https://github.com/shoootyou/stay-awake
Lightweight macOS menu bar app that prevents your Mac from sleeping. Optional WiFi-network-based auto-toggling. Built with Tauri + Rust.
https://github.com/shoootyou/stay-awake
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Lightweight macOS menu bar app that prevents your Mac from sleeping. Optional WiFi-network-based auto-toggling. Built with Tauri + Rust.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/shoootyou/stay-awake
- Owner: shoootyou
- License: mit
- Created: 2026-04-05T17:47:09.000Z (3 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2026-05-25T10:20:57.000Z (about 2 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-05-25T11:17:18.954Z (about 2 months ago)
- Topics: caffeine, homebrew-cask, macos, menubar, productivity, rust, sleep, tauri, tray, wifi
- Language: Rust
- Homepage: https://github.com/shoootyou/homebrew-tap
- Size: 2.17 MB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
- License: LICENSE
- Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
- Security: SECURITY.md
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README
# Stay Awake
> Keep your macOS awake and active — no sleep, no idle, no interruptions.
  
Stay Awake is a macOS-only tray utility that prevents your computer from sleeping. It lives in the menu bar and stays out of your way — configure it once and forget it. Built with Rust and Tauri v2.
## Screenshots
### Menu bar
### Settings
### About
## Features
- **Power Only** — prevents sleep via macOS IOKit power assertions; no mouse movement, no Accessibility permission required
- **Mouse Subtle** — moves the cursor 1 px right and back; barely perceptible
- **Mouse Zen** — fires a zero-delta mouse event that resets the idle timer with no visible movement
- **Mouse Circle** — traces a small square pattern (right, down, left, up; 1 pixel per step)
- **WiFi mode** — automatically activates the engine when you join a registered network and stops it when you disconnect (App Mode; reads SSID locally, never toggles your WiFi)
- **Scheduling** — set start/end times and active days (Mon–Sun); supports overnight spans (e.g. 22:00–06:00)
- **Profiles** — save and load named settings profiles for different use cases
- **Global hotkey** — toggle active/inactive from anywhere (default: `⌘+Shift+J`, customizable)
- **Idle detection** — skips jiggle automatically when you are actively using the mouse
- **Launch at Login** — configurable autostart via macOS LaunchAgent
- **Auto-updater** — checks for new versions on launch; prompts to install when a release is available
- **Internationalization** — available in English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese (BR), Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), and Korean
## Installation
### Homebrew (recommended)
```sh
brew install shoootyou/tap/stay-awake
```
### Manual download
Download the latest `.dmg` from the [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/shoootyou/stay-awake/releases) page, open it, and drag **Stay Awake** to your Applications folder.
## Updates
**Homebrew** — run `brew upgrade shoootyou/tap/stay-awake`.
**Manual DMG install** — Stay Awake checks for new versions on launch. When an update is available on [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/shoootyou/stay-awake/releases), a prompt appears in the menu bar letting you install it in one click.
## System Requirements
- macOS 12 Monterey or later
- Apple Silicon (native) or Intel (via Rosetta 2)
## Development
### Prerequisites
- Rust (stable) — install via [rustup](https://rustup.rs)
- Node.js 22+
- Tauri CLI — `cargo install tauri-cli`
### Setup
```sh
npm install
npm run tauri dev
```
### Build
```sh
npm run tauri build
```
## Sponsor
If Stay Awake saves you from one more accidental sleep during a video call, consider [sponsoring the project on GitHub](https://github.com/sponsors/shoootyou). Every contribution helps keep development going.
## License
[MIT](LICENSE) © Rodolfo Castelo