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Session Alive

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View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Keep your Session Alive at any website and never get logged out...

Users
20K
0 in 30 days
Rating
3.6 / 5
+0.05 in 30 days
Ratings
28
+1 in 30 days
Store rank
#6,201
#5,351 among extensions
Version
2.4
updated 25 Aug 2025

Users

monthly, 3 years
1,00016K30KAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 20,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
21528Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 28 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 Session Alive

Keep Your Web Sessions Alive with Session Alive Extension Most websites with authentication features enforce session timeouts for security reasons. If you're inactive for a certain period, your session may expire, requiring you to log in again before continuing any activity. Session Alive helps prevent this by keeping your session active in the background—even during extended periods of inactivity. 🔧 Key Features: ✅ Background Keep-Alive Sends background AJAX requests to your site to prevent session expiry—no page reloads, no lost changes. Just set your dashboard URL, choose an interval, and open the page in a tab. ✅ Foreground Page Reload Auto-refreshes the current tab at intervals to bypass JavaScript-based idle timers used by some websites. ✅ Smart Auto-Stop Automatically stops when: • Server responses indicate a stopped session (Background mode) • You navigate away from the trigger URL (Foreground mode) ✅ Browser Notifications Get notified on session keep-alive success or failure. ✅ Easy Rule Management Create, edit, enable, or disable rules easily from the settings page. 🔁 How It Works Background Page Request (AJAX Mode) This mode keeps your session alive by periodically sending background requests (via AJAX) to a specified URL—typically your website's dashboard or welcome page. Since the page isn't reloaded, you won't lose any unsaved changes. * Set Up: * Specify the Background Trigger URL (e.g., your dashboard). * Choose an interval. * Save the rule. * Open the Trigger URL in a new tab—and you're set! * Automatic Stop: This mode automatically stops based on server responses, ensuring efficient resource use. Foreground Page Reload Some websites use JavaScript-based idle timers within the browser, which AJAX requests can't bypass. In such cases, use the Foreground Page Reload option. This feature keeps your session alive by auto-refreshing the active tab at regular intervals. * Automatic Stop: This mode stops automatically when the user navigates away from the Trigger URL. 🔔 Notifications Enable browser notifications to receive alerts for successful or failed session-keepalive attempts. ⚙️ Rule Management * Create and manage rules easily via the settings page. * Temporarily pause any rule with the disable option. * Experiment with different modes to suit your workflow. 🔒 Permissions Requested: 1. Access your data on all websites – Required to inject JavaScript into web pages (only when a rule is active). 2. Access browser tabs – Needed to identify and interact with the active tab running a rule. 3. Display notifications – Enables browser notifications to inform you of rule status. 💻 Open Source & Safe: Contribute or report issues on GitHub: 👉 [GitHub - arunelias/session-alive](https://github.com/arunelias/session-alive) Important: Always review the safety of any extension before installing. Learn more here: 🔗 [Tips for Assessing Extension Safety](https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/9897812?hl=en)

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days0+0.0%+1+0.05
6 months−10K−33.3%+2+0.10
1 year0+0.0%+8−0.26

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Session Alive appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
session#50
prevent#19−3
keep#33+1
google keep#49+9
rule#52+10
stop#55+10

Version history

3 versions recorded
2.425 Aug 2025
2.318 Mar 2024
2.23 Aug 2022

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
3 Aug 2022
Size
106 KB
Languages
de, en, nl, es, fr, sv
Pricing
Free
Support
github.com
Extension ID
aodfoiacnmepndhojccepdcpmehjbham

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 3, likelihood 0
Permissions
tabsnotificationsstorage

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