# Keeping avatar online

With SpeedLight you can keep your Second Life avatar online even when you disconnect.

Choose your online mode:

| <p><img src="https://4060892832-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-Lmt-TOo0Y8Xr12P7CcX%2F-MDp7E6GeX9jnKFDX2Xv%2F-MDp8EMoa6-YpQP2Jo3_%2Fonline-forever.svg?alt=media&#x26;token=93674637-3ff2-4734-b9ab-999a0d2a536c" alt=""></p><p>Stay online until logged out</p> | <p><img src="https://4060892832-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-Lmt-TOo0Y8Xr12P7CcX%2F-MDp7E6GeX9jnKFDX2Xv%2F-MDp7Wd7ZogrYE7-ihhK%2Fopen-eye-squared.svg?alt=media&#x26;token=ce9f1516-8ceb-4e68-bea2-228afa7a1dc8" alt=""></p><p>Stay online until closed</p> |
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| Your avatar **stays online** even when you close browser or exit app\*                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Your avatar **logs out** when you close browser tab or exit app.                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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| This is a good mode to leave avatar online in SL. Open SpeedLight to check your avatar.                                                                                                                                                                                                         | This is a good mode to quickly check messages or do some L$ transactions and disconnect.                                                                                                                                                                                                      |

\* [Free facility](https://docs.speedlight.io/viewer-features/facility-comparison) online time is limited to one hour.