Free · open source · macOS
Your Mac stays up.
You get some sleep.
KeepMeUp is a tiny menu bar app that keeps your Mac awake whatever your Energy settings say. Set a timer for when it should sleep, lock or shut down, and control the whole thing from Telegram.
What it does
Awake on your terms, asleep on schedule.
One switch keeps the display on and the screensaver away. A timer decides what happens next.
One-click keep-awake
Blocks display sleep, the screensaver and idle sleep. Turn it off and macOS goes back to your normal settings.
Timers that act
In 30 minutes or 2 hours, stop keeping awake, turn the display off, start the screensaver, lock, sleep, restart or shut down.
Telegram remote
Check on your Mac, take screenshots, open apps and fetch files from your phone. Only chats you approve can use it.
Private by design
No servers, no accounts, no analytics. Sensitive commands are off until you turn them on with your password or Touch ID.
Signed updates
The app checks GitHub for new versions and only installs releases signed with the KeepMeUp release key.
Native and tiny
Written in Swift and SwiftUI. A universal app for Apple Silicon and Intel, with a glass design on macOS 26.
Telegram bot
Your Mac, from the other room. Or another country.
Create a bot with @BotFather, paste its token, tap Start and click Allow on your Mac. Lists come with tappable links like /quit_2 and /get_1, so you rarely have to type.
Keep awake
/on 2hKeep awake for a while/offBack to normal sleep/timer 1h shutdownSchedule once/caffeinate XcodeAwake while an app runs/statusState, timer and battery
Power and screen
/lockLock the screen/displayoffTurn the display off/brightness 60Set brightness/sleepSleep now/shutdownAsks you first
Apps and desktop
/openInstalled apps, tap to launch/appsRunning apps, tap to quit/desktopHide everything/showBring apps back
Sound and media
/volume 40Show or set volume/muteMute or unmute/playPlay or pause/nextSkip track
Screen and camera
/screenshotEvery display 🛡/webcamCamera photo 🛡/infoBattery, memory, disk/wifi·/ipNetwork details
System
/say Dinner's readySpeak out loud/notify Call backShow a notification/clipRead or set clipboard 🛡
Files
/desk/docs/dlSearch a folder 🛡/recentRecently opened files 🛡/get_1Send a file to the chat 🛡/uploadSave a sent file 🛡
Automation
/schedule 01:00 sleepRepeat daily/schedulesList what's scheduled/unschedule 1Remove one
Terminal
/terminalOpen Terminal/run df -hReply with the output 🛡/term topRun it and send a screenshot 🛡
🛡 Off by default. Commands that can see your screen, use the camera, read files or run code stay off until you, the Mac's owner, turn them on in Settings → Commands — which asks for your password or Touch ID. Everything is limited to the one Telegram chat you approve. You enable these at your own responsibility.
Settings
Everything in one small window.
Launch at login, a guided Telegram setup, a switch for every bot command and one-click updates. Click the tabs to look around.
While active, KeepMeUp blocks display sleep, the screensaver and idle system sleep, no matter what Energy or Lock Screen settings say.
Turning on a command marked with a shield asks for your password or Touch ID.
Install
Three steps, about a minute.
KeepMeUp is free and not notarized by Apple, so macOS asks you to confirm the first time you open it.
Download
Get KeepMeUp.zip from the latest release and unzip it.
Move to Applications
Drag KeepMeUp.app into your Applications folder.
Open it once
Right-click the app and choose Open. The cup appears in your menu bar.
Security
Powerful, and only in your hands.
KeepMeUp is a remote tool for your own Mac. Because it's open source, you can read exactly what it does before you trust it.
One account, approved by you
Only the Telegram chats you approve in a dialog on the Mac can send commands. Pairing closes after the first chat, so strangers who find your bot can't request access.
Sensitive commands off by default
Screen, camera, file and shell commands stay off until you turn each one on, and the app asks for your password or Touch ID first.
No servers, no accounts
The bot token lives in a file only your macOS account can read. The app talks only to Telegram, with no KeepMeUp backend or analytics.
Use at your own risk. Turning on the more powerful commands is your decision and your responsibility — anyone with access to an approved chat can use whatever you've enabled. Keep your Telegram account secure and enable only what you need. KeepMeUp is provided “as is”, without warranty, under the MIT License.
Leave the downloads running. Go to bed.
KeepMeUp is free, open source and MIT licensed.
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