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Products that do what Hold My Lid does

Keep your Agents running while your macbook is closed

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   Agents Never Sleep▲90

   Agents keep running with the lid closed

   15d ago · agentsneversleep.app

2. 2
   Clamshell▲92

   Close your MacBook. Keep the work running.

   22d ago · clamshell.dev

3. 3
   Smart Insomnia▲77

   Keep your Mac awake when you close the lid

   2019

4. 4
   Capsomnia▲158

   Caps Lock keeps your Mac awake, even with the lid closed

   Jul 2026 · capsomnia.com

5. 5
   Noctis▲9

   Keep agents running after you close your Mac.

   May 2026

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   Holdor – Stop your Agents from sleeping▲23

   Your Mac stays awake. Sleep is for humans, not agents.

   Mar 2026

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   Adrafinil – keep a lid-closed Mac awake only while agents work▲124

   A month ago there was a wave of posts and tweets about engineers walking around cafes and parks with their MacBooks propped half-open, as fully closing the lid forces sleep that stops their AI agents. Some people made snarky comments about using tmux or Amphetamine, and some defended their choice with “but I only need it sometimes, and forgetting to disable Amphetamine and finding my laptop discharged in my bag is worse.” This is a solution to this problem. Unlike caffeinate, it will prevent your MacBook from sleeping even with the lid closed, with no external power or display, using pmset…

   Jun 2026 · github.com

8. 8FO
   Figure out when you closed your MacBook lid▲45

   2015 · sleep.gordn.org

9. 9
   Doppio▲4

   Keep your agents awake - even with the lid close

   Jun 2026 · transitivedev.gumroad.com

10. 10
    Plow Latch▲147

    Run AI agents on your Mac with scoped access

    16d ago · plow.co

11. 11
    Keepresso▲129

    Keep your Mac awake, on your terms. Free and open source

    Jul 2026 · keepresso.com

12. 12
    LidRun▲10

    Keep AI working on your Mac — even with the lid closed

    Jul 2026

13. 13
    Handoff Tabs▲90

    Make your MacBook's battery last longer

    2019

14. 14
    Capsy▲5

    caps lock keeps your mac awake. as simple as that.

    Jul 2026 · capsy.dev

15. 15
    Ajar▲91

    Lid Angle Sync & Keep Awake for AI Agents on Mac

    May 2026 · parcse.com

16. 16
    Port22▲239

    Claude Code, Codex & more on your phone

    Aug 2026 · tryport22.com

17. 17
    NeverNap Pro▲130

    Keep your Mac awake

    Oct 2025

18. 18
    Lungo▲285

    Keeps your Mac awake

    2017

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    Take A Coffee▲3

    Keep Codex working while your laptop is closed

    May 2026 · takeacoffee.club

20. 20
    Electronic Clam▲2

    Keeps your Mac awake for agents — without cooking it

    Jun 2026 · github.com

21. 21
    Coca 2.0▲83

    Keep Your Mac and Apps Awake!

    May 2026 · coca.cammalleri.dev

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    Mouse Jiggler for Mac▲139

    Prevent your Mac from sleeping

    2025

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    Laplock▲141

    Leave your macbook unattended, worry free

    2014

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    Glowix▲83

    Keep your Mac display awake exactly when you need it

    May 2026 · apps.apple.com

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