Session Alive

Name: Session Alive
Rating: 3.6842 (38 reviews)
Author: Arun

Keep your Session Alive at any website and never get logged out. Forget the session timeout messages. Multi-Account Containers supported.

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Session Alive is a powerful Chrome extension designed to prevent session timeouts on websites that require authentication. By automatically refreshing your sessions through background AJAX requests or foreground page reloads, it ensures you stay logged in without manual intervention. It supports Multi-Account Containers, allowing you to manage multiple sessions seamlessly.

Users can easily create rules to keep sessions alive with options for notifications and automatic stopping based on server response or user navigation. Advanced users can override website idle timers for enhanced control. This open-source tool simplifies online workflows by eliminating session expiry interruptions, making it ideal for anyone working with time-sensitive web applications.

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By:

Arun

Daily users:

2,098 -3

Rating:

3.68

(38)

Version:

2.3 Last updated: 2024-02-23

Version code:

5696261

Creation date:

2018-04-12

Risk:

Permissions:

tabs
notifications
storage
contextualIdentities
cookies

Size:

126.39KB

Email:

ar*****@gmail.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Updated:

a day ago

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# 1,965 ▲ 11

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#223 in Web Development ▲ 1

#369 in Other extensions ▲ 1

#7 in session keyword 51

#12 in mission keyword 6

#44 in forget keyword 11

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Session Alive (v2.3)

10,000 3.78

(18)

User reviews

Session Alive is appreciated for helping users avoid session timeouts on many websites and is generally easy to configure. However, multiple users report inconsistent functionality, noting that it does not work on all sites, sometimes loses active rules, and may require frequent intervention. Additional feedback mechanisms and improvements for stability during system suspend would enhance usability. Despite issues, it remains a useful tool for those needing to maintain sessions on sites with short timeout periods.

Pros

Effectively prevents session timeouts on various websites.
Easy to configure and use for intended purposes.
Helpful for users dealing with frequent logouts on time-sensitive sites like banking or appointment portals.
Works well when rules are correctly set and used as designed.
Valued by users needing to bypass annoying session expiration on specific sites.

Cons

Does not work on all websites; effectiveness varies depending on site.
Sometimes fails to detect or maintain active rules, requiring frequent restarts and manual refreshes.
No detailed feedback provided when server responses are not favorable, leading to user confusion.
Issues with working during Windows suspension or when browser is not in focus.
Generates excessive browser notifications, which users find annoying.

Recent reviews

Very difficult to use

by Fi*****, 2025-04-15

by 敬念*****, 2025-03-27

by 远离*****, 2025-02-12

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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Session Alive requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Session Alive has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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