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Life & fun · June 23, 2014

Caffeine

Keep your Mac from going to sleep

Caffeine launched on June 23, 2014 with 462 votes, #3 of 1,531 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 12 years on.

Visit download.macupdate.com ↗Caffeine alternativestop 1% of June 2014

In plain words

Caffeine is a menu bar application for Mac that prevents the display from going to sleep when activated. Users click the coffee icon to toggle the feature on or off, making it useful for situations where a screen needs to stay active without manual intervention. The app is lightweight and designed for quick access from the Mac menu bar.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

Caffeine is a tiny menu bar app for Mac that prevents your display from going to sleep when the coffee icon is selected.

Prevent your Mac from going to sleep or keep its screen from dimming. Sourcing the best Mac apps and software for over a million users sincefrom download.macupdate.com

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