For a software-based solution check out previously reviewed Mouse Jiggler for Windows and Jiggler for Mac. Mouse Jiggler Keeps Your Computer Awake for Video Watching, Reading. Jiggler 1.1 released by Stick Software Freeware app for Mac OS X will keep your computer awake for important tasks Redwood City, CA, August 31, 2004 - Stick Software announced version 1.1 of Jiggler, a freeware utility for Mac OS X. Jiggler keeps your Mac awake through those lengthy tasks when it would rather fall asleep, by jiggling your mouse periodically. The key press simulator 'Mouse Jiggle' eliminates the problem. Unlike many keystroke simulators, this one does not 'press' a button, but moves the mouse. This allows the system to detect your activity, even though you have not touched the mouse for several minutes. Thus, the screen saver is not triggered.
About the App
'I signed up to Jigglar a couple of months ago and got busy building my database and getting my offer out to sellers in my area. So far I have distributed about 1000 Jigglar flyers and received 5 calls from interested sellers. 4 of these sellers have listed with me and so far 2 have sold making me about $20,000 in gross commission. Jiggler is a little freeware app with one purpose: to keep your Mac awake. When you have some lengthy task for your computer to do, it's annoying to have to turn off your screensaver and turn off the sleep timer, only to have to turn it all back on again when you're done.
- App name: Jiggler
- App description: jiggler (App: Jiggler.app)
- App website: http://www.sticksoftware.com/software/Jiggler.html
Install the App
- Press
Command+Spaceand type Terminal and press enter/return key. - Run in Terminal app:
ruby -e '$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)' < /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; brew install caskroom/cask/brew-cask 2> /dev/null
and press enter/return key.
If the screen prompts you to enter a password, please enter your Mac's user password to continue. When you type the password, it won't be displayed on screen, but the system would accept it. So just type your password and press ENTER/RETURN key. Then wait for the command to finish. - Run:
brew cask install jiggler
Mouse Jiggler For Mac
Done! You can now use Jiggler.