New in 1.13.0: Choose what happens when a timed session ends: keep your Mac awake or end the wake session. Let the display sleep during a timed wake session while system sleep prevention continues. Start and manage these choices from the Dashboard or menu bar.

Rouse 1.12.1 is built with the latest macOS SDK and tested for macOS 27 compatibility. • Keep your Mac awake with the same menu-bar controls on the latest macOS. • Continue using timed sessions, display sleep control, and battery protection.

Rouse 1.12 adds custom wake durations and makes Launch at Login more reliable. • Choose any duration from 5 minutes to 24 hours in 5-minute steps. • Use the same saved duration from Dashboard or the menu-bar Quick Panel. • When macOS requires login-item approval, Rouse opens the right System Settings page and now reports registration errors clearly.

Rouse 1.11 adds an optional path for supported laptops to keep working with the lid closed. • Connects to the separately installed, open-source Rouse Closed-Lid Helper; the App Store app alone does not change system sleep settings. • Uses the Helper only during active Rouse wake sessions and releases it when the session ends. • Shows installation, approval, compatibility, and recovery status in Settings.

Rouse 1.10 makes launch-at-login easier and expands language coverage. • Added an optional one-time prompt to keep Rouse ready after restart or sign-in. • Shows the real macOS login-item status and opens Login Items when approval is needed. • Added Brazilian Portuguese across the app, feedback form, website, and App Store. • Added a Mexican Spanish App Store listing with matching screenshots.

Rouse 1.9.3 fixes live session reconfiguration from the menu bar. • Switching between indefinite and timed sessions is steadier in Quick Panel. • Timed duration controls remain clickable and stable while the menu bar panel is open. • Active sessions now handle direct reconfiguration more reliably.

Rouse 1.9.2 improves localized support and reliability. • Email support now opens a localized draft with helpful app and system context. • VoiceOver descriptions and app error messages are more consistent across languages. • Localization checks now catch more missing user-facing text before release.

Rouse 1.9.1 enables optional Support Rouse purchases. Every core wake-control feature remains fully free.

Rouse 1.9 expands language support and keeps localization coverage tighter. • Added French, Spanish, and Korean app localizations. • Added matching App Store screenshot and metadata support for the new languages. • Updated localization tests and screenshot tooling so future translations stay complete.

Rouse 1.8 adds an App Language shortcut in Settings so you can open macOS Language & Region, choose Rouse’s preferred language, and restart when macOS needs the change to take effect. The Dashboard header is cleaner, command line setup now has a lighter entry point, and localization lookup is centralized for more consistent app, test, and screenshot behavior.

Rouse 1.7 adds the official rouse command line interface. Start, stop, check status, open the Dashboard, and manage display-sleep behavior from Terminal, shell scripts, and automation tools while Rouse.app remains the session owner. This release also refreshes Command Line setup guidance, improves Dashboard access from the menu bar, and updates App Store screenshots with sharper high-resolution sources.

Rouse 1.6.0 improves accessibility across the app. • Clearer VoiceOver labels, values, and hints in Dashboard, Quick Panel, Settings, About, and the menu bar control. • Better keyboard navigation in Quick Panel, Settings, and About. • Dashboard now respects more macOS display accessibility settings, including Reduce Motion, Reduce Transparency, Increase Contrast, and Differentiate Without Color. • Refined menu bar icon alignment.

Change display sleep while a session is already running, so you can keep the screen awake only when you need it. This update also includes behind-the-scenes reliability improvements.

Rouse 1.4.0 refines the Dashboard to feel calmer and easier to scan. • Polished Session Studio and live controls for smoother state changes • Reworked Dashboard sections to reduce visual gaps and improve alignment • Kept Feedback, Support, and menu bar guidance easier to reach in one place

Rouse 1.3.0 adds quicker ways to control awake sessions and makes the Dashboard feel calmer and more polished. • New App Shortcuts let you start a session, start a timed session, stop a session, and open the Dashboard • The Dashboard now feels steadier with smoother status transitions and stronger layout behavior for longer or localized text • Added clearer feedback and support entry points, plus a more distinctive menu bar icon

New in 1.2.0: added Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese localizations, refreshed Dashboard and Quick Panel copy, and improved dashboard placement and session status reliability.

Rouse 1.1 adds optional support purchases, a faster menu bar Quick Panel flow, cleaner copy across the dashboard and menu, and more reliable state restoration for timed wake sessions.