AppleTea ☕
Keep your Mac awake with smart scheduling. Set timers, monitor activity, or stay on indefinitely — all from the menu bar.
Download on the App Store (Coming Soon!)About AppleTea
AppleTea is a lightweight macOS menu bar app that prevents your Mac from falling asleep — exactly when you need it, and no longer. Whether you're running a long download, giving a presentation, or just stepping away briefly, AppleTea gives you precise control over your Mac's sleep behavior with zero fuss.
Features
- Manual Control — Keep your Mac awake indefinitely until you decide to stop.
- Until a Specific Time — Set a time (e.g., 11:00 PM) and your Mac will stay awake until then, then sleep normally.
- For a Duration — Keep awake for a set number of hours (0.5 to 12 hours). Perfect for downloads or builds.
- Activity Monitoring — Automatically allows sleep after your Mac has been idle for a set number of minutes. Great for developers and writers.
- Keep Display On — Optional toggle to prevent your screen from sleeping while the system stays awake.
Always in Your Menu Bar
AppleTea runs quietly in your menu bar with a simple icon. A quick glance tells you the current status — "Awake until 5:00 PM" or "Awake for 2h 30m remaining." No dock icon, no clutter.
AppleTea Preferences and Menu Bar Integration
Native & Efficient
Built with Swift using Apple's IOKit Power Assertions API — the same mechanism used by macOS itself. AppleTea uses minimal CPU and memory, with no background daemons or unnecessary processes.
How It Works
AppleTea uses Apple's official IOPMAssertion API to hold a power assertion while active. The moment you stop it — or your timer expires — the assertion is released and your Mac returns to its normal sleep behavior. Note: Closing the laptop lid will still put your Mac to sleep as a safety feature.
Privacy
AppleTea requires no internet connection and collects no data. All preferences are stored locally on your device.