Keep Awake icon

Keep Awake

by extensions@chromium.org · Workflow & Planning
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Override system power-saving settings.

Users
1M
0 in 30 days
Rating
3.9 / 5
−0.08 in 30 days
Ratings
498
−5 in 30 days
Store rank
#340
#318 among extensions
Version
1.9
updated 4 Aug 2023

Users

monthly, 3 years
0500K1MAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 1,000,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
100303506Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 498 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Keep Awake

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). ---- 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. * What do the icons mean? The sun icon means that the screen will be kept on. The moon icon means that the system will behave the same way that it would if the extension were not installed. The sunset icon is a middle ground: the system will avoid sleeping (as described above) but the screen will still turn off. ---- Release notes for version 1.8 (1.7 was never published): Removed windows.onCreated hack added to work around http://crbug.com/222473 on Chrome OS. Release notes for version 1.6: Removed scary "tabs" permission. (Technical details: There's a bug where Chrome doesn't notify extensions after the user logs in on Chrome OS. This extension loads its saved state whenever a window is created instead. The chrome.windows API is documented as requiring the "tabs" permission but listening for window creation appears to work without it.) Release notes for version 1.5: This version fixes a bug where the previous mode would not be correctly restored after logging out and back in. Note also that only the "keep the screen on" and "unchanged" modes are available in Chrome 26. In Chrome 27, the "prevent the system from sleeping" mode is also available.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%0−0.09
30 days0+0.0%−5−0.08
6 months0+0.0%−8−0.07
1 year+1M–−6−0.07

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Keep Awake appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
keep awake#2−1
will#8−3
keep#11−7
prevent#15−9
google keep#23−9
system#57−34
display#68new

Version history

2 versions recorded
1.94 Aug 2023
1.84 Sep 2014

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
4 Sep 2014
Size
31 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
bijihlabcfdnabacffofojgmehjdielb

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 0, likelihood 1
Permissions
powerstorage

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