eljeffeg / outlook_refresher

A browser extension that prevents the annoying continuous log out from Outlook Web Applications(OWA)

OWA Keepalive

A browser extension that prevents the annoying continuous log out from Outlook Web Applications(OWA).

Installation

Directly from chrome store

• Go to Chrome store
• Click on Add to chrome
• Go to your outlook website, and press the extension icon(it should turn red)
• When you close your tab or toggle the extension button while the outlook tab is active, the extension will stop working for that tab.

From source

• Go to chrome -> Menu -> More Tools -> Extensions
• Switch on Developer Mode
• Click on Load Unpacked
• Navigate to the source folder of the extension
• Go to your outlook website, and press the extension icon(it should turn red)
• When you close your tab or toggle the extension button while the outlook tab is active, the extension will stop working for that tab.

Visual

Inactive

Active

To Dos

• Release on chrome store.
• Use Content scripts to automatically start the keepalive requests.
• Update content script whenever the domain is updated.
• Update the icon when automatically keeping-alive a page.
• Make another branch for firefox extension.