A beautiful alarm clock that lives in your Mac's menu bar. Wake to Apple Music, soothing sounds, and stunning clock faces — plus sleep timers and countdowns.
Awaken turns your Mac into a beautiful, dependable alarm clock — right from the menu bar.
Whether you want to wake up to your favorite Apple Music playlist, fall asleep to ocean waves, or keep a gorgeous full-screen clock on your desk, Awaken makes every moment feel intentional. No clutter, no noise — just a thoughtfully designed clock that's always one click away.
CLOCK FACES YOU'LL ACTUALLY WANT TO LOOK AT
Choose from 8 distinct clock styles — Digital, Flip, Segment, Neon Sign, Marquee Bulb, Blueprint, Constellation, and Bloom. Dress them up with 18 background themes spanning calm mornings, moody nights, and retro vibes like Synthwave and Vaporwave. Show the date, seconds, and a blinking separator, or strip it back to the essentials. Expand to full screen with a single shortcut and turn any Mac into a bedside clock.
WAKE UP YOUR WAY
Set one-time, repeating, or date-specific alarms with custom labels. Then choose exactly how you want to wake:
• Apple Music — pick any song, album, artist, or playlist from your library or the full catalog
• Dozens of original sounds across Classic, Energetic, Fun, Nature, and Premium categories
• Read Aloud — have Awaken speak a custom message in the voice you choose
• Gentle volume and screen-brightness fade-in so mornings start softly
Flexible snooze lets you set the duration and a limit, so you wake on your terms.
SLEEP TIMER
Drift off to music and let Awaken handle the rest. Set a countdown, play any Apple Music selection, and the music fades out and stops automatically when time's up. Shuffle is one tap away for albums and playlists.
QUICK COUNTDOWN TIMERS
Save your go-to timers with custom names — tea, workouts, focus sprints — and start, pause, resume, or restart them inline without missing a beat.
BUILT FOR MAC
• Lives quietly in your menu bar — open it instantly, dismiss it when you're done
• Optional full-screen clock window for always-on display
• "Open at Login" keeps your alarms reliable
• Keep Screen Awake mode for an uninterrupted bedside experience
• Dim When Idle gently fades the clock so it's never too bright at night
• Wakes with your Mac and re-syncs your alarms automatically
• A full-screen firing experience with album art, track info, playback controls, snooze, and slide-to-stop
THOUGHTFUL DETAILS
A master volume control, configurable fade durations, and a system-alert fallback mean your alarm still gets through even when life gets in the way. Every interaction is designed to feel calm, fast, and beautifully native to the Mac.
Download Awaken and give your Mac the alarm clock it deserves.
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How the mighty have fallen [updated]
Garden House 🏡
I don't remember writing this, but apparently I did. I must have been cranky that day:>This used to be a very solid alarm app, although there were always a few edge case bugs. Now, on Sierra, it reliably crashes at the first alarm set for the day. Look elsewhere—and let me know if you find a good alarm app. I’m in the market.That said, I've been using the current version of Awaken without significant issue on High Sierra and even the Mojave betas. Really looking forward to trying out the upcoming update!
Developer Response
Hi Jonas - we are currently working on a major update for Awaken. If you're interested, we would like to provide you with early access to the new version to gather your feedback. You can request this via support@embraceware.com.
Broke
Blda576
I am a teacher and wanted to use this app for letting me and my students know when the bell was about to ring. The app advertises the fact that it can set multiple alarms throughout the day and how easy it is to connect to Itunes. The app works for 1 alarm but almost always crashes after that alarm. I also still have not been able to connect the app to iTunes. There are zero instructions from the app to do this nor a setup phase. If you are like me and you have multiple alarms set throughout the day for classes then the app loses almost all useability unless you close it out and open it again for the next alarm. I strongly encoursge you to look for other alarm apps, especially if you’re looking to utilize multiple alarms.
Developer Response
Please contact us at support@embraceware.com so we can assist you. There may be something unique to your setup which is introducing a problem - I'm sure it'll be an easy fix.
How long do we have to wait for Awaken 7???
cyberjunkyfreak
Reading other reviews, and the developer responses, it appears Awaken 7 has been in development for at least 3 years!?! Signed up for the Awaken 7 beta awhile ago, and there does not appear to be any beta available. What a disappointment this purchase has turned out to be so far, a waste of money.
Developer Response
Awaken 6.1 is now available to add support for 64-bit, macOS Catalina and the new Music app. If you’re on the Awaken 7 beta you’ll be getting an email from us soon. We had to pause on 7 to finish up this 6.1 update.
Didnt Work
Hershey mom
I missed my flight this morning because it didn't work as expected. The alarm did not go off while the laptop was in sleep mode; it went off when I woke up late and logged in. Useless.
Thanks for using Awaken! This update polishes your morning routine:
• New clock styles and themes to make your bedside or desk clock your own
• Smoother Apple Music playback for alarms and the Sleep Timer
• More reliable alarms with Open at Login and improved wake-from-sleep syncing
• Refinements to snooze, fade-in, and Keep Screen Awake
• Performance improvements and bug fixes throughout
Have feedback or a feature request? Reach us anytime from within the app — we read every note.
Version 7.0
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