Barista

A menu bar app that wraps /usr/bin/caffeinate for quick keep-awake control

Inactive	Active with countdown

Features

• Toggle caffeinate assertions with plain-English hints
• Session modes: Manual, Duration (with countdown), Wait for PID, Command
• PID picker with running process names
• Settings persist via @AppStorage
• Live menu bar countdown while running a timed session

Install

Homebrew

brew tap mdsakalu/tap
brew install --cask barista

Tip: To install without sudo, add --appdir=~/Applications

Manual

Download Barista-macos.zip from Releases, unzip, and drag Barista.app to Applications.

Build

swift build -c release
scripts/package_app.sh build

The packaged app will be at build/Barista.app.

Development

open Package.swift

Select the Barista scheme and Run. Requires macOS 13+ and Xcode 15+.

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

Background image is CC BY-SA 3.0 - see ATTRIBUTION.md.