Americano
A menu bar switch that keeps your Mac awake for a chosen time, with battery and power-source safeguards.
MIT · Downloads from github.com
- License
- MIT
- Open source
- Source
- GitHub
- LZhenHong
- Verified
- 2026
About Americano
Americano puts a coffee cup in the menu bar: a left click opens its menu of preset durations, a right click toggles sleep prevention straight away. You can define your own time spans and a default, and its settings also cover display sleep and the screen saver.
It can stop on its own when the battery falls below a set level, when Low Power Mode turns on, or when the charger is connected or removed, and URL schemes let scripts start or stop it. The project requires macOS 14 or later and is distributed as a notarized ZIP on GitHub, through the developer's Homebrew tap, and as a free Mac App Store app.
Information
- Source code
- LZhenHong/Americano
- License
- MIT
- Website
- github.com
- Download
- github.com
- Category
- Utilities
- Evidence checked
- Tags
Maco links to each project’s official download. Check its release notes for macOS version and Apple silicon support. The verification date records our license and source review, not a security audit.
Sources and image credits
- github.com/LZhenHong/Americano
- github.com/LZhenHong/Americano/blob/main/LICENSE
- github.com/LZhenHong/Americano/releases/tag/v1.1.1
- apps.apple.com/us/app/americano-stay-awake/id6803007478
- icon.png: LZhenHong (Eden), Americano developer. Official App Store icon; trademarks retained by the developer, not covered by the MIT code license.
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