Guides, tutorials and reference for keeping your machine awake while it's locked.
Lidless is a tiny menu-bar app that keeps your computer awake while the screen is locked, so long-running work — agentic coding, builds, downloads, remote sessions — doesn't stall the moment you step away.
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Install Lidless and keep your machine awake in under a minute.
Keep Claude Code running overnightStart a long agentic run, lock your machine, and let it finish.
How to Keep a Mac AwakeA practical guide to keeping macOS awake for downloads, builds, backups, remote sessions, and coding agents without forcing the screen to stay on.
How to Keep a Windows PC AwakeA practical Windows 11 and Windows 10 guide to keeping your PC awake with power settings, PowerToys Awake, and powercfg diagnostics.
What Is the Mac caffeinate Command?A detailed tutorial for the macOS caffeinate command, including flags, examples, PID-based keep-awake, timers, and troubleshooting.
How to Keep Codex, Claude Code, and OpenClaw Running on Your ComputerA practical guide to keeping coding agents and AI assistants running for hours by managing sleep, network, permissions, logs, and recovery.
Settings referenceEvery Lidless switch and what it does.
macOS and Windows Power Management ExplainedA practical reference for sleep, display sleep, hibernate, wake, power requests, caffeinate, PowerToys Awake, and long-running tasks on macOS and Windows.