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Plate 09 · macOS app

Dilated

Oculus apertus

Keeps your Mac awake. A native macOS menu bar app with timed holds, triggers, a CLI for agents and an opt-in closed-lid mode.

  • MIT
  • Swift
  • macOS app
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Field notes

What to look for.

Habitat
The menu bar of a Mac that isn't allowed to sleep
Diet
Timers, triggers and the odd request from an agent
Temperament
Won't blink first.
Marks
Two red eyes on a yellow tile, pupils wide open. It's been up a while.
Handling
A menu bar app that keeps your Mac awake: timed holds, triggers, a CLI for agents, and an opt-in closed-lid mode. Public beta.
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2. Open the DMG, drag Dilated to Applications and open it.
3. Pick **Keep awake for** from the menu bar item.

Prefer Homebrew? `brew install --cask codeswhat/tap/dilated` installs the same build.

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