01 / PRESENT
Stay with
the lecture.
Your slides, notes, or reference material stay available—without a tap just to keep the screen awake.
Keep Screen OnBrightness stays yours.
Your Mac.
On your time.
Stay with the lecture. Leave the work running.
One quiet menu-bar utility. You decide when to stop.
Apple Silicon · macOS 15+ · Free & open source
A small place in your menu bar.
A little more room in your day.
A little more room in your day.
Screen ready when open. Work continues when closed.
Three modes. One place to stay in control.
Two rhythms. One Mac.
Less interruption.
More intention.
For the moments when your Mac’s usual sleep schedule doesn’t match yours.
Stay with
02 / CONTINUE
Close the lid.
Keep going.
Give a build, download, or long-running task time to finish while your Mac stays on a ventilated desk.
Keep Mac RunningWith the approved helper.
Follow Lid brings both together.
Screen available while open. Mac kept running while closed. A fresh safety check when you reopen.
Meet LidPilot
A quieter way
to keep going.
A short introduction.
Made around the real native interface.
Read the video transcript
Keep the lecture in view. Let the build finish, even when you close the lid. LidPilot puts those choices right in your Mac’s menu bar. Keep Screen On for lectures, reading, and focused work. Keep Mac Running for builds, downloads, or a local AI task. Or let Follow Lid connect the two. Choose how long you need it. Stop whenever you want. Native to macOS. Free and open source. Install with Homebrew, or download it from lidpilot.app. LidPilot. Your Mac, on your time.
Download the timed transcriptCalm, by design
A session.
Not a commitment.
Choose your time.
30 minutes, an afternoon, a custom duration, or a specific end time. Indefinite when you need it.
Safety stays awake.
Battery and thermal safeguards can pause a session. Clear status tells you when cleanup needs attention.
Always starts Off.
Nothing starts keeping your Mac awake until you ask. Stop & Sleep verifies cleanup before requesting sleep.
Free now. Open for everyone.
Your next session.
On your terms.
A native Mac utility that gives your screen—and your work—the time they need. Free, open source, and yours to control.
Apple Silicon · macOS 15+ · MIT licensed
LidPilot 2.0.2 · Developer ID signed and notarized.
Prefer the Terminal?
One command.
Then make it yours.
Install with Homebrew. Free and open source, just like the direct download.
Homebrew
brew install --cask Marios1111/tap/lidpilot
Already have Homebrew? Paste this into Terminal.
New to Homebrew? The direct download above is all you need. Before removing or replacing an existing LidPilot installation, follow the cleanup steps.
A few useful answers
Clear from
the start.
What’s new in V2?
Keep awake while a command runs, with independent manual and task sessions. V2 adds an opt-in CLI, global shortcuts, clearer diagnostics, update ownership and polished Settings. Codex and Claude Code hooks are available as experimental adapters. Read the developer tools guide.
Does LidPilot change my brightness?
No. Your brightness controls stay available. Preventing display sleep also suppresses native idle dimming; independent “dim but never turn off” isn’t provided.
Does the internal display turn off immediately?
The built-in display can take a little time to go dark after you close the lid. Timing depends on macOS; expect a delay rather than an instant blackout.
What does the helper do?
Follow Lid and Keep Mac Running require a small signed helper approved through macOS. It controls one fixed sleep setting with verification and recovery safeguards. Keep Screen On works without it.
Can I put a running Mac in a bag?
Keep your Mac on a stable, ventilated surface during a session. Thermal safeguards are a backstop, not a substitute for airflow.
How do updates and removal work?
Signed update checks wait until LidPilot is Off. Installation is manual and requires verified cleanup and an open lid. To remove LidPilot, turn it Off, resolve any recovery warning, remove its helper in Settings, disable launch at login, and quit before removing the app.
Which Macs is LidPilot designed for?
Apple Silicon MacBooks running macOS 15 or later. The validated setup uses the built-in MacBook display. External displays, docks, and virtual displays remain unvalidated.