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AwakeTab vs nosleep.page

Both are browser tabs that use the Screen Wake Lock API, and both stop when the tab is hidden. Pick nosleep.page if you want one quick timer with nothing to set: 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours or your own length. Pick AwakeTab if you want a status pill that only says "Screen awake" once the browser agrees, an end time on the clock, or an offer to resume after a reload.

Sources checked Saturday, 26 September 20263 min readBy Soubhik Biswas

Side by side

Facts about nosleep.page come from its own site, checked 26 September 2026. Where its site does not say, the table says so. Rows marked Same are real ties.

How it keeps the screen onSameAwakeTab: Screen Wake Lock APInosleep.page: Screen Wake Lock API
With the tab hiddenSameAwakeTab: Stops. The pill says "Paused — tab hidden" and asks again when you return.nosleep.page: Stops. It asks you to keep the tab in front.
InstallSameAwakeTab: Nonenosleep.page: None
PlatformsAwakeTab: Chrome and Edge 84+, Firefox 126+, Safari 16.4+. Older browsers can use a video fallback after a tap.nosleep.page: Its page does not list them
PriceAwakeTab: Free. Optional Pro ($12 a year or a one-time payment) adds extras.nosleep.page: Not stated on its site
LengthsAwakeTab: 15 min to 4 h, until you stop, or a custom length of up to 7 daysnosleep.page: 30 min, 1 h, 2 h or a custom length
Status you seeAwakeTab: A pill that says "Screen awake" only once the browser grants the lock, and "Blocked — here's the fix" when it refusesnosleep.page: Not stated on its site
End at a clock timeAwakeTab: Yes, for example 7:30 AMnosleep.page: Not stated on its site
Resume after a reloadAwakeTab: Offers to resume with the time you had leftnosleep.page: Not stated on its site
Facts checkedSameAwakeTab: 26 September 2026nosleep.page: 26 September 2026

When nosleep.page is the better choice

It is a good page. In these cases we would send you there.

  1. You want the simplest pagenosleep.page asks very little of you: pick 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours or a custom length, and keep the tab in front.
  2. You do not need status or an end timeAwakeTab's pill, end time and resume are extras. If you never look at them, a simpler page does the same job.
  3. It already works for youBoth ask the browser for the same wake lock and both stop when the tab is hidden, so switching will not keep your screen on any longer.

When AwakeTab is the better choice

These are the jobs AwakeTab was built for.

  1. You want to know it is really workingThe pill says "Screen awake" only after the browser grants the lock. If the browser refuses, it says "Blocked — here's the fix" and tells you what to try.
  2. You need to stop at a set timeUntil a time ends the session at, say, 7:30 AM, so you do not have to work out the minutes. Pick ∞ instead to run until you stop it.
  3. A reload should not lose your sessionAfter a reload, AwakeTab offers to resume with the time you had left.
  4. Your browser is olderOn browsers without the Screen Wake Lock API, a tap starts a video fallback and the pill says "Awake via video fallback". It needs this tab visible and uses a little more battery.
  5. The tab can't stay visibleOn desktop Chrome and Edge, AwakeTab for Chrome uses Chrome's power setting, so it keeps working with the tab hidden or the window minimised.

If you are a developer

nosleep.page is a page to use, not code to add. To build the same behaviour into your own site, AwakeTab vs NoSleep.js compares the library options and the Screen Wake Lock API guide covers the errors to handle. AwakeTab's engine, @awaketab/wake, is on the library page; the npm package is coming soon.

What neither can do

Neither keeps the screen on while its tab is hidden. Neither keeps a laptop awake once you close the lid. Neither changes your status in Teams or Slack. On a phone, neither can keep another app lit, since the phone shows one app at once. Which browsers support the wake lock, and from which version, is set out in the wake lock browser support matrix.

Try it hereTry itStart a session, switch tabs, then come back and watch the pill. Ends at … if you start now.Start a 30-minute session

Questions

No. nosleep.page is a website you open and use. NoSleep.js is a JavaScript library, last released in December 2020, that developers add to their own sites. If you build sites, the AwakeTab vs NoSleep.js page compares the libraries.

Soubhik Biswas · Builds AwakeTab. Sources checked Saturday, 26 September 2026. About AwakeTab