Keep your Colab tabs alive with this nifty extension!

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Colab Alive Extension

# Colab Alive - a chrome extension that keeps Colab notebooks alive.

Updated to work with the latest Colab as of March 2021. Thanks to https://github.com/sobuj53 for the update!

How it works — a few lines of JS code are injected if you have a colab tab open and running even if you navigate away from the page.

Code credit: https://medium.com/@shivamrawat_756/how-to-prevent-google-colab-from-disconnecting-717b88a128c0

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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Colab Alive", "version": "1.3.1", "manifest_version": 2, "description": "Keep your Colab tabs alive with this nifty extension!", "homepage_url": "https://github.com/rtindru", "icons": { "16": "icons/icon16.png", "48": "icons/icon48.png", "128": "icons/icon128.png" }, "default_locale": "en", "background": { "scripts": [] }, "browser_action": { "default_icon": "icons/icon48.png", "default_popup": "html/popup.html" }, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": [ "https://colab.research.google.com/*" ], "js": [ "src/inject/inject.js" ] } ]}
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How to download and manually install Colab Alive extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Colab Alive extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Colab Alive extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Colab Alive extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Colab Alive extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Colab Alive extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Colab Alive Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Colab Alive extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Colab Alive extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Colab Alive extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Colab Alive extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Colab Alive extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Colab Alive extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Colab Alive extension file

Select and download the Colab Alive extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Colab Alive extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Colab Alive extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Colab Alive extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Colab Alive extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Legacy (ID: 000000638c249d52) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 03/07/2022 not working in Mar 2022

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Mrj T (ID: 000000d738cc96b2) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 11/04/2021 Its not working anyway, I just tried

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Theodore Jiang (ID: 0000004003c09dee) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 07/07/2021 Awesome, would be convenient if there was an option to temporarily disable it though.

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Maria Medina (ID: 000000bb66703b8e) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 04/17/2021 I tried it and it did not work. Is there a specific way that I should be using it?

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Nurali Tileuov (ID: 00000025cf96a66c) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 04/16/2021 didn't work at all