It's live! Colab Idle Guard is on the Chrome Web Store

Good news: Google has approved Colab Idle Guard, and it’s now available on the Chrome Web Store.

Colab Idle Guard is our free watchdog that stops forgotten Google Colab runtimes from burning your compute units. It never touches a runtime while a cell is running, and everything stays on your computer.

What this changes

No more Developer mode. You can install the extension with one click instead of loading it unpacked.
Automatic updates. Chrome keeps the extension up to date for you.

You still need the Colab Idle Guard app on Windows, which does the timing. The getting started guide walks you through both parts in about five minutes.

Already using it? If you loaded the extension unpacked, remove that copy in chrome://extensions, then add the store version and paste your pairing token again.

Thanks to everyone who tried it early. Questions? Email help@misttechnologies.net or open an issue on GitHub.

Mike Steier, Founder

Colab Idle Guard is an independent project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Google. “Colab” is a trademark of Google LLC.