# Keep Screen On (open-source utility app)

> Keep Screen On is a free, open-source utility app for Android. A screen timeout quick settings tile. It has 278 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.

Keep Screen On allows you to add a quick settings tile, with which you can easily disable screen timeout and then restore the previous timeout value. For example, this may be useful to you if you need the display to stay on temporarily when viewing a website or document or if your device does not have the option to set the screen timeout to never in the settings. Features: - Disable screen timeout or set a specific value - Quick settings tile - Automatically restore timeout when battery is low - Automatically restore timeout when is screen is turned off - Material You - No creepy ads or trackers - No internet permission - Open Source Source code:

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/elastic-rock/KeepScreenOn |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Jetpack Compose |
| GitHub stars | 278 |
| License | GPL-3.0-only (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/com.elasticrock.keepscreenon/ (package com.elasticrock.keepscreenon) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.davidweis.keepscreenon |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | Utilities |
| Latest release | v1.28.0 (Dec 31, 2025) |
| Last commit | Oct 3, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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