Keep Awake

Keep Awake

Override system power-saving settings.

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What is Keep Awake?

Keep Awake is a very popular Chrome extension by extensions@chromium.org. This extension has 1,592,844 weekly active users, a good user rating of 4.01, and is most similar to Keep Awake (Display | System) and Caffeine - Keep Awake. The latest version, 1.8, was updated 9 years ago.

Stats
Stats date:
Version: 1.8 (Last updated: 2014-09-04)
Creation date: 2014-09-04
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • power
  • storage
Size: 31.49K
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
Keep Awake
Keep Awake (v1.0.0)
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Summary
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).

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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.
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User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works well
  • Essential for some use cases
  • Easy to use
  • Life-saving
  • Efficient
Cons
  • May have issues with monitor waking up
  • May use a lot of battery
  • Some reports of it not working
Most mentioned
  • Works well
  • Not working
  • Essential
  • Easy to use
  • Battery usage
  • Monitor waking up issue
  • Life-saving
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Safety
Risk impact

Keep Awake is safe to use. It does not request any sensitive permissions.

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypass your security settings, and access your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Risk likelihood

Keep Awake has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Chrome extension may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Chrome extension reputation on Chrome Web Store, the amount of time the Chrome extension has been around, and other signals about the Chrome extension. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Chrome extension, especially ones with higher risk impact and/or higher risk likelihood.

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