No more surprises when auto-save doesn't work! If your file hasn't been saved for a while, show a warning. Now You Are Autosave!
Two timeouts can be set:
And yes the only way to get rid of the red (themable, of course) is to actually save your file.
Draw text in the viewport when it gets really red. Just to let people know what's going on, and that it's not Blender glitching. Suggested by Wade Schneider.
This extension does not require special permissions.
Extremely helpful! I would love to see a bit more customization options. Sometimes, I'm working on files I don't want to save, and this addon is getting a bit too intrusive, so I'd love an option to skip or disable for this session.