Keep awake
No more dozing Macs.
Keep your Mac awake through a long download, a render or a talk. ⌃⌥K toggles it.
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Shortcut ⌃⌥K
Your Mac going to sleep in the middle of a download, a long export or a presentation is always at the worst time.
ctrlhq keeps it awake for as long as you need, then lets it sleep normally again.
Try it
What you get
For a while
30 minutes, 1 hour or 2 hours, then back to normal by itself.
Until you say so
Or keep it awake until you turn it off.
One shortcut
⌃⌥K toggles it from any app.
Questions
Is this like caffeinate or Amphetamine?
Same idea, built into the notch, so there's no extra menu bar icon.
Also in the notch
All featuresFocus timer
Start a focus session on your top task. ctrlhq tracks the time and calls the break.
Learn moreDisplay brightness
A slider for each display, including external monitors. Contrast and speaker volume too, where the monitor supports them.
Learn moreKeyboard shortcuts
Global shortcuts for everything you do often. They work in any app and can all be rebound.
Learn more
Keep awake, and everything else.
Every feature is in one app, for one price: $19 once, no subscription, and a full refund within 14 days if it isn't for you.
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macOS 26 Tahoe or later · Apple silicon & Intel