Hamod Abd Elhai
2Awake

2Awake for Mac

Support

Close the lid. Keep working. Sleep only when you mean it.

Answers to common questions about 2Awake, and how to reach me if something isn’t working.

Email support Questions

Contact

Email 2.apps.support@gmail.com. It helps to include your macOS version and, if something went wrong, the event log (Settings › About › Event log › Open).

2.apps.support@gmail.com

Questions

  • How do I put my Mac to sleep?

    Press Touch ID or the power button, choose Apple menu › Sleep, or choose Sleep Now in the 2Awake menu. With Sleep on Lock turned on, locking the screen with Control-Command-Q puts it to sleep too.

  • My Mac went to sleep when I closed the lid. Why?

    • 2Awake is off, or there was nothing to keep awake for. The menu bar shows a steaming cup while closing the lid keeps the Mac awake and a sleeping moon when it doesn’t.
    • The mode: While Apps Are Open needs one of your chosen apps running, and While Working lets the Mac sleep after a few idle minutes.
    • Battery guard: on battery with the lid closed, the Mac sleeps when the battery runs low (15% unless you change it).
    • Heat guard: if macOS reports the Mac running hot with the lid closed for 3 minutes, it sleeps.
    • The free trial ended and the full version hasn’t been bought.

  • Does it work with an external display?

    Yes. With a display connected, closing the lid leaves the displays on, like macOS’s own closed-lid mode.

  • Will my screen lock when I close the lid?

    That’s up to you: turn Lock Screen When Lid Closes on or off in the menu or in Settings. When it’s off, opening the lid takes you straight back without a password.

  • How does the free trial work?

    2Awake is free to download. Start the 14-day free trial from the setup assistant or Settings › Purchase. After 14 days, closing the lid puts your Mac to sleep as usual until you buy the full version, a one-time purchase. Nothing is charged automatically, and there’s no subscription.

  • I bought 2Awake on another Mac. How do I unlock it here?

    Open Settings › Purchase and click Restore Purchase, signed in with the same Apple Account.

  • How do I uninstall it?

    Choose Quit 2Awake from its menu, then move 2Awake from Applications to the Trash. Normal lid-close sleep comes back the moment 2Awake quits.

Privacy

2Awake needs no admin password or helper tools and runs in Apple’s App Sandbox. It collects no data.

2Awake privacy policy