One click, stay awake
Activate Jolt from the menu bar when you need your Mac to keep going.
Menu-bar awake timer for Mac
The download is running. The presentation is ready. The movie isn’t over. Keep your Mac awake with a click, for as long as you need it.
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Made for moments like this
Turn on Jolt when you need your Mac to stay awake. Choose a preset duration or your own time, and see the countdown in the menu bar.
Made for the task at hand
Activate Jolt from the menu bar when you need your Mac to keep going.
Pick a preset duration or enter your own, with a countdown in the menu bar.
Choose menu-bar icons and battery options to fit your setup.
In a customer’s words
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“Caffeine does the job with a single click.”
Before you get started
10.10 or later. Check the App Store listing for supported devices and the latest requirements.
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Yes. Choose a preset duration or enter a custom time. The menu-bar countdown shows the remaining time.
Jolt is designed to prevent normal idle sleep. Do not rely on it to override lid-closed sleep or macOS power and hardware restrictions.
Jolt of Caffeine
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