Teams, Slack & Zoom
Yes, for most users. Teams Desktop monitors OS-level idle state and screen-lock status. KeepAwake's Wake Lock API prevents the screen from dimming and the OS from registering as idle. The Picture-in-Picture video keeps the display active even when the browser is minimized. Together, these keep Teams showing Available. Teams Web additionally benefits from browser-level activity detection.
Use this combination for maximum reliability: (1) Open KeepAwake in Chrome or Edge. (2) Click Start Jiggler. (3) Click Allow when prompted for Picture-in-Picture. (4) If using Teams Web, enable "Keep my current status when I'm active outside of Teams on the web" under Teams Settings → Notifications & Activity → Presence. This is the most reliable setup available from a browser.
Yes. Slack uses the same OS idle detection mechanism as Teams. By preventing the OS from registering as idle (via Wake Lock and PiP), your Slack status stays Active. This works for both the Slack desktop app and Slack Web.
Work through this checklist:
1. Use Chrome or Edge — these support Wake Lock API. Firefox does not yet.
2. Click Allow for Picture-in-Picture — this is the single most impactful permission.
3. Teams Web users: enable "Keep my current status when active outside Teams" in Settings → Notifications → Presence.
4. Check Windows Power Settings — set Display and Sleep to "Never" manually.
5. Corporate Group Policy: If IT has forced screen lock at the OS level regardless of browser activity, a browser tool cannot override this — ask IT to adjust the idle lock timeout.
1. Use Chrome or Edge — these support Wake Lock API. Firefox does not yet.
2. Click Allow for Picture-in-Picture — this is the single most impactful permission.
3. Teams Web users: enable "Keep my current status when active outside Teams" in Settings → Notifications → Presence.
4. Check Windows Power Settings — set Display and Sleep to "Never" manually.
5. Corporate Group Policy: If IT has forced screen lock at the OS level regardless of browser activity, a browser tool cannot override this — ask IT to adjust the idle lock timeout.
The Basics
A mouse jiggler is a tool that simulates activity to prevent your computer from detecting an idle state — keeping your screen on, your screensaver from activating, and your communication platform status showing as active. An online browser mouse jiggler does this using browser APIs with no download. KeepAwake uses 5 simultaneous techniques for maximum reliability.
Yes — and a better one for most people. PowerShell mouse jiggler scripts require script execution permissions, admin rights on many corporate devices, and technical knowledge to set up. They're often blocked by corporate PowerShell execution policies. KeepAwake requires only a browser tab. No permissions, no technical knowledge, not blockable by PowerShell policy. See the full comparison →
Completely free. No premium tier, no sign-up, no email required. KeepAwake is supported by non-intrusive display advertising shown in page margins. Your jiggler keeps running regardless of whether you see or interact with any ads.
Privacy & Detection
KeepAwake installs nothing and appears only as a browser tab. It won't show up in Windows Task Manager or macOS Activity Monitor as a separate application. Standard idle-based and screen-lock monitoring won't detect it. Advanced enterprise monitoring tools (Teramind, ActivTrak) that track keystroke frequency or active application window focus operate at a different level — no browser tool can fool these.
Usually yes. KeepAwake is just a browser tab — corporate endpoint security tools rarely restrict websites the way they restrict installed software. However, if your company uses Group Policy to force screen lock at the OS level, that policy overrides browser-level wake locks. Check with IT if unsure.
Technical Questions
Yes. Wake Lock API operates at OS level, independent of browser visibility. Picture-in-Picture creates an OS-level floating video window that persists even with the browser minimized. The Web Worker heartbeat is immune to browser tab throttling. The tab must stay open — just minimize it, don't close it.
Canvas animation runs inside the browser's rendering thread — it keeps the browser active but doesn't directly signal the OS. Picture-in-Picture is managed at the OS display compositor level. The OS sees a video playing and suppresses all idle timers — the same ones Teams monitors. PiP is also the only technique that reliably works when the browser window is fully minimized.
Chrome 84+: Full support — Wake Lock + PiP + Audio + Worker + Canvas
Edge 84+: Full support — same as Chrome
Firefox: No Wake Lock yet — PiP + Audio + Worker + Canvas (still effective)
Safari 16.4+: Partial PiP + Canvas + Audio
Chrome Android: Wake Lock + Audio + Worker + Canvas
Safari iOS: Canvas + Audio only
For the most reliable Teams-green experience, use Chrome or Edge on a desktop computer.
Edge 84+: Full support — same as Chrome
Firefox: No Wake Lock yet — PiP + Audio + Worker + Canvas (still effective)
Safari 16.4+: Partial PiP + Canvas + Audio
Chrome Android: Wake Lock + Audio + Worker + Canvas
Safari iOS: Canvas + Audio only
For the most reliable Teams-green experience, use Chrome or Edge on a desktop computer.
The techniques themselves use negligible CPU — under 0.1% on modern hardware. The main battery impact is simply that your screen stays on instead of dimming, which is the entire purpose. If you're plugged in, this is irrelevant. On battery, expect similar drain to having a browser tab with a paused video open.
All techniques stop immediately and cleanly. The Wake Lock is released back to the OS. PiP exits. The AudioContext is closed. The Web Worker is terminated. Your computer returns to its normal idle detection behavior within seconds.
Remote Work & WFH
When you work from home, your availability status on Teams, Slack, and Zoom is how your manager and colleagues know you're available. If you step away to make coffee, take a phone call, or read a long document, your computer goes idle and your status flips to Away — even if you're actively working. A mouse jiggler keeps your status green so your availability is accurately reflected without constantly moving the mouse or hitting a key every few minutes.
Yes. Zoom's presence detection relies on the same OS idle timer and screen-lock status as Teams and Slack. By preventing your computer from going idle via Wake Lock API and Picture-in-Picture, KeepAwake keeps your Zoom status showing as active. This is especially useful when you're on a Zoom call on a different device and don't want your desktop Zoom to show Away.
Yes. Google Meet, Cisco Webex, and most other communication platforms detect presence the same way — OS-level idle time and screen state. KeepAwake's Wake Lock and PiP techniques prevent the underlying OS from entering idle state, keeping your status active across all platforms simultaneously. One browser tab handles everything.
Absolutely. This is one of the most practical uses for KeepAwake. If you're presenting slides, reading a long document, or watching training video and your screen dims or locks mid-session, KeepAwake prevents that entirely. Start it before your presentation and your screen will stay on for the entire session without any input from you.
They solve different problems. Changing Windows power settings (Control Panel → Power Options → Never sleep) permanently disables sleep, which wastes battery when you're not working. KeepAwake is on-demand — activate it when needed, stop it when done. It's also the only option when your company's Group Policy prevents you from changing power settings yourself, which is extremely common on corporate-managed laptops.
KeepAwake is the most technically comprehensive free browser mouse jiggler available in 2025. It uses 5 simultaneous techniques — Wake Lock API, Picture-in-Picture, AudioContext, Web Worker, and Canvas animation — compared to single-technique alternatives. It requires no download, no installation, no account, and no admin rights. It works on any operating system in any Chromium-based browser. See our full comparison of all alternatives for a detailed breakdown.
Open KeepAwake in your browser and click Start Jiggler. The Wake Lock API directly instructs the operating system to suppress sleep — the same result as setting sleep to Never in power settings, but temporary and reversible. When you close the tab or click Stop, your computer returns to normal. Nothing was changed, and nothing was installed.
Yes. ChromeOS runs Chrome natively, so Wake Lock API and Picture-in-Picture are fully supported. KeepAwake works identically on Chromebooks as on Windows or macOS. This makes it especially useful for schools and organizations that issue Chromebooks where installing software is not possible.
A no-download mouse mover is a browser-based tool that keeps your computer awake using web APIs instead of installed software. Rather than physically moving your cursor (which can interfere with your work), modern browser tools like KeepAwake use the Screen Wake Lock API and Picture-in-Picture to prevent OS-level idle detection at a deeper level. The result is invisible to you — no cursor jumping, no screen flashing — just a permanently active status across Teams, Slack, and Zoom.
Yes — this is exactly the use case KeepAwake was built for. Reading a PDF, browsing a SharePoint document, or reviewing a report means you're not typing or moving the mouse, which normally triggers the Teams Away timer after 5 minutes. With KeepAwake running, your screen stays active and Teams stays green for as long as you need, whether you're reading for 5 minutes or 5 hours.
The Complete Guide to Keeping Teams, Slack & Zoom Active
The shift to remote and hybrid work created an entirely new category of frustration: presence management. Before 2020, your physical presence at a desk was visible to your team. Working from home, your digital status dot on Teams or Slack is the only signal your colleagues have. When that dot turns yellow, messages pile up, managers wonder where you are, and the perception of availability suffers — even when you're completely focused and working hard.
An online mouse jiggler like KeepAwake solves this problem at the root cause: your computer's idle timer. Every major communication platform — Microsoft Teams, Slack, Zoom, Google Meet, Webex, Discord — reads the same OS-level idle state to determine whether you're active or away. By preventing that idle state from ever triggering, KeepAwake keeps every platform's status green simultaneously, with a single browser tab, for free.
Unlike a PowerShell mouse jiggler script — which requires execution policy permissions, admin rights, and technical knowledge — or a USB hardware mouse jiggler which costs $15–50 and visibly moves your cursor across the screen, KeepAwake requires only that you open a browser tab. It's the free mouse jiggler no download solution that millions of WFH workers have been searching for.
Whether you need to keep Teams green all day, prevent Slack from going Away during focus work, stop Zoom from showing idle during a long meeting on another device, or simply stop your screensaver from triggering during a presentation — KeepAwake handles all of it. Open it, click Start, and let it work quietly in the background while you focus on what actually matters.
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