Keep Awake
Start a keep-awake session from the menu bar. For lid-closed sessions on a MacBook, enable the included helper and approve it in macOS Login Items before starting. Desktop Macs use the standard macOS caffeinate mechanism.
A small menu bar utility
Your Mac, awake on your terms.
Keep your Mac awake when you need it, keep the screen on, or set a timer. Mac Coffee puts all three controls in the menu bar.
Native macOS app · macOS 14+ · Apple Silicon
Mac CoffeeMenu bar controls
Session off
Keep AwakeSession is off
Keep Screen OnWhile your Mac is awake
TimerChoose a duration
Three simple controls
Stay awake for as long as you need.
Choose what should stay awake and when the session should end.
Keep Screen On
Choose Keep Screen On before a session or while one is running. It prevents the display from sleeping while your Mac is awake; it cannot light a MacBook display while the lid is physically closed.
Timer
Choose 1, 15, 30, 60, or 120 minutes—or keep a session running until you stop it. When the timer ends, the active keep-awake session ends too.
Starts off
You're always in control.
Sessions start off each time Mac Coffee launches. Choose to keep your Mac awake only when you need it.
Private by design
Just a local utility.
No account, network connection, or telemetry. Mac Coffee runs on your Mac and keeps its controls close at hand.