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Keep Awake

Keep your Mac awake, for as long as you need

Choose Keep Awake in the menu: indefinitely, for a while, or while an app is running. A cup in the menu bar shows your Mac is staying awake.

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Free, with every tool and no account. macOS 14 or later, Apple silicon or Intel.

How Keep Awake works, in 4 steps

What it does

  • It stops when the time is up, when the app quits, or when the battery runs low.
  • Stop when the battery drops below 20%, only when running on battery.
  • Let the display sleep while the Mac itself stays awake.

Often used instead of

  • Amphetamine
  • Caffeine
  • KeepingYouAwake

Questions

Can it keep my Mac awake only during a download or a render?

Yes. Choose while an app is running, and it stops when that app quits.

Plus 30 more tools in the same app

Keep Awake is one of the tools in Pandabar, one small native Mac app. Every tool is free, and each one can be switched off.

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