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Getting started

Install Keepresso, grant it the permissions macOS asks for, and get your first keep-awake session running. Start here if the app is new to you, or if you want to know what it does before you download it.

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How to keep your Mac awake

The ways to stop your Mac sleeping, from built-in settings and the caffeinate command to a menu-bar app that keeps it awake on your terms.

Getting started with Keepresso

Download Keepresso, drop it in Applications, and start a keep-awake session from the menu bar.

Is Keepresso safe? Open source and notarized

Keepresso is free, open source, notarized by Apple, and asks for almost no permissions. Here is what it can and cannot do.

Use Keepresso in your language

Keepresso speaks fifteen languages and follows your system language by default. Switch it any time from Preferences or the Welcome screen.

Keepresso vs Amphetamine, KeepingYouAwake, and caffeinate

An honest comparison of Keepresso, Amphetamine, KeepingYouAwake, and the caffeinate command. When each is enough, and when a free open-source menu-bar app is the better fit.

Get Keepresso

Free and open source, for macOS 14 and newer. Install it and keep your Mac awake on your terms.

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