PleaseSleep for Mac

Name: PleaseSleep
Rating: 3.7 (7 reviews)
Author: DragonOne

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Key Details of PleaseSleep

Forces your Mac to sleep if something's keeping it awake.
Last updated on October 30, 2013
There have been 9 updates
Virus scan status:
Clean (it’s extremely likely that this software program is clean)

Editors’ Review

Download.com staffOctober 30, 2013

PleaseSleep for Mac prevents open applications from holding up a computer's sleep settings. The application is easy to set up and works well to allow the energy saver setting to be followed.

After installation, the free program adds a small icon to the top menu bar. The application also alerts the user that the screensaver, depending on the settings, can interfere with the program's operation. It then asks if the user wants to go to the preferences menu to disable the saver, which can be done with a button in the program window. There are no full menus to speak of, but clicking the icon brings up a drop-down menu. This includes an option for enabling the program, as well as accessing a preferences menu and the main energy saver screen for the computer. In the preferences area, the user can change the launching preferences, as well as the appearance of the icon. The window can also be changed to appear as a floating panel. PleaseSleep for Mac did work well during testing and allowed the computer to sleep without any problems.

PleaseSleep for Mac is suitable for users who have applications that keep their computer from sleeping. The program works well and includes some useful options to help users configure it.

What’s new in version 2.3

Compatible with Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks.
New option to force sleep again, when the system wakes up after only having slept for a very short period of time.
Now only supports Mac OS X 10.7 and later.
Minor bug fixes.

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GENERAL

Release: October 30, 2013

Latest update: October 30, 2013

Version: 2.3

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Mac

Operating System

OS X 10.8
Mac OS X
Mac OS X 10.6
Mac OS X 10.5
OS X 10.9
Mac OS X 10.7

Additional Requirements: None

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Total Downloads: 2,657

Downloads Last Week: 0

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User Reviews

3.7/5

7 User Votes

Did not work for me
nvjxFebruary 23, 2012
Pros
Can not find any pros.
Cons
Did not work.
Summary
Waste of time!
Only one problem
GeneLanderJanuary 3, 2012
Pros
Does what it says
Cons
But doesn't wake from sleep on LAN!
Summary
I hoped this would solve the problem of Mac Mini Lion Server not going to sleep. It did. But then it would not wake on LAN. Solving this problem would make it perfect!
Does what Apple can't - it lets computers sleep
SonnyBKSSeptember 16, 2011
Pros
PleaseSleep lets my iMac 27" i5 actually sleep. After 90 minutes on the phone to Apple Care, they still couldn't fix the problem (and I ended up having to reinstall Lion).
Cons
A minor gripe: When you open PleaseSleep, there's no indication its open - except for an icon in the menu bar. Only a problem once. (But I'd rather keep my menu bar clean.) Only just installed/no other issues identified.
Summary
Sure beats spending hours in forums and on the phone trying to fix the sleep problem. This software shouldn't be necessary, but it's great that it's available.
Great Little Must-Have App for Apple Laptops
zunipusSeptember 10, 2010
Pros
It works. It's nicely configurable. Easy on, easy off. Solves a MAJOR Mac OS X problem with sleep reliability.
Cons
None None None
Summary
I've used this great little freeware menu bar item for years. Right now it's on my MacBook running 10.6.4 and working perfectly. I can add exceptions to forced sleep easily in its preferences. It's extremely reliable and IMHO a critical MUST HAVE for all Apple MacBook and MacBook Pro owners. If only Apple had this built into Mac OS X!
Fixes Mac Mini sleep issues
RickyZooJune 21, 2009
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Cons
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com. Because it uses manual sleep, this program makes your mac go to sleep immediately when the Energy Saver interval expires. It has solved a series of know sleep problems for me that Apple has been unable to solve. An excellent piece of donationware.
needs exclusion list
shish1December 4, 2008
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Cons
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com. This works well, thanks! Works better than similar products out there that have tried to do the same thing. I like that there's an option to sleep only if certain application(s) are running but having an option to not sleep if certain applications are on would be the other half to make this a complete utility. For example, yesterday it went to sleep on me while on a Skype chat, simply because no buttons were pressed for 15 mins during the chat. Also, if something is downloading for more than 15 mins, like a bittorrent, then this application would sleep my computer which is not what I want. Of course, I could always quit the app when using these things but if there's an inclusion list, it would make sense to have an exclusion list as well. Perhaps this is easier said than done since one list could override the other, but a toggle/checkbox could be a start.
Solves a big problem
cycloneNovember 30, 2008
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Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com. For unknown reasons my Mac Pro (Tiger) would never sleep on its own, though I could always put it to sleep manually. This software seems to do exactly what's expected - several times now it has slept the computer per my energy saver preference panel. One time the computer didn't wake up, but it was the first time I used this and I had run it multiple times before I realized it was running in the status bar, so that may have been a factor. I'll report back if I see any more anomalies. One feature which would be nice is for it to not sleep if it sees consistent network activity above a certain threshold (e.g. when the Mac is streaming to a local or network client). I haven't yet tested to see if it automatically stays awake when that's the case, but I don't see any preferences options for that sort of setting.

Developer’s Description

By DragonOne

Forces your Mac to sleep if something's keeping it awake.

PleaseSleep is a utility software designed for Mac OS X that helps put your computer to sleep when you know some other app is preventing your Mac from going to sleep. PleaseSleep sits in the background and waits for the sleep timer you set in Energy Saver preferences pane. Depending on the preferences you set, PleaseSleep will try to put your computer to sleep when the scheduled sleep timer kicks in. PleaseSleep is very easy to configure, you can enable, disable, and access its preferences via the system menu bar icon. You can choose to have PleaseSleep activate the sleep function all the time, or you can tell PleaseSleep to activate the sleep function only when certain apps are running.

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User Reviews

Did not work for me

Only one problem

Does what Apple can't - it lets computers sleep

Great Little Must-Have App for Apple Laptops

Fixes Mac Mini sleep issues

needs exclusion list

Solves a big problem

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