# Session Keeper

> Keeps a browser session active by reloading a tab or clicking an element at a set interval.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/session-keeper](https://chrome-stats.com/d/session-keeper)

## Overview

- **ID:** `session-keeper`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Hans\_L
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,alerts-updates,tabs
- **Daily users:** 31
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Version:** 1.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-08-02
- **First published:** 2025-07-30
- **Size:** 315 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/session-keeper/)

## Description

Session Keeper is a lightweight browser extension designed to prevent session timeouts. It keeps your session active by automatically performing an action on a specific tab at a user-defined interval. This is useful for web applications that log you out after a short period of inactivity.

## Rankings

- #20,246 — Overall
- #40 — session
- #57 — keep
- #76 — mission

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `storage`
- `alarms`
- `notifications`
- `scripting`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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/session-keeper)