Always On

Keep your Mac awake from Control Center. Add the Always On control, tap it, and your Mac won't sleep or dim the display; tap it again and everything returns to normal.

Always On is a single Control Center control backed by a tiny background helper. There's no window, no menu-bar app, and no Dock icon — just the toggle.

Requirements

macOS 26 (Tahoe) or later, and Xcode to build.

Install

git clone https://github.com/benbeaudry/Always-On.git
cd Always-On
./install.sh

install.sh builds Always On, copies it to /Applications, and starts the background helper. On first launch it registers itself as a login item, so it's always ready after you log in.

Prefer Xcode? Open AlwaysOn.xcodeproj and press Run.

Use

1. Open Control Center, then click Edit Controls (or Add a Control).
2. Find Always On in the gallery and add it. From here you can also drag it into the menu bar if you'd like it there.
3. Tap the control to keep your Mac awake — the cup fills in while it's on, and your choice is remembered across relaunches and reboots.

Under the hood the helper runs caffeinate -d -i, which blocks display sleep and idle system sleep, and stops it the moment you switch off.

Uninstall

osascript -e 'quit app "Always On"'
rm -rf "/Applications/Always On.app"

Then remove it under System Settings → General → Login Items.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.