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IdleSaver simulates a click after your chosen inactivity period — keeping dashboards, HR tools, and work apps awake without constant attention.

Runs locally  ·  No data collected  ·  No account required
The Problem

Web apps shouldn't log you out while you're still working

Idle detection is blunt. It can't tell if you're deep in thought, reading a dashboard, or on a call — it just counts the seconds.

Session timeouts break focus

Mid-task logouts force you back to the login screen — interrupting flow, losing context, and wasting time you didn't budget for.

Dashboards go dark during long reads

Analytics pages, BI tools, and monitoring dashboards time out while you're actively consuming information. You weren't idle — you were working.

HR tools mark you "away" unfairly

Work-logging and monitoring platforms treat stillness as absence. Inactivity flags accumulate — even when you're fully engaged in your work.

Features

Precision-built for one job, done reliably

Everything in IdleSaver is intentional. No bloat. No unnecessary permissions. Just the right tools for keeping your session active.

Custom Inactivity Delay

Set your exact idle threshold in minutes. Not a dropdown preset — your number, your workflow.

Automatic Simulated Click

After your set duration, IdleSaver fires a subtle click at the top-right corner — invisible to you, effective for the system.

Start / Stop Anytime

Full control from the extension popup. One click to activate, one to pause — no settings pages, no complications.

Tab-Aware Auto Reset

Switch tabs and the timer resets immediately. No misfired clicks on unintended pages. Always context-aware.

Dark & Light Mode

The extension UI adapts to your preference. Clean and readable in any environment.

Console Logging

Every simulated click is logged to the browser console in real time. Transparent behavior you can verify yourself.

Refreshed Clean UI

A redesigned popup that's minimal, fast, and effortless to use — with clear status at a glance.

100% Local & Private

No servers. No telemetry. No accounts. Everything runs in your browser — nothing leaves your machine.

How It Works

Three steps, then leave it alone

Set your threshold once. IdleSaver does the rest, silently, in the background.

Choose your inactivity duration

Open the extension popup and enter your idle threshold — 1 minute, 5, 15, whatever fits your workflow. It takes seconds to configure.

IdleSaver monitors in the background

From that moment, IdleSaver tracks your last interaction on the active tab. No network requests, no heavy processes — just a quiet timer.

A click fires. Your session stays alive.

When the threshold hits, a simulated click is dispatched to the top-right corner of the screen. Invisible to you. Effective for idle detection systems.

Session timeline
0:00
Last user interaction detected
1:00
Threshold approaching — IdleSaver watching
3:00
→ dispatchEvent('click') at [window.innerWidth, 0]
3:01
Session kept alive · Timer reset
6:00
Watching again…
↩ Switching tabs resets the timer immediately. Pause anytime from the popup.
Use Cases

Built for workflows that can't afford to stop

If your work happens in a browser and idle timeouts are a recurring frustration, IdleSaver was designed for you.

Analytics & Dashboards

Keep Grafana, Tableau, Metabase, and BI tools active during long read sessions without constant mouse movement.

HR & Work-Logging Tools

Prevent idle logouts in time-tracking, attendance, and payroll platforms where "away" status has real consequences.

Employee Monitoring Systems

Avoid triggering "away" flags in productivity monitoring tools when you're actively working but not interacting with the mouse.

Internal Enterprise Tools

Corporate intranets, CRMs, and legacy portals with aggressive timeout policies that interrupt legitimate work sessions.

Long-Running Workflows

Any browser session that requires focused, low-interaction time — from reading documentation to reviewing long reports or media.

Remote & Hybrid Teams

Remote workers who need to maintain active status in browser-based communication and collaboration platforms throughout the day.

Benefits

Fewer interruptions.
More flow.

When your session stays active, your attention stays unbroken. IdleSaver removes a category of friction that most people don't realize they've accepted.

No more re-authentication interruptions

Stop losing your place in long workflows because a timeout pushed you back to the login screen.

Keep monitoring dashboards live

Whether you're watching metrics or reviewing reports, your view stays fresh without periodic click-throughs.

Avoid status flags that misrepresent your work

Idle detection doesn't mean idle person. IdleSaver keeps the system's perception aligned with reality.

Lightweight. Invisible. Always on.

Install it once. It runs quietly in the background — no setup, no maintenance, no second thought required.

137+
Active users keeping sessions alive across 30+ countries
<1ms
Overhead per simulated click — effectively zero
0
Bytes of data ever sent to a server
Privacy & Trust

Nothing leaves your browser. Ever.

IdleSaver does one thing: dispatch a click event. It doesn't read your tabs, doesn't store anything, and doesn't phone home.

No data collected

IdleSaver collects nothing. No analytics, no usage data, no identifiers.

No network requests

The extension makes zero outbound connections. It has no server. It has no backend.

No accounts required

Install and use immediately. No sign-in, no email, no permissions beyond what's needed.

IdleSaver cannot run on chrome:// pages or other browser-restricted pages. This is a Chrome security limitation that affects all extensions. It works correctly on all standard websites.
Trusted By

Used by people who value their time

137+
Active users
4.9
Average rating
100%
Local execution

"I monitor Grafana dashboards for hours. Before IdleSaver, I'd come back to a login screen mid-incident. Now the dashboard stays live no matter how long I'm reading."

AK
Arjun K.
SRE, FinTech Company

"Our HR tool logs out after 5 minutes of inactivity. I'd lose my place in long forms constantly. IdleSaver solved this the right way — lightweight, no drama, just works."

LM
Laura M.
Operations Manager

"Clean, honest utility. I can see every click it fires in the console. No black box behavior, no bloat. Exactly what a developer tool should be."

DP
Daniel P.
Senior Developer
FAQ

Questions, answered plainly.

IdleSaver is a Chrome extension that prevents idle detection and session timeouts. After a period of inactivity you define, it dispatches a simulated click at the top-right corner of your screen — signaling to the browser and web application that the user is still active.
IdleSaver uses dispatchEvent to fire a MouseEvent at coordinates near the top-right of the viewport. The event is dispatched at the DOM level — it's not a macro or OS-level automation. The target coordinates are intentionally chosen to avoid interfering with your content.
Yes. Open the extension popup and enter your inactivity threshold in minutes. You can set any value you like. The timer starts counting from your last interaction and fires a click once that duration elapses.
No. IdleSaver collects zero data. It makes no network requests, stores no browsing information, and has no analytics of any kind. Your settings are stored locally in Chrome's extension storage and never leave your device.
Yes. The extension popup has a clear on/off toggle. You can activate or deactivate IdleSaver at any point without reloading the page or changing any other settings.
IdleSaver works on all standard websites — any page with an http:// or https:// URL. It does not work on browser-internal pages such as chrome://, chrome-extension://, or the Chrome Web Store itself, due to Chrome's built-in security restrictions.
Chrome intentionally prevents extensions from injecting scripts or interacting with browser-controlled pages like chrome://settings or chrome://newtab. This is a security boundary enforced by Chrome itself — not a limitation of IdleSaver's design. It has no workaround.
Yes. IdleSaver logs every simulated click to the browser's developer console. Open DevTools (F12), navigate to the Console tab, and you'll see a timestamped entry each time a click is fired. Full transparency, nothing hidden.
Yes. The IdleSaver popup supports both dark and light modes. You can switch between them directly from the extension interface to match your system or personal preference.
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without constant manual input.

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