Small app.
Ridiculously on top of it.
AwakeMate watches your real work, keeps the Mac awake for it, and gets out of the way the moment it's done. Here's every part that makes that feel effortless.
not the clock.
Pick the apps and processes that count. AwakeMate keeps your Mac up while they run, and lets it sleep the second they stop.
Always-on, a timed session, or automatic - the Mac sleeps when none of them want it awake.
A live pill hugs the notch, so a glance tells you everything - no need to open the app. Pick a personality, change it anytime.
Step back and the screen fills with the time, what's holding sleep off, and for how long.
Set a floor and it lets the Mac sleep before it bites into your morning.
A window where nothing keeps the Mac up, no matter what's running.
A nudge when your Mac can finally rest, a finished task, or low battery. No noise.
It already knows your stack.
A built-in watchlist spots your tools by name, fully on-device, no permissions. Add anything it's missing.
Add any app or process by name. Missing one? Suggest it →
Eight ways to wear the notch.
Pick a personality for the camera area - show the active app, an elapsed timer, or cycle through everything running. Change it anytime.
No notch? The widget becomes a draggable status pill you can place anywhere - and it remembers where.
- ✓ No telemetry, no analytics, no account.
- ✓ By default it reads only short process names - never arguments or file contents.
- ✓ Detection and stats never leave the device.
- ✓ The only permission ever requested is Notifications.
- ✓ A one-time license - no subscription.
- ✓ One license per Mac, transferable between your machines.
- ✓ Free updates, delivered automatically.
- ✓ A full 14-day free trial - every feature, no card.
macOS 13+ · Apple Silicon · Prevents idle sleep only (it won't override a closed lid or forced sleep).
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Every mode, every panel. No subscription, no account.
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Free 14-day trial · No account needed · macOS 13+ · Apple Silicon