Get started

Barista keeps your Mac awake from a cup in your menu bar. A separate compact arrow hides and reveals the icon group you choose.

Install

1. Download the DMG from GitHub Releases.
2. Open the DMG and drag Barista into Applications.
3. Launch Barista from Applications.

The packaged app requires macOS 15 or newer on Apple Silicon. It includes the Craft runtime; Pantry and Bun are only needed for development.

Keep your Mac awake

Barista starts awake indefinitely and opens at login by default. Left-click the cup or press ⌘⇧C to start or stop. Right-click the cup for durations, Preferences and updates. Hover over the cup for the remaining time.

Preferences offers 5m, 15m, 30m, 1h, 2h, 4h, 8h and ∞. Picking a duration starts a session immediately. Turn off Start awake or Open at login if you prefer. Existing saved choices survive upgrades.

See Keep awake for manual sleep and lid-close behavior.

Choose a hidden group

On macOS 27, grant Barista Accessibility access, then ⌘-drag unwanted icons to the left of its arrow. Click the arrow or press ⌘⇧B to hide or reveal the group. The cup stays visible on either side.

This feature uses a private native API. It can also suppress Apple modules and activity indicators. Read Configuration before enabling it.

Develop from source

git clone https://github.com/stacksjs/barista.git
cd barista
pantry install
bun install --frozen-lockfile
pantry run dev

Native implementation belongs in stx and Craft. App sources stay in TypeScript and .stx. See the README for the source architecture and verification commands.