My Mac Apps » Stim
Summary and Features
Stim (short for Stimulant—clever, right?) is a lightweight, powerful menu bar app that keeps your Mac awake when you need it most. Here's what it can do:
- Stay Awake on Command: Instantly prevent your Mac from sleeping—just click the menu bar icon or press a customizable shortcut key.
- Flexible Timing Options: Choose how long to stay awake with preset durations—15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 8 hours—or keep your Mac awake indefinitely.
- App-Aware Activation: Automatically disable sleep when a specific app is running, perfect for remote Terminal sessions, rendering tasks, or long downloads.
- Sleep Status at a Glance: Easily check if Stim is actively preventing sleep, and see if other apps are influencing your Mac’s sleep behavior.
- Start with Your Mac: Enable auto-launch at login so Stim is always ready when you are.
- Dark Mode Ready: Seamless integration with macOS' Dark Mode for a sleek, modern appearance.
- Lean & Efficient: Lightweight and fast—no bloated background processes or 30+ MB overhead.
- Fully Compatible: Works flawlessly on macOS Monterey, Ventura, and Sonoma.
- Universal Support: Native performance on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.
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