Keep your Microsoft Teams active and prevent timeout or away status.

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Version
1.0.0
Update
April 28, 2025
Size
122KiB
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0
Rating
1 ★
Manifest Version
3
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Languages Support
English
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Teams Caffeine Extension

Tired of your Microsoft Teams status switching to \"Away\" just because you stepped away for a moment or got deep into focused work? Teams Caffeine is here to help!

Teams Caffeine is a simple, lightweight browser extension designed to keep your Microsoft Teams status consistently active. It works discreetly in the background by simulating subtle mouse movements on Teams pages at regular intervals, ensuring you always appear available when you need to be.

Install Teams Caffeine today and keep your Teams status reliably active!

Perfect for:
- Remote workers who need to maintain an active presence.
- Anyone who wants to avoid constant status changes during periods of reading, thinking, or brief breaks.

Key Features:
- Stay Active: Reliably prevents your Teams status from changing to \"Away\" or \"Inactive\".
- Seamless Operation: Runs quietly in the background without interrupting your workflow.
- Easy to Use: Simply toggle the extension on or off via the toolbar icon.
- Privacy First: We respect your privacy. Teams Caffeine requires minimal permissions and does **not** track, collect, or store any of your data. All activity simulation happens locally on your machine.
- Lightweight: Designed to be efficient and not slow down your browser.

IMPORTANT NOTES:
- It only works for the web version of teams (https://teams.microsoft.com/*).
- This won't stop your computer from going away. To prevent this, you'll need to properly configure your computer settings.
- For Mac users I recommend: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/amphetamine/id937984704
- For Windows users I recommend: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nblggh4whsp

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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "name": "Teams Caffeine", "version": "1.0.0", "description": "Keep your Microsoft Teams active and prevent timeout or away status.", "icons": { "48": "images/48.png", "96": "images/96.png", "128": "images/128.png", "256": "images/256.png", "512": "images/512.png", "1024": "images/1024.png" }, "action": { "default_popup": "popup.html", "default_icon": { "48": "images/48.png" } }, "background": { "service_worker": "background.js" }, "permissions": ["storage"], "content_scripts": [ { "matches": ["https://teams.live.com/*", "https://teams.microsoft.com/*"], "js": ["main.js"] } ]}
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How to download and manually install Teams Caffeine extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Teams Caffeine 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 Teams Caffeine extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Teams Caffeine extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Teams Caffeine extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Teams Caffeine 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 Teams Caffeine Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Teams Caffeine extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Teams Caffeine extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Teams Caffeine 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 Teams Caffeine 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 Teams Caffeine extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Teams Caffeine 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 Teams Caffeine extension file

Select and download the Teams Caffeine 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 Teams Caffeine 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 Teams Caffeine 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 Teams Caffeine 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 Teams Caffeine extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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