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CLUSTER CLOSED-KEEPS-LID · 75 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2026-02-23

macOS keep-awake menu utilities

This cluster comprises macOS menu-bar utilities that keep a Mac awake, often while the lid is closed, to support remote access, long-running tasks, and AI coding agents. Some members add auto-stop timers, battery and thermal safeguards, or presets for agent tools. The dated history before the index start is too thin to read a shape from (only two dated entries). In terms of activity signal, Belay leads with 34 stars, followed by lidawake (18) and letitbrew (10).

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

FEB 2026: 1APR 2026: 1AUG 2026: 11SEP 2026: 49OCT 2026: 13
FEB 2026OCT 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 1 ai-built · 1 hand-coded · 18 unlabelled

Operator · 18 hobby · 1 indie · 1 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 21WakeMac1★10 dayslivehobbymacOS menu bar utility that keeps a Mac awake with the lid closed, runs timed sessions, and automatically sleeps after tasks or downloads finish.
  2. 22wardlume-screen-lock1★13 days—hobbymacOS menu-bar app that locks keyboard and mouse while keeping the screen visible for monitoring AI agents, with Touch ID unlock.
  3. 23wakemymac1★23 dayslivehobbymacOS menu bar app that lets users schedule wake, sleep, restart, and shutdown events with unlimited recurring rules.
  4. 24SleepGuard1★6 days—hobbymacOS utility that prevents screen and system sleep from Control Center, with power-source conditions and closed-lid mode.
  5. 25sleep-toggle-menu6★1 mo—hobbymacOS menu bar app that toggles whether the MacBook is allowed to sleep.
  6. 26amm1★16 days—hobbyMenu bar utility for macOS that moves the mouse cursor when idle to prevent the system from sleeping and keep messaging apps active.
  7. 27dex0★23 days—indieMenu-bar utility that keeps a Mac awake with the lid closed, toggled by hotkey or menu, with safety auto-disable at low battery or high temperature.
  8. 28Time.Sleep2★1 mo—macOS menu bar app that schedules computer sleep or shutdown via a lightweight timer.
  9. 29LidAwake-Mac7★2 mo—ai-builthobbyMenu bar utility that keeps a Mac awake when the lid is closed with a single click.
  10. 30MacCommandCenter0★22 days—hobbymacOS menu bar app that keeps the Mac awake during long work and offers configurable quick-access buttons defined by editable JSON files.
  11. 31afterlid0★7 days—hobbymacOS menu-bar app that prevents the Mac from sleeping, including with the lid closed and no external display.
  12. 32ephedrine0★17 days—hobbymacOS menu bar utility that keeps a computer awake only while AI coding agents are actively working and lets it sleep when they are idle.
  13. 33StayAwake0★7 days—hobbymacOS menu bar app that keeps the display awake and moves the mouse during idle so Microsoft Teams stays Available.
  14. 34lidmodes0★7 days—hobbymacOS menu bar utility that keeps a Mac awake with default sleep, open-lid stay awake, and experimental lid-closed stay awake modes.
  15. 35capsawake0★18 days—hobbymacOS menu bar app that turns Caps Lock into a switch to prevent system sleep, with a status indicator.
  16. 36macos-sleep-display-menu-bar0★5 days—hobbyMenu bar utility for macOS that puts the display to sleep with one click while leaving the rest of the system running.
  17. 37keepawake0★24 days—hand-codedhobbymacOS menu-bar app that keeps the Mac awake and pings a host to defeat VPN and Wi-Fi idle timeouts, with login launch option.
  18. 38Restless0★18 days—hobbymacOS menu bar app that keeps the Mac awake and prevents screen locking, keeps selected apps active in the background, and schedules these behaviors.
  19. 39keepawake0★12 days—hobbyMenu-bar app that keeps a Mac awake on demand, with options to keep the display on, set a time limit, and nudge the mouse to avoid away status.
  20. 40insomnia0★12 days—hobbyMenu bar utility that keeps a Mac laptop awake on demand, supports lid-closed operation with safety guards, and can be scripted.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.