Macchiato

Macchiato is a lightweight macOS menu bar app that toggles caffeinate -ds with a single click. No terminal window required.

Features

• One-click sleep prevention - click the menu bar icon to toggle caffeinate -ds on or off.
• Visual status - the menu bar icon fills in when caffeinate is active, so you can tell at a glance.
• Launch at Login - optionally start Macchiato when you log in.
• Zero footprint - no Dock icon, no windows, just a menu bar item.

Requirements

• macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later

Installation

Download the latest .dmg from Releases, open it, and drag Macchiato to your Applications folder.

Building from source

Open Macchiato.xcodeproj in Xcode 15+ and run the Macchiato scheme.

To run tests:

xcodebuild test -project Macchiato.xcodeproj -scheme Macchiato -destination 'platform=macOS'

Usage

1. Launch Macchiato. A coffee cup icon appears in the menu bar.
2. Click the icon to open the menu.
3. Click Turn On to start caffeinate -ds (prevents display and system sleep).
4. The icon fills in to indicate caffeinate is active.
5. Click Turn Off to stop it.

Caffeinate is automatically stopped when you quit Macchiato.