Caffeine - Keep Awake

Prevent screen dimming or activating a screen saver by overriding power-saving settings to keep the system or display awake

Caffeine - Keep Awake: Prevent Sleep Mode in Edge

Caffeine - Keep Awake is an Edge add-on that offers two operational levels to prevent your computer from entering into sleep or hibernate mode. It works at display level by preventing single or multiple monitors from dimming or showing screensavers and at system level by preventing the entire system from entering power-saving mode. It also features timed operation, ensuring the system stays awake for a specified period, and an option to stay awake during downloads. The extension provides distinct use cases, including network connection sustenance for ongoing downloads, screen activity during presentations, or screen dimming prevention while reading.

Add-on stats

Users: 16,800
37
Rating: 5.00
(2)
Version: 0.2.7 (Last updated: 2024-09-11)
Creation date: 2021-07-18
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • power
  • idle
  • contextMenus
  • alarms
  • offscreen
Size: 134.56K

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Add-on summary

This extension prevents your operating system from entering hibernate or sleep mode by offering two levels of operation:

  1. "Display" level: It prevents single or multiple monitors from dimming or displaying screensavers.
  2. "System" level: It prevents the entire system from entering the power-saving state.

Key features of the extension include:

  1. Operation on display or system level.
  2. Ability to keep the system awake for a specified period (ranging from 5 minutes to 24 hours) and then allow it to sleep.
  3. Capability to keep the system awake while downloading a file, ensuring uninterrupted downloads even when you're not actively present. The system will transition to the idle state once the download is complete.

The extension provides an inactive toolbar button. Click the button once to activate the "keep awake" state and prevent the system from sleeping. Clicking the button again will release the system back to its default state. To change the level of operation, use the right-click context menu options. When the extension is disabled, it does not alter your computer's power settings (PC, Mac, or ChromeOS). However, if enabled, the extension overrides these settings and prevents the system from entering sleep mode.

Notes: The ability of this extension to prevent your computer from going into sleep mode when the lid is closed may vary based on the operating system. Some operating systems allow background activities even when the lid is closed, while others do not. For example, older Chromebooks suspend all activities when the lid is closed.

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User reviews

A simple extension that performs a basic function perfectly.
by Jason, 2024-11-22
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Risk impact

Caffeine - Keep Awake does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

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