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Hold Sleep
Close the lid. Work keeps going. Mac sleeps when done.
Hold Sleep keeps your Mac awake only while real work is running: AI agents like Claude Code, big downloads, video exports and builds. It works even with the lid closed and lets your Mac sleep again the moment the work is done. No timers, no toggles.
Hey Product Hunt 👋
I built Hold Sleep because I kept losing work to my Mac's sleep mode. I'd start a Claude Code task or a 20 GB download, close the lid, and come back to find it had stopped at 12%.
The usual fixes all had a catch:
* Turning sleep off in Settings keeps the Mac awake all the time, and only while plugged in.
* Amphetamine and caffeinate require you to remember to switch them on and off.
* None of them work with the lid closed unless you have an external display.
Hold Sleep watches for real work on your Mac (AI agents, downloads, exports, builds, backups) and keeps it awake only while that work runs. When the work finishes, your Mac sleeps normally.
What makes it different:
* **Closed-lid mode:** Keeps working with the lid shut; no external display needed.
* **Recognizes** Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Aider, and every command they run.
* **Display management:** Lets the display turn off while it keeps the Mac awake.
* **Battery limits:** Plugged-in only, a minimum battery level, or Low Power Mode.
* **Privacy:** Everything runs on your Mac, with no data collected.
It's a one-time $9.99 purchase, with no subscription.
I'd love your feedback, especially on which apps or tools it should detect next. 🙏
About Hold Sleep on Product Hunt
“Close the lid. Work keeps going. Mac sleeps when done.”
Hold Sleep was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 2 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #138 on the daily leaderboard. Hold Sleep keeps your Mac awake only while real work is running: AI agents like Claude Code, big downloads, video exports and builds. It works even with the lid closed and lets your Mac sleep again the moment the work is done. No timers, no toggles.
On the analytics side, Hold Sleep competes within Mac, Productivity and Menu Bar Apps — topics that collectively have 779.6k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Hold Sleep performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Hold Sleep?
Hold Sleep was hunted by Mamata. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of Hold Sleep including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
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