Use cases
What people keep awake
Pick a moment. Each page has a ready-made session you can start right there.
Kitchen, home and practice
Hands busy, screen propped a step away.
- Until I stopKeep your screen on while cookingKeep the tab on screen beside the recipe. Switching apps on a phone releases the lock until you return.Read the guide
- 1 hKeep the screen on while readingArticles in the browser stay awake in this tab. For a reading app, put it side by side with AwakeTab.Read the guide
- 1 hKeep iPad on for sheet musicSide by side with the score app. Low Power Mode still forces a 30-second Auto-Lock.Read the guide
- 45 minKeep the screen on for a workoutLock the orientation and plug in. Sweaty taps can stop the session.Read the guide
Work and study
Managed laptops, calls, slides and exams, each with its own rules.
- 30 minKeep a work laptop display awakeHolds only the display timeout while visible. Not closing the lid, smart cards or your Teams status.Read the guide
- 1 hKeep the screen on in a video callHelps when the player pauses. It will not keep Teams, Slack or Zoom presence green.Read the guide
- 2 hKeep the screen on while presentingFull-screen slides hide the tab. Use the floating window in desktop Chrome, Edge or Firefox 151+, or mind the OS display timeout.Read the guide
- 30 minKeep a teleprompter screen awakeNot a scrolling prompter. Keep your script visible beside it, side by side or with the floating window.Read the guide
- 1 hKeep the classroom screen on while you teachKeeps the display on while this tab is visible. A school policy that locks the screen still applies; ask IT about the timeout.Read the guide
Screens nobody touches
Dashboards, kiosks and long jobs left running.
- Until I stopKeep a dashboard screen switched onKeep AwakeTab visible on the same display: side by side, a second window or its own monitor.Read the guide
- Until I stopKeep a kiosk browser display onNot a locked-down kiosk shell. Pair it with your OS kiosk mode.Read the guide
- Until I stopKeep the screen on while downloadingKeeps the display on while this tab is visible. Closing the lid still puts the laptop to sleep.Read the guide
- Until I stopKeep your computer awake while an AI agent or long build runsKeeps the screen on. It cannot stop a site's own inactivity timeout or the throttling of a hidden tab.Read the guide
At night
A calm clock on a dark screen, beside the bed or the couch.