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# Keep screen awake

Stops the screen from turning off while claude-ui is open, so you can watch a long session run.

![The coffee button in the titlebar](/screenshots/keep-awake.png)

## How to use

1. Click the coffee button in the titlebar. It stays pressed while it is on.
2. Or switch on **Keep screen awake** in [Settings › General › Screen](../reference/settings#screen), or run **Toggle keep screen awake** in the [command palette](palette).
3. To hold the screen only while Claude works, also switch on **Only while a session is running**.

## Good to know

* It is kept per browser. The button, the switch and the palette command change the same setting.
* It needs HTTPS or localhost. Where the browser does not support it, the button is disabled and its tooltip says why.
* The browser lets go of the screen when the page is hidden and takes it again when you return.
* A session that waits for a permission answer counts as running.
* A browser can refuse, for example in battery saver. The tooltip then names the reason, and the page tries again when you come back.