Getting started

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.

Install Keepresso and keep your Mac awake

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

A caffeinate alternative for macOS with a real menu-bar app

Keepresso does what the caffeinate command does, and much more, from the menu bar. A free, open-source Amphetamine and caffeinate alternative for macOS.

Is Keepresso safe? Open source, notarized, minimal permissions

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.