Sleepless
A menu-bar switch that keeps a closed-lid MacBook awake, with a timer and battery cutoff.
MIT · Downloads from github.com
- License
- MIT
- Open source
- Source
- GitHub
- Aboudjem
- Verified
- 2026
About Sleepless
Sleepless toggles the system setting that stops a MacBook from sleeping when its lid is closed, even on battery without an external display. A one- or two-hour auto-off timer and a configurable battery floor turn it back off so the machine is not left running until empty.
Because it changes a system power setting, the app asks for a one-time privileged grant during setup. The project targets macOS 26 on Apple silicon, and its release builds are ad-hoc signed, so Gatekeeper needs approval on first launch.
Information
- Source code
- Aboudjem/Sleepless
- License
- MIT
- Website
- aboudjem.github.io
- Download
- github.com
- Category
- Utilities
- Evidence checked
- Tags
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Sources and image credits
- github.com/Aboudjem/Sleepless
- github.com/Aboudjem/Sleepless/blob/main/LICENSE
- github.com/Aboudjem/Sleepless/releases
- icon.png: Adam Boudjemaa. MIT; upstream project asset, trademarks retained.
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