Brewake · macOS menu bar utility
Keep your Mac awake from the menu bar.
A cup in your menu bar. Click it, pick how long, and your Mac stays awake.
7-day free trial, then $2.99, paid once. macOS 13 or later, Apple Silicon and Intel.
One cup.
Stay awake.
Brewake is a menu bar app. While it is on, your Mac does not go to sleep and the display does not dim. The cup fills up, so you can see that it is on.
Click the cup to pick how long. When the timer ends, Brewake turns itself off.
The older apps that did this job have drifted and grown. I keep Brewake very simple. It does the basics, and it does them well.
What it does.
Keeps your Mac awake
While Brewake is on, your Mac does not go to sleep and the display does not dim.
One menu
Click the cup in the menu bar and the menu opens. You turn Brewake on and off there.
Pick how long
Choose ∞ to stay awake until you turn it off, or 1, 3, 5, 10, 15, 30 or 45 minutes, or 1 to 8 hours.
Turns itself off
When a timer ends, Brewake turns itself off.
A full cup means on
The cup is full while Brewake is on, and empty while it is off. A look at the menu bar tells you.
No account
No account, no analytics, no tracking. Brewake goes online only to check a license key and, once a day, to look for a newer version.
Pricing.
$2.99
One-time purchase. Not a subscription.
- 7-day free trial. No account.
- One license covers up to 3 Macs.
- Changed your mind? Ask for a refund within 14 days.
- Sold directly, not on the App Store.
- License keys and payments are handled by Polar, the merchant of record.
- Requires macOS 13 or later. Runs on Apple Silicon and Intel.
See the terms and the refund policy.
Questions.
- Does it stop the display from dimming too?
- Yes. While Brewake is on, your Mac does not go to sleep and the display does not dim.
- How do I set a timer?
- Click the cup and pick how long: 1, 3, 5, 10, 15, 30 or 45 minutes, or 1 to 8 hours. When the timer ends, Brewake turns itself off. Pick ∞ and it stays on until you turn it off.
- Can it start when I log in?
- Yes. Turn on Launch at Login in the menu.
- Which languages is it in?
- English by default. You can switch to Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, German, French, Spanish or Portuguese (Brazil) under Language in the menu.
- Does it need the internet?
- Only to check a license key with Polar and, once a day, to check whether a newer version exists. There is no account, no analytics and no tracking.
- Can I use it on more than one Mac?
- Yes. One license covers up to 3 Macs.
- Is it on the App Store?
- No. I sell it directly. Polar handles the license keys and the payments.
- How do I buy it?
- Try it free for 7 days. Then pay $2.99 once to keep using it. Your license key comes by email, and you enter it under License in the menu.
Need help?
Email one@ashsoft.us with any question. Your license key is in your receipt email, and in Polar’s customer portal.