| ▲ | Show HN: Lockpaw One hotkey to cover your Mac screen without putting it to sleep(github.com) | |
| 5 points by eriknielsen a day ago | 1 comments | ||
| ▲ | aiboost a day ago | parent [-] | |
I currently use the built-in caffeinate command in the terminal for this exact use case (keeping AI agents or large downloads running while away). However, caffeinate fails when I physically close the MacBook lid (unless connected to an external display/power). Looking at your architecture, it seems Lockpaw uses IOPMAssertion from IOKit, which is the same API caffeinate uses. Does Lockpaw have any workarounds for the lid-closed sleep behavior, or is the primary advantage here combining standard sleep assertions with visual shielding/input blocking? (Either way, solving the 'screen is on and fully accessible' problem of caffeinate is a huge win! Great app.) | ||