Your Mac sleeps.
Your LLM shouldn't.
MoveIt is a lightweight macOS menu-bar app that keeps your Mac awake on demand — so long-running AI and agent workloads finish instead of stalling when the display sleeps and the system goes idle.
macOS 13.0+ · Apple-notarized · Universal
Built for the agent era
If a run takes minutes or hours, sleep is the enemy. MoveIt keeps the machine alive while you walk away.
Local LLM inference
Ollama, llama.cpp, LM Studio, MLX — runs don't get throttled or killed mid-generation.
Agent loops & coding agents
Claude Code, autonomous runs, and overnight batch jobs keep going while you step away.
Model downloads & fine-tuning
Large model pulls and training runs aren't interrupted by idle sleep.
Everything included. Nothing locked.
All features are free — no tiers, no in-app purchases.
⏰ Schedule mode
Auto keep-awake between a start and end time — your work hours, or a nightly batch run. Set it once and forget it.
🎨 Custom menu-bar icons
Personalize the status item with your own icon. Make it yours.
⏱️ Timer keep-awake
Pick a duration from 5 minutes to a full day — or run infinite.
🛡️ Real sleep prevention
Holds a system power assertion (IOPMAssertionCreateWithName) so macOS never idle-sleeps display or system.
🖱️ Synthetic activity
Optional subtle cursor nudge defeats tools that watch the cursor for "activity," not just sleep.
🚀 Launch at login
Starts quietly with your Mac via SMAppService. Native SwiftUI, tiny footprint, no CPU drain.
How it works
- 1
Download & drag to Applications
Apple Developer-ID signed and notarized. Grant Accessibility once for the optional cursor nudge.
- 2
Pick a timer, a schedule, or infinite
Click the menu-bar icon, choose how long to stay awake — or set a daily window.
- 3
Walk away
Your AI keeps thinking. The icon toggles active / inactive so you always know the state.
FAQ
Is it really free?
Yes. 100% free, all features included. No accounts, no subscriptions, no in-app purchases.
Does it record my activity?
No. MoveIt watches for input only to know whether you're active — nothing is recorded or logged.
Why does it need Accessibility permission?
Only for the optional cursor nudge and activity detection. Skip it and core sleep-prevention still works.
What are the requirements?
macOS 13.0 or later. The app is distributed directly (Developer-ID notarized), not via the Mac App Store.
Will it drain my CPU?
No. Native SwiftUI with 1 Hz timers — it runs quietly in the background.
Keep your AI awake.
Free forever. Download and run your next long job without babysitting it.
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