Keep your system and display awake whenever you need it or during long downloads.

Latest Version

Version
1.2.4
Update
August 28, 2024
Size
48.94KiB
Developer
Category
Users
4,000+
Rating
5 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
Power
Idle
Storage
Offscreen
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Stay Awake: Keep Your Computer Awake Extension

Introducing Stay Awake, the keep awake extension for Google Chrome™. Keep your system awake on demand whenever you want or let Stay Awake automatically activate during downloads.

FEATURES

- Keep Awake on Demand

Whenever you need your system to stay awake, simply activate the extension by clicking the extension icon and choosing \"Activate\" or using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+O / Command+Shift+O at any time.

- Keep Awake During Downloads

Tired of downloads being unexpectedly interrupted by your system going to sleep? Enable the \"Activate while downloading files\" option and Stay Awake will automatically activate while a download is is progress. Once all your downloads are complete, Stay Awake will deactivate itself, allowing your system to rest peacefully.

- Keyboard Support

Activate the extension by clicking the extension icon and choosing \"Activate\" or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+O / Command+Shift+O at any time. The arrow keys can be used to navigate the menu or keyboard shortcuts can be used to quickly access the menu items.

USAGE

Once installed, you can access the extension by clicking the extension icon in the toolbar.

- Click Activate or use the global shortcut Command+Shift+O to enable the extension.
- Manage preferences from the popup.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "__MSG_EXT_NAME__", "description": "__MSG_EXT_DESCRIPTION__", "version": "1.2.4", "manifest_version": 3, "minimum_chrome_version": "109", "default_locale": "en", "icons": { "16": "./images/icon16.png", "24": "./images/icon24.png", "32": "./images/icon32.png", "48": "./images/icon48.png", "128": "./images/icon128.png" }, "background": { "service_worker": "background.js", "type": "module" }, "permissions": [ "power", "idle", "storage", "offscreen" ], "optional_permissions": [ "downloads" ], "action": { "default_title": "__MSG_EXT_NAME_SHORT__", "default_popup": "./popup/popup.html" }, "commands": { "toggleOnOff": { "suggested_key": { "default": "Ctrl+Shift+O", "mac": "Command+Shift+O" }, "description": "Toggle stay awake on/off" } }}
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How to download and manually install Stay Awake: Keep Your Computer Awake extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Stay Awake: Keep Your Computer Awake 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 Stay Awake: Keep Your Computer Awake extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Stay Awake: Keep Your Computer Awake extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Stay Awake: Keep Your Computer Awake extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Stay Awake: Keep Your Computer Awake 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 Stay Awake: Keep Your Computer Awake Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Stay Awake: Keep Your Computer Awake extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Stay Awake: Keep Your Computer Awake extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Stay Awake: Keep Your Computer Awake 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 Stay Awake: Keep Your Computer Awake 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 Stay Awake: Keep Your Computer Awake extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Stay Awake: Keep Your Computer Awake 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 Stay Awake: Keep Your Computer Awake extension file

Select and download the Stay Awake: Keep Your Computer Awake 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 Stay Awake: Keep Your Computer Awake 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 Stay Awake: Keep Your Computer Awake 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 Stay Awake: Keep Your Computer Awake 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 Stay Awake: Keep Your Computer Awake extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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