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Dopamine
Keep-awake menu bar app for Apple silicon Macs that can also switch off the closed-lid display backlight.
MIT · Free download · Downloads from github.com
- License
- MIT
- Open source
- Source
- GitHub
- UniversalSDK
- Verified
- 2026
About Dopamine
Dopamine keeps a Mac awake from the menu bar, either indefinitely or for a set time, and can stop when the battery falls below a threshold you choose. Its main difference from older keep-awake tools is an option to switch off the closed-lid display backlight while the Mac keeps working, which lets long builds, renders or downloads run with the lid shut. The project positions it as a successor to Amphetamine and Caffeine. The project's 0.0-nit figure is its own claim.
The download is labeled for Apple silicon and the project lists macOS 12 through 15. The DMG is signed with a Developer ID and notarized, and the project says it has no telemetry without consent. A PKG installer is also published.
Information
- Source code
- UniversalSDK/Dopamine
- License
- MIT
- Website
- dopamine.33rd.pro
- Download
- github.com
- Category
- Utilities
- Alternative to
- Amphetamine
- Topics
- Menu bar apps
- Evidence checked
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Sources and image credits
- github.com/UniversalSDK/Dopamine
- github.com/UniversalSDK/Dopamine/blob/main/LICENSE
- github.com/UniversalSDK/Dopamine/releases/latest
- dopamine.33rd.pro
- icon.png: Alexey / UniversalSDK. MIT; upstream app icon, trademarks retained.
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