1.6.2beta1: Minor Changes

• updated the Danish translation (#171)
  • Thank you JacobSchriver!
• updated the Sparkle update framework to version 2.0 (#178)

1.6.1: Notifications

• added support for notifications, use System Preferences to manage notification settings (#164)
  • please note, this feature is only available on macOS 11 or newer; the previous experimental notifications support has been removed
• updated the French translation (#146, #169)
  • Thank you alexandreleroux!

1.6.1beta2: Notifications

• added support for notifications, use System Preferences to manage notification settings (#164)
  • please note, this feature is only available on macOS 11 or newer; the previous experimental notifications support has been removed
• updated the French translation (#146, #169)
  • Thank you alexandreleroux!

1.6.1beta1: Notifications

• added support for notifications, use System Preferences to manage notification settings (#164)
  • please note, this feature is only available on macOS 11 or newer; the previous experimental notifications support has been removed

1.6.0: Big Sur Update

• raised minimum deployment target to macOS Sierra (#142)
• updated icons using the macOS Big Sur style (#141)
• added support for the arm64 architecture on macOS Big Sur
• created an official website https://keepingyouawake.app/
• added a Russian translation (#147, #155)
  • Thank you Kromsator!

Please note: This release requires macOS Sierra or newer, you can continue using version 1.5.2 if you need support for macOS Yosemite or El Capitan.

1.6.0pre: Big Sur Update

• raised minimum deployment target to macOS Sierra (#142)
• updated icons using the macOS Big Sur style (#141)
• added support for the arm64 architecture on macOS Big Sur
• created an official website https://keepingyouawake.app/
• added a Russian translation (#147, #155)
  • Thank you Kromsator!

Please note: This release requires macOS Sierra or newer, you can continue using version 1.5.2 if you need support for macOS Yosemite or El Capitan.

1.5.2: Allow Display Sleep

• added the ability to allow the display to sleep (#148)
  • Thanks creamelectricart!

Please note: The 1.5.x series of releases will be the last supporting macOS Yosemite and El Capitan. If you see any critical reason for supporting those, please leave a comment on GitHub.

1.5.1: Customizable Activation Durations

• added the ability to customize activation durations in Preferences (#132)
• added an advanced preference to quit the app when the activation duration is over (#133)
  • Thanks jamesgecko for the suggestion!
• added an Indonesian translation (#137)
  • Thank you ibnuh!

Please note: The 1.5.x series of releases will be the last supporting macOS Yosemite and El Capitan. If you see any critical reason for supporting those, please leave a comment on GitHub.

Happy 2020 🥳!

1.5.0: Sandboxed, Hardened & Notarized

Please disable Start at login in Preferences before you update. You can also check this wiki page for troubleshooting help.

• added an Updates tab to Preferences (#107)
• enabled the Hardened Runtime security feature (#111)
• enabled the App Sandbox security feature (#112)
  • custom icons need to be placed in ~/Library/Containers/info.marcel-dierkes.KeepingYouAwake/Data/Documents now and will be migrated during the app update
• Start at login uses a launcher helper app now (#110)
  • the previous login item is not compatible anymore and it is recommended to disable Start at login before updating!
  • please check this wiki page if you encounter problems
• updated Sparkle to the ui-separation-and-xpc version (#109) (#113)

1.5.0beta2: Sandboxed, Hardened & Notarized

Please disable Start at login in Preferences before you update. You can also check this wiki page for troubleshooting help.

• added an Updates tab to preferences (#107)
• enabled the Hardened Runtime security feature (#111)
• enabled the App Sandbox security feature (#112)
  • custom icons need to be placed in ~/Library/Containers/info.marcel-dierkes.KeepingYouAwake/Data/Documents now and will be migrated during the app update
• Start at login uses a launcher helper app now (#110)
  • the previous login item is not compatible anymore and it is recommended to disable Start at login before updating!
  • please check this wiki page if you encounter problems
• updated Sparkle to the ui-separation-and-xpc version (#109) (#113)

Beta 2 fixes a bug that prevents 1.5.0 Beta 1 from downloading updates. Please manually re-download Beta 2 from GitHub if you experience any issues.