed? No, but if an external display is connected, recent versions of Chrome OS will remain awake when the lid is closed. * What's the difference between the "screen is kept on" and "system is prevented from sleeping" modes? When the system is prevented from sleeping (sunset icon), network connections will remain active; this may be useful if using e.g. the Secure Shell app. The screen will still dim and turn off eventually, though. In the "screen is kept on" mode (sun icon), the system will avoid sleeping and the display will additionally remain on. * What do the icons mean? The sun icon means that the screen will be kept on. The moon icon means that the system will behave the same way that it would if the extension were not installed. The sunset icon is a middle ground: the system will avoid sleeping (as described above) but the screen will still turn off. ---- Release notes for version 1.8 (1.7 was never published): Removed windows.onCreated hack added to work around http://crbug.com/222473 on Chrome OS. Release notes for version 1.6: Removed scary "tabs" permission. (Technical details: There's a bug where Chrome doesn't notify extensions after the user logs in on Chrome OS. This extension loads its saved state whenever a window is created instead. The chrome.windows API is documented as requiring the "tabs" permission but listening for window creation appears to work without it.) Release notes for version 1.5: This version fixes a bug where the previous mode would not be correctly restored after logging out and back in. Note also that only the "keep the screen on" and "unchanged" modes are available in Chrome 26. In Chrome 27, the "prevent the system from sleeping" mode is also available.
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Reviews (82 cached)

★☆☆☆☆2025-04-09
Hemanth Kumar

I tried this extension on my office laptop. IT DIDN'T WORK. So, I'm removing it now.

★☆☆☆☆2025-03-27
Lucas Kramer

Do not use it

★☆☆☆☆2024-04-25
Diane Burszan

Chrome book still goes to sleep. It needs more coffee.

★☆☆☆☆2023-08-05
Shadow's Pancakes

Doesn't work anymore >:(

★☆☆☆☆2023-02-10
vivek raj

not working

★☆☆☆☆2022-04-05
Raj Kumar

Not working.......

★☆☆☆☆2022-01-30
Ruso Anto

Not working

★☆☆☆☆2021-02-22
raul aguilar

its useless

★☆☆☆☆2020-10-17
MyLessonsTV

Chromebook c710...crashed after closed. Tested. USB (Logitech, Labtec) keyboards stop working.

★☆☆☆☆2019-12-22
Jack Leahy

Does not work on Pixel Slate. Screen saver turns on in 6 minutes despite having set the extension to the keep awake setting unless I push a button or brush the track pad. It's a distraction if you want to watch any video that is longer than 6 minutes.

★☆☆☆☆2018-09-30
Jacob Katz

It doesn't work on my Acer Chromebook. I wish it would, the screen keeps shutting off while I try to listen to a music video.

★☆☆☆☆2018-09-14
Michel Basilieres

Doesn't work. Chromebook goes to sleep and won't wake up until rebooted.

★☆☆☆☆2018-03-01
allen wise

I HATE IT JUST TO HATE IT

★☆☆☆☆2018-02-10
Ken Decker

I tried it on my ChromeBook and ChromeBox, neither work.

★☆☆☆☆2018-02-03
Mia Youssef

doesnt work

★☆☆☆☆2017-11-10
Zuzana Vichova

useless, does nothing to stay up when lid closed

★☆☆☆☆2017-10-22
Elit

OMG IT HAS NO WORKING POWER, ERRR DONT DOWNLOAD

★☆☆☆☆2017-09-06
Flora19

Doesn't work for me. Chrome still gets cut off by the screen saver, whereas Firefox doesn't have this issue.

★☆☆☆☆2017-05-28
Don Chandler

Tried a system reboot, no help

★☆☆☆☆2017-03-18
Chris H.

Doesn't work on Samsung Chromebook 3. Still sleeps when lid is closed.

★☆☆☆☆2017-01-22
Utkarsh Verma

Please tell me how to disable the lid sleep on my chromebook.

★☆☆☆☆2016-12-31
Matthew Maurer

Fails to keep chromebook awake when lid is closed.

★☆☆☆☆2016-12-25
jack aas

To be plain and simple with you, it doesn't work.

★☆☆☆☆2016-11-02
Captain Scumbone

Simply does not work for me.

★☆☆☆☆2016-06-30
Kevin Frost

can't actually close the lid and keep the computer on. Not what I was hoping for...

★☆☆☆☆2016-05-17
Niki Rod

DOES NOT WORK FOR CHROMEBOOK!!!! PLEASE UPDATE OR SOMETHING TO GET THIS TO WORK.

★☆☆☆☆2016-04-24
Brooke Kelley

Doesn't work on my chromebook.

★☆☆☆☆2016-04-03
Jason The Magnificent

My Anti virus program keeps detecting it as malicious software.

★☆☆☆☆2016-02-17
Alejandro Martinez-Varela

No funciona en HP Chromebook It does not work at all

★☆☆☆☆2016-02-13
Sam Hoyland

this is rubbish

★☆☆☆☆2015-10-31
ayri fik

This the worst extension ever doesn't even work.THIS EXTENSION DOES NOT WORK DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS

★☆☆☆☆2015-10-22
Robert Warren

Did not work at all for me. Been trying for days both new settings are fail. Screen continues to turn off .

★☆☆☆☆2015-09-19
James Scott

installed on acer chromebook and doesn't work at all.

★☆☆☆☆2015-09-12
Rose Collum

The product does not work. My chromebook continued to go to sleep, and lose the connection no matter what setting I had it on.

★☆☆☆☆2015-09-05
Wolf Commander (Stuff)

NOOO what the heck! I have it installed on my chromebook and set it to "sunset". I waited for the screen to dim then made it come back on.The downloaded stopped and failed when it was half way done!!2 hours of downloading time LOST !!!!

★☆☆☆☆2015-06-28
David French

Just installed and it doesn't work.

★☆☆☆☆2015-05-09
Mikey D

Did not work on Acer C720, core i3 model.

★☆☆☆☆2015-04-14
Zxya Ayx

Didn't work. At all.

★☆☆☆☆2015-02-25
Shantae Shaw

it did not work for me on my hp chromebook 14

★☆☆☆☆2015-02-19
Desiree Rose

Absolutely didn't work at all.

★☆☆☆☆2015-01-23
Matt Lockyer

Doesn't keep pixel alive after shutting lid... wtf?

★☆☆☆☆2015-01-15

Installed on my new Chromebook, and it didn't work at all.

★☆☆☆☆2014-09-07
Magus Prime

Great for months then yesterday it stopped working. NOW WORTHLESS

★☆☆☆☆2014-09-05
Trevor

This extension has worked great since I installed it almost a year ago. But today it just stopped responding, please fix!!

★☆☆☆☆2014-05-30
Kirsten Schumy

Doesn't work

★☆☆☆☆2014-05-10
Ashley Munday

Amazing extension - apart from one minor niggle: It doesn't work. Installed it, set the icon to the sunny sun and watched my screen dim and switch off in a couple of minutes. Perhaps some testing might be in order?

★☆☆☆☆2013-08-24

Does not work when I close my Samsung ARM.

★☆☆☆☆2013-03-03
Dale Mitchell

Doesn't work with Samsung Series 3 Chromebook. Signs out to log in screen after 10 minutes.

★☆☆☆☆2012-11-09
Gary Lai

Doesn't work on my i5 Chromebox. I had the extension enabled and the Chromebox still went into sleep mode while uploading a large file to Google Drive.

★★☆☆☆2023-09-08
Daniel Martinez

Doesn't do anything and my computer still idles within 10 minutes.

Permissions (2)

Permissions

power storage Can store data locally in your browser

Details

Version 1.9
Updated Aug 4, 2023
Size 30.73KiB
First Seen Mar 21, 2026