Stop the repeated administrator password prompts

Two Keepresso features flip protected macOS settings on your behalf: closed-display mode (which uses pmset disablesleep) and the AWDL pause for gaming and streaming. macOS guards those, so without a helper in place it asks for your administrator password the first time you use one after each launch. The administrator helper turns that into a one-time setup, then every privileged switch after is instant and silent.

Install the helper once

1. Click the cup in the menu bar and open Preferences.
2. Under General, find Administrator helper at the top and install it.
3. Approve it under System Settings, Login Items & Extensions, App Background Activity. macOS asks for your administrator password that one time.

The Welcome screen also offers the helper as a one-time step the first time you launch Keepresso.

What it does, and does not do

• One password, ever. After setup, "Only while brewing" closed-display mode and the AWDL watchdog engage with no prompt, even when a trigger starts a session in the background.
• It survives restarts and updates. The helper re-registers itself after a reboot or an app update, and repairs its own registration silently in the common case.
• It is narrow on purpose. The helper can only flip those two switches. It holds nothing else, and it restores everything if Keepresso quits or crashes.
• It links the CLI too. On a DMG install the helper creates the /usr/local/bin/keepresso link so the command-line tool just works, and re-heals it after the app moves or updates. It never touches a file it did not create.

Remove it any time

Open Preferences, General, Administrator helper and remove it. Everything keeps working the old way, with the per-launch password prompt. After a removal, System Settings can keep showing a leftover Keepresso row under App Background Activity until macOS refreshes its list; a restart clears it.

Frequently asked questions

Why did Keepresso ask for my password again after an update?

Older builds could lose the helper's registration after an update or a reboot. Current versions check the helper at launch and repair it themselves, silently and without a password, in the common case. If it does need you, a small window opens front and center with the single step to fix it.

Do I have to install the helper?

No. It is optional. Without it, closed-display mode and the AWDL pause still work; macOS just asks for your administrator password once per app launch.

Is the helper safe?

It is a small privileged service that can only toggle closed-display sleep and the AWDL pause. Keepresso is open source, so you can read exactly what it does on GitHub.