---
title: "Stay Awake for Mac, a free Droplet in Droppy"
description: "Prevent your Mac from going to sleep. Choose indefinite mode or set a timer for hours or minutes. Perfect for downloads, presentations, or long-running tasks."
canonical: "https://getdroppy.app/features/high-alert"
last-updated: "2026-10-27"
---

# Keep your Mac awake.

Stay Awake

Prevent your Mac from going to sleep. Choose indefinite mode or set a timer for hours or minutes. Perfect for downloads, presentations, or long-running tasks.

![Stay Awake in Droppy on a MacBook Pro: its widget in the notch and its page in Settings, a real render of the app](https://getdroppy.app/assets/features/screens/high-alert-20261027.webp)

[Download for macOS](https://getdroppy.app/download/latest) [Purchase](https://getdroppy.app/#pricing)

Free with Droppy. Switch it on in Settings, Droplet Store.

## What it does

Keep your Mac awake with simple timed or indefinite modes from Droppy controls. It is useful for long exports, presentations, or sessions where sleep would interrupt progress.

- Prevent display and system sleep
- Timer presets: hours or minutes
- Indefinite mode until disabled
- Lightweight, no battery drain

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## Related features

[System Stats Keep an eye on your Mac with live stat cards right in your notch. Pick any two of CPU, RAM, GPU, disk, battery, network and temperature, each with a big live number and a rolling history graph, or the apps working hardest right now. Turn on Superstats to see every stat at once. Learn more](https://getdroppy.app/features/system-stats) [Cleaner Remove an app together with the files it leaves in your Library, and clear caches, logs and developer data your Mac can rebuild. You review every item and its exact location first, and everything goes to the Trash, so you can put it back until you empty it. Learn more](https://getdroppy.app/features/cleaner) [Notifications Capture macOS notifications and display them directly in the notch, like iPhone's Dynamic Island. Click to open and swipe up to dismiss. Learn more](https://getdroppy.app/features/notifications)

## Ready to try Droppy?

Every feature and every Droplet, one price, yours for good.

[Download for macOS](https://getdroppy.app/download/latest)