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AwakeBar

Your Mac, wide awake

AwakeBar is a menu bar utility that keeps your Mac awake when you need it for presentations, long downloads, or renders.

by Florian Steller

Buy on Setapp $2.99 on the Mac App Store Sold separately, not in the membership Developer website ↗
Helps you Keep your Mac awake 10

What you get

Keep your Mac awake until your presentation, download, or render is done.

You can leave a download or render running without your Mac going to sleep, or keep your screen from dimming during a presentation. AwakeBar lets you start a keep-awake session from the menu bar without changing your settings in System Settings.

You choose how long your Mac stays awake: pick a preset, enter a custom duration in hours and minutes, or leave it running indefinitely. You can check whether a session is active and how much time remains from the menu bar, then stop it whenever you no longer need it.

You can still lock your screen during a session to prevent unauthorized access. On a MacBook, you can also have AwakeBar pause automatically when Low Power Mode turns on. You get these controls without a Dock icon or a separate main window, and the app works offline without collecting personal data.

  • Avoid sleep interruptions

    You can keep your Mac awake through presentations, long downloads, and renders.

  • Choose your awake time

    You can use a preset, enter a custom duration, or keep your Mac awake indefinitely.

  • Know when it ends

    You can check the remaining session time in the menu bar and stop it early.

  • Keep screen locking available

    You can lock your screen while a keep-awake session continues.

  • Respect Low Power Mode

    You can have keep-awake sessions pause automatically when your MacBook enters Low Power Mode.

Best for

  • You give presentations and need your screen to stay on
  • You leave large downloads or long renders running
  • You want temporary sleep control without changing system settings

Skip it if

You don't need it if your Mac's existing sleep settings already suit your work.

Screenshots

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From the developer

AwakeBar — Menu bar keep-awake utility for Mac. Your Mac falls asleep at the worst times — mid-presentation, during a big download, halfway through a long render. AwakeBar fixes that with one click. Pick a duration from the menu bar, and your Mac stays on until you say otherwise.
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