Stay present.Step away.
Take the call, read the contract, go get lunch. Stayaway keeps your computer active the whole time, starts on its own 20 seconds after you stop, and hands control back the moment you touch the mouse. Alt+X stops everything, from any app.
The free plan has no time limit. Every Pro feature is free for 30 days, no card. Windows 10 and 11, about 4.2 MB, and now Mac too, in alpha.
- Under 7 sthe longest your PC sits idleDuring a run, Windows never counted more than 7 seconds without input, so the screen never dims, sleeps or locks.
- 20 safter you stop, it startsAuto Detect starts a run on its own. You never have to remember to press Start.
- Under 37 MBof memory while it runsAbout 0.13% of one CPU core. You won't notice it's there.
- 30 daysto get every cent backA full refund on any plan, for any reason. Just email us.
Calls and reading count as idle.
Your computer only notices you when you touch the mouse or keyboard. Read a contract for ten minutes or sit through a Zoom call, and the screen dims, Teams switches you to Away, and your time tracker logs the gap as idle. Stayaway keeps the computer active while you do the work that doesn't need the mouse, and stops the moment you're back.
Mouse movement that looks like someone is using it.
Most mouse jigglers nudge the pointer a few pixels every minute. Stayaway draws a curved path, speeds up and slows down along it, then rests a few seconds before the next move.
Each move goes from where the pointer is to a nearby point, so it never jumps across the screen.
Each rest is a different length, like a hand that leaves the mouse and comes back to it.
Short bursts of keys that type nothing, such as Shift and Ctrl, and scrolling that works its way down a page.
It starts when you leave and stops when you're back
Turn on Auto Detect and Smart Resume once, and you stop pressing Start and Stop. On the free plan, you start each run yourself.
- You're working
Stayaway waits in the system tray and does nothing.
- You step awayPRO
After 20 seconds with no mouse or keyboard input, or the wait you set, Auto Detect starts a run.
- It keeps things active
The pointer moves along curves and rests in between, at the pace you set.
- You come backPRO
Type, or move the mouse further than 25 pixels, and Smart Resume ends the run. A brushed touchpad does not count.
Runs that fit around your day
Version 0.1.7 added three ways to decide when Stayaway runs. Timed runs and Keep awake are on the free plan.
- Timed runs
Heading into an hour-long call? Choose Run for, from 15 minutes to 8 hours, or Until a time. The tray counts down and the run stops by itself.
- Keep awake
Leaving a big download or a render running? Keep awake holds the screen on and stops sleep without touching the mouse.
- Scheduled runsPRO
Set your working days, hours and up to four breaks, or start from a template such as UK office hours or a night shift. Inside those hours, runs start whenever you step away.
What's free, and what Pro adds
The free plan has no time limit, and you can change every setting in it. Pro adds the rest on up to 3 computers, and a new account gets all of it free for 30 days.
- Mouse ActivityMoves the pointer along curved paths that speed up and slow down, with rests in between.
- Timed runsRuns for a set time or until a set hour, then stops by itself.
- Keep awakeKeeps the screen on and the PC from sleeping, without moving the mouse.
- Emergency StopAlt+X stops everything at once, from any app.
- Tray and shortcutsLives in the system tray, with a shortcut for each action.
- "Is it working?"Shows how long the computer has been idle and what Stayaway did last.
- Keyboard ActivityTaps keys that type nothing, such as Shift and Ctrl, in short bursts.
- Scroll ActivityScrolls mostly down a page and sometimes back up, a different distance each time.
- Screen RotationBrings a different open window to the front every few minutes, and can switch browser tabs.
- Click ActivityClicks only at spots you choose, up to five of them.
- Activity LevelsFive levels, from Ultra Low to Ultra High, set how busy the activity is.
- Screen PresetsSingle, Dual or Ultra-Wide sets how far the pointer and the scroll travel.
- Auto DetectStarts a run by itself once you have been idle for the time you set.
- Scheduled runsYour working days, hours and breaks, set by hand or from an office-hours template.
- Launch at loginStarts with Windows and waits in the tray.
- Smart ResumeEnds the run as soon as you start using the mouse or keyboard again.
What it does on your computer
Stayaway sends mouse, keyboard and scroll input to your own computer. That is the whole job, and this is what it leaves alone.
See every field the app sendsWhat it does
- Moves the mouse, and on Pro taps keys that type nothing, scrolls, and clicks only at spots you chose.
- Saves your settings in a file on your computer.
- Tells you when a run stops and why, and lists recent runs on the History page.
What it leaves alone
- Your screen. It takes no screenshots and reads nothing on it.
- Your typing. It records no keystrokes and sends us nothing about your work.
- Your power and lock settings. Stop a run and Windows goes back to them.
Pay monthly, yearly or once
Every plan has every Pro feature on up to 3 computers. Lifetime costs about the same as 18 months of monthly, and any purchase can be refunded in full within 30 days.
Pro for as long as Stayaway exists, with every future version. You pay once and never renew.
Start your 30-day trialOr stay on Free, with no time limit: mouse activity, Timed runs, Keep awake and Emergency Stop.
Before you download
All 15 questions- Will this make me undetectable?
- No. It keeps your computer from reading as idle. Screenshots, app logs and your tracker's own records stay as they were.
- Does it stop my computer from sleeping or locking?
- Yes, while a run is going. Stop it and your usual power and lock settings apply again.
- Why does Windows warn me when I install it?
- The installer isn't code-signed yet. Click More info, then Run anyway, and check the file against its published SHA-256.
- Can I use it on my work computer?
- It depends on your employer's rules, which only you know. Deciding is your responsibility.
Try every Pro feature for 30 days.
No card. After the trial it keeps working on the free plan.