# Always active tab

> A lightweight extension that tries to tell sites you’re always active without breaking them.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/always-active-tab](https://chrome-stats.com/d/always-active-tab)

## Overview

- **ID:** `always-active-tab`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** byuserforuser
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 417
- **Weekly downloads:** 16
- **Rating:** 2.33 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 7.18.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-27
- **First published:** 2025-11-04
- **Size:** 35 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/always-active-tab/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/always-active-tab/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/always-active-tab/privacy/)

## Description

Always Active Tab is a lightweight Chrome extension that helps you appear as if you're actively using websites, without breaking their functionality. It gently simulates activity to prevent inactivity timeouts while you work.

Designed to be unobtrusive and privacy-conscious, it uses a tiny footprint and can be toggled on/off. Use cases include staying signed in on long tasks, keeping dashboards alive, and avoiding automatic logouts without interfering with site behavior.

## Rankings

- #5,550 — Overall
- #34 — activity
- #118 — give
- #148 — fact
- #181 — tabellenkalkulation
- #197 — break

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `scripting`
- `tabs`
- `webNavigation`
- `storage`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `file://*/*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/always-active-tab)