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Google Colab Keep-Alive Chrome Extension Analysis

Developer & Designer Tools

Chrome extension ID: bokldcdphgknojlbfhpbbgkggjfhhaek

This utility is designed to maintain active Google Colab sessions by simulating user activity through automatic clicks. It aims to prevent the 'Run-time disconnected' error that occurs during long-running tasks.

Developer:v.snehith999
Version:1.0
Size:2.03MiB
Last updated:
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External:Chrome Web Store

Overview

Installs

5K+

Rating

★ 3.3

6 reviews

Languages

1 locales

Includes English (United States)

Market analysis

Review-backed positioning, friction, and market signals for this Chrome extension.

Backed by review samples

Macro category

Developer & Designer Tools

Pricing friction

Low review signal

Complaint intensity

Moderate review signal

Listing & review signals
Observed signals from store listing text and review samples.

Listing positioning

The extension is positioned as a solution to prevent Google Colab sessions from timing out due to inactivity. It claims to automate periodic clicks on the webpage to keep the runtime active.

Inferred product pattern

A specialized automation utility designed to bypass inactivity constraints in cloud-based development environments.

Review-backed pain points

Users reported that the extension failed to prevent runtime disconnects after a specific amount of time, requiring them to restart their work.

Observed feature gaps

No specific feature gaps were identified from the provided data.

Tags
Google ColabSession KeeperDeveloper UtilityAutomation
Target users

- Data Scientists

- Machine Learning Engineers

- Python Developers

- Google Colab Users

Primary use cases

- Preventing Google Colab session timeouts

- Running long-duration computational models

- Avoiding inactivity-based runtime disconnects

Positive themes

- Successfully prevents session shutdowns during complex tasks

- Effective for long-running processes like video translation

Negative themes

- Intermittent failure to prevent timeouts

- Functionality stopping after a period of use

Observed friction

- Performance complaints detected

- No pricing friction observed in the provided data.

Evidence boundary: Analysis based on the store listing description and a small sample of user reviews highlighting both successful long-term tasks and reliability failures. The review sample size is extremely small (4 reviews), which may not reflect the full user experience.
Complaint summaries
Review-backed complaint signals grouped by operational area.

Support

No support or account-related complaints were observed.

Reliability

Users reported instances where the extension failed to keep sessions alive, leading to unexpected runtime disconnects.

Privacy

No privacy or security complaints were observed.

Access & pricing

- No clear monetization signal

- No account requirement observed

- No clear pricing signal

Store listing facts

Listing assets

- Screenshots: 2

- Videos: 0

- Languages: 1

Trust signals

- Privacy policy

- Developer contact

- Support link

Store metadata

- Version: 1.0

- Size: 2.03MiB

- Last updated:

Listing SEO keywords

Search intent keywords
Keyword signals for evaluating how users may discover, compare, or search for this extension category.

Core discovery

Google Colab Keep-AlivePrevent Colab TimeoutColab Session ManagerKeep Colab Active

Comparison

Colab timeout preventer

Problem

Google Colab runtime disconnectColab inactivity timeout

Alternative

Colab session keep aliveAuto clicker for Colab

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Screenshots

Google Colab Keep-Alive screenshot
Google Colab Keep-Alive screenshot

Links

Privacy policy: https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/4b3b2483-cded-4845-ac20-489d3b07779e

Support links: https://github.com/snehitvaddi/Google-Colab-Keep-Alive/issues

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