About
Espresso prevents your Mac from sleeping, so downloads finish, presentations stay on screen, and long-running tasks like builds, renders, and backups run uninterrupted. It lives in a tiny menu bar icon, and you can activate it with a click or with the Control + E keyboard shortcut.
Espresso offers smart features for different workflows. Smart timers let you choose presets from 5 minutes to 4 hours or set a custom duration, then deactivate automatically when time is up. App triggers keep your Mac awake while apps like Zoom, Keynote, or Xcode are running. Schedules let you set specific times and days, such as work hours or overnight tasks. Battery protection can disable Espresso when battery is low using a threshold you set, and clamshell mode keeps a MacBook awake with the lid closed, which suits external monitor setups.
Espresso is a native macOS app built with Swift and SwiftUI and designed to use minimal resources, with near-zero CPU usage and a minimal memory footprint. It requires macOS 13 Ventura or later and is available on the Mac App Store for a $3.99 one-time purchase.