Show HN: Adrafinil – keep a lid-closed Mac awake only while agents work

Post by hamza_q_ » Sun, Jun 28, 2026, 3:34 AM UTC

kageroumado wrote: post #58

hamza_q_ wrote: post #54

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This works great. Only downside is display doesn't turn off when you close the lid. Made a little status bar utility to wrap the disablesleep command and address that downside: https://github.com/narcotic-sh/modafinil (yes, I know, another *afinil named Mac sleep prevention app? but hey, I was first :P)

Afinils are cool, and your app is cool too~

Post by freakynit » Sun, Jun 28, 2026, 3:56 AM UTC

hamza_q_ wrote: post #54

rancar2 wrote: post #23

For MacOS, keep awake with: sudo pmset -a disablesleep 1 Reset back: sudo pmset -a disablesleep 0

This works great. Only downside is display doesn't turn off when you close the lid. Made a little status bar utility to wrap the disablesleep command and address that downside: https://github.com/narcotic-sh/modafinil (yes, I know, another *afinil named Mac sleep prevention app? but hey, I was first :P)

Post by hamza_q_ » Sun, Jun 28, 2026, 4:16 AM UTC

operatingthetan wrote: post #73

hamza_q_ wrote: post #71

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Was referring to the *afinil specifically

Alright, well I guess I thought were were talking about naming apps after stimulant drugs lol.

Post by loeg » Sun, Jun 28, 2026, 4:32 AM UTC

moralestapia wrote: post #68

loeg wrote: post #64

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Many ARM Macbooks do not have fans?

Fans !== heat

Post by anonuser123 » Sun, Jun 28, 2026, 4:53 AM UTC

exabrial wrote: post #52

Amphetamine is what I use. It has a robust set of triggers, like if you ip address changes to a certain subnet (like private IPs on a work network) https://apps.apple.com/us/app/amphetamine/id937984704?mt=12