One click
Click the cup in your menu bar and it starts to steam — your Mac stays awake. Click again to turn it off.
Free menu bar app for Mac
Your Mac won't sleep
until you say so.
Våken — Norwegian for “awake” — is a small coffee cup in your menu bar. Click it and your Mac stays awake through the download, the presentation or the long export. Click again and it sleeps as normal.
Version 1.2.0 · 0.9 MB · macOS 12 or later · Apple silicon & Intel · Free
How it works
One cup. No windows.
Våken has no app window and no Dock icon. Everything happens from the cup in your menu bar: when it steams, your Mac is awake. When the time is up, Våken lets go on its own.
- Click — on or off (indefinitely)
- Right-click — pick a duration, display and settings
Våken
Off – Your Mac can sleep normally
Keep Awake For
About VåkenQuit Våken
Try it: click the cup to turn it on or off, or pick a duration.
Made to be forgotten
Does one thing, quietly.
You pick how long
15 minutes, 1 hour, 8 hours or indefinitely. The menu shows how much time is left and when it lets go.
Let the display sleep
Just need a download or export to finish? Turn on “Allow Display to Sleep” and save power.
Always up to date
Våken tells you when a new version is out — or installs it for you automatically. Your choice.
When you need it
For when your Mac mustn't nod off mid-task.
- Large downloads and uploads
- Presentations and screen sharing
- Video exports and renders
- Long coding and AI sessions
- Backups to an external drive
- Recipes on screen in the kitchen
Install
Ready in under a minute.
Download
Download Vaaken.dmg and double-click it to open the disk image.
Double-click Våken
Double-click the Våken cup and choose “Move to Applications”. It installs itself and starts right away. (Dragging it to Applications works too.)
Say yes once
The first time, macOS asks if you want to open an app downloaded from the internet — click “Open”. Våken then starts automatically every time you log in.
Look for the cup
Våken lives in the menu bar at the top right. Click: on/off. Right-click: options. If your menu bar is full, Våken tells you how to make room.
Download Våken 1.2.00.9 MB · macOS 12 or later
Questions & privacy
Good to know.
What does Våken cost?
Nothing. Våken is free — no ads, no subscription.
Is Våken safe to install?
Yes. Våken is signed with FringeNode's Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple, which means Apple has checked it for malware. The app never touches your files — it only asks macOS not to sleep.
Does it work on Macs with Apple silicon (M1–M4)?
Yes. Våken runs natively on both Apple silicon and Intel Macs.
How does it work under the hood?
Våken uses the same macOS feature that video players and presentation apps use (a “power assertion”). When you turn it off or quit, your Mac sleeps exactly as normal again.
Does Våken keep my MacBook awake with the lid closed?
No. With the lid closed a MacBook sleeps anyway, unless it's connected to an external display and power. That's a built-in macOS limit.
How do updates work?
A few times a day Våken checks fringenode.no for a new version. You'll be asked before anything is installed — unless you turn on “Install Updates Automatically”. Every update is cryptographically signed by FringeNode, and Våken refuses anything that isn't.
What data does Våken collect?
Only what you choose to give us. On first launch Våken asks for your email — you can skip it — and, in a separate box, whether you want our newsletter. The update check only fetches a file from fringenode.no. No analytics, no tracking.
How do I uninstall it?
Right-click the cup → “Quit Våken”, then drag Våken.app from Applications to the Trash. Done.
Read the full privacy policy.
Kort fortalt på norsk
Våken er en gratis menylinje-app for Mac som holder maskinen våken med ett klikk — i 15 minutter, 8 timer eller så lenge du vil. Appen er på engelsk, oppdaterer seg selv og kjører på både Apple-chip og Intel.
