Insomniacs
by Shaun Hirst
v2.0.0
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Updated 2 weeks ago
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Released Dec 2018
Key Features
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AI Powered
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Filters & Effects
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Keyboard Shortcuts
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Task Management
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Terminal / CLI
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Archive / Compress
About Insomniacs
Insomniacs keeps your Mac awake โ beautifully.
Need your Mac to stay awake for a download, a presentation, a long render, or just to stop the screen dimming mid-read? Insomniacs lives in your menu bar and keeps your Mac awake for exactly as long as you want โ then quietly gets out of the way.
Version 2.0 is a complete redesign, built natively for macOS.
A countdown ring you can just grab
Click the menu bar icon and a live ring shows the time remaining. Drag the ring to dial in any duration, or tap a preset โ 10 minutes to 8 hours, a custom time, or โ to stay awake until you stop. Tap the centre to let your Mac sleep again.
Keep working with the lid closed
Choose sleep-prevention only, or keep your Mac awake with the lid shut for downloads and remote work. Insomniacs shows a one-time ventilation reminder โ keep your Mac cool.
Automate it โ Shortcuts, Siri & Spotlight
Insomniacs adds native actions to the Shortcuts app โ Keep Awake, Keep Awake Indefinitely, and Turn Off โ so you can build automations, ask Siri ("Keep Insomniacs awake"), or trigger it from Spotlight.
Control it from anywhere
Set global keyboard shortcuts to start a timer, peek at the time remaining, or allow sleep instantly โ fully customisable, and they work from any app.
Know your Mac at a glance
The popover shows battery level, power source, and thermal state, so you can keep an eye on things while your Mac stays awake. Optional notifications warn you 5 minutes and 1 minute before a timed session ends.
Native, private, and out of your way
Insomniacs is a lightweight, sandboxed menu bar app. No background daemons, no account, no tracking โ it does one thing well and respects your Mac.
Keep your Mac awake, your way.