NEW: Stay Awake mode keeps your Mac from sleeping during downloads, presentations, and more. Plus a cleaner menu, better stability, and modernized internals throughout.
Set Sleep Pro is a lightweight menu bar app that puts your Mac to sleep, or keeps it awake on a schedule. Pick a preset or set a custom timer, and your computer handles the rest.
Whether you fall asleep watching videos, need your Mac awake for a long download, want to limit screen time for your kids, or just want to save energy - Set Sleep Pro makes it effortless.
SLEEP & STAY AWAKE MODES
Toggle between two modes with a single tap. Sleep mode puts your Mac to sleep when the timer ends. Stay Awake mode prevents your Mac from sleeping for the duration. This feature is great for presentations, downloads, video calls, and long-running tasks. Uses macOS native caffeinate under the hood for reliable, battery-friendly wake locks.
SIMPLE TIMER SETUP
Choose from 7 preset durations (1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, or 60 minutes) or set a custom timer with hours and minutes. One click to start. Works the same in both sleep and awake modes.
LIVES IN YOUR MENU BAR
Set Sleep Pro stays out of your way. A small icon in your menu bar shows the remaining time. Customize the display to show icon + time, time only, or icon only. The menu dynamically reflects which mode is active.
SMART NOTIFICATIONS
Get alerted before your timer ends - 10, 20, or 30 seconds in advance. Snooze directly from the notification with options ranging from 1 minute to 24 hours. Cancel the timer from the notification too. Notifications adapt to the active mode.
OPTIONAL AUDIO CUES
Enable sound alerts so you hear when the countdown notification fires. Great for when you're across the room.
PAUSE & RESUME
Need more time? Pause the timer from the menu bar and resume whenever you're ready. No need to start over. In awake mode, the wake lock pauses and resumes with the timer.
LAUNCH ON STARTUP
Set it once and forget it. Enable launch on startup so the app is always ready when you need it.
DARK MODE SUPPORT
Automatically adapts to your Mac's system appearance (light or dark).
FUN PERSONALITY
While your timer runs, your computer shares playful messages. Sleep mode gets dreamy phrases about needing rest. Awake mode gets energetic quips about staying up. A small touch that makes the experience feel alive.
STARRY SKY ANIMATION
In sleep mode, watch a night sky gradually fill your timer display as bedtime approaches. Keep an eye out — there's a rare chance of spotting a shooting star.
PRIVACY FIRST
Set Sleep Pro collects zero personal data. No accounts, no tracking, no analytics. Your schedule is your business.
PERFECT FOR
• Falling asleep with your laptop on
• Keeping your Mac awake during downloads or presentations
• Setting screen time limits for kids
• Saving energy and reducing power consumption
• Extending your Mac's hardware lifespan
• Managing work session boundaries
• Preventing sleep during video calls or long renders
REQUIREMENTS
• macOS 26 (Tahoe) or later
Download Set Sleep Pro and take control of your computers sleep and wake schedule.
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Version 1.0.4 introduces Stay Awake mode and a cleaner, more reliable experience:
NEW: STAY AWAKE MODE
• Keep your Mac from sleeping with a new awake timer - perfect for downloads, presentations, and long-running tasks
• Toggle between Sleep and Stay Awake modes with a single tap
• Uses macOS native caffeinate for reliable, battery-friendly wake locks
• Awake timer supports the same presets, custom times, pause/resume, and notifications as sleep mode
IMPROVED MENU
• Streamlined menu bar dropdown - external links now tucked into a "More" submenu
• Menu dynamically updates to reflect the active timer mode
• Fixed duplicate keyboard shortcut conflict
UNDER THE HOOD
• Rebuilt core timer architecture using Combine publishers for reactive state management
• Fixed custom time inputs accepting invalid values - proper clamping for hours (0–12) and minutes (0–59)
• Improved thread safety for notification prompts and UI updates
• Fixed star animation state management for consistent visual behavior
• Modernized system APIs - replaced deprecated process and review request calls
• Reduced memory footprint by removing unused subscriptions and dead code
• Now requires macOS 26 (Tahoe)
Version 1.0.4
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