Lives in the menu bar.
A single icon. Filled when it's working, outlined when it's not. No dock clutter, no windows, no notifications you didn't ask for.
A quiet menu bar app for macOS that keeps your Mac alert when it matters, and disappears when it doesn't. One click. No fuss. Just attention.
Caffeinated is a single idea, executed with care. A coffee cup in your menu bar. A few thoughtful choices. Your Mac stays awake. Quietly, efficiently, predictably.
A single icon. Filled when it's working, outlined when it's not. No dock clutter, no windows, no notifications you didn't ask for.
1, 2, 5, or 10 minutes. Switch any time. Caffeinated simulates the gentlest activity to keep macOS attentive. Never a moment more than required.
Turn on Activate on Startup and it's ready every morning, sitting in the menu bar, waiting for the moment you need it.
The best utilities are the ones you forget are running.
Caffeinated keeps your Mac awake by simulating a small, periodic interaction at the interval you set. No kernel extensions. No background services. No noise. Just a coffee cup, quietly doing its job.
A short list of the situations Caffeinated was made for. The list isn't long. It doesn't need to be.
Keep your screen alive through every slide, every question, every pause.
Long files, long builds, long renders. Walk away. Come back. Done.
Long-form articles, documentation, a quiet PDF, without the dimming.
Deep focus, deep thought, deep work. Your Mac follows your pace.
Caffeinated lives quietly in your menu bar and prevents macOS from going to sleep by simulating gentle mouse activity at an interval you choose. No background noise. No setup.
Click the coffee cup in your menu bar and choose Start. Click it again and choose Stop. That's the entire user manual.
Yes. Open the menu bar and select 1, 2, 5, or 10 minutes from Set Interval. The change applies instantly.
If you'd like it to. Enable Activate on Startup from the dropdown. A checkmark confirms it's on. Disable it the same way.
The menu bar icon fills in. When inactive, it's an outline. The state is visible from across the room.
No. Caffeinated was designed to disappear. Lightweight periodic activity simulation. Nothing else.
Email support_caffeinated@vroozendaal.com. Feature requests welcome.
Available exclusively on the Mac App Store. Made for macOS. Made to disappear.
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