▶ Click the “Amphetamine” icon on the menu bar and select “Start New Session” – “While File is Downloading…” from the menu list. ▶ When set, the icon on the menu bar changes to indicate that sleep is prohibited (= session started) while using the app.Įx.④ I want to ban sleep while downloading files. ▶ Select from the list of apps that are displaying apps that you do not want to sleep while this app is running, and then click the “Select” button. ▶ Click the “Amphetamine” icon on the menu bar and select “Start a new session”-“While App is running …” from the menu list. ▶ When set, the icon on the menu bar changes to indicate that sleep is prohibited (= session start) until a specific time.Įx.③ I want to ban sleep while using certain apps (Music app, Spotify, etc.) ▶ Click the “Amphetamine” icon on the menu bar, select “~ min” or “~ hour” or “Other time / up to …” from the menu list, and set the time on the screen displayed for each.
▶ Once set, the session will end and the menu bar icon will change.Įx.② I want to ban sleep for a specific time or until a specific time. ▶ To end the session, click the icon on the menu bar again and select “End Current Session” from the menu list. ▶ When set, the icon on the menu bar changes to indicate that sleep is prohibited indefinitely (= session start). ▶ Click the “Amphetamine” icon on the menu bar and select “Start New Session”-“Indefinitely” from the menu list. If you are interested, please explore the “Preferences…” in menu item of “Amphetamine” dropdown menu.Įx.① I want to temporarily prohibit sleep, apart from the settings in “System Preferences”. In addition, you can use it with various triggers, such as prohibiting sleep when connecting to a specific WiFi or wired LAN, or when connecting a USB device. These are the very basic uses of “Amphetamine”.
The above usage will be explained later in【 Examples of how to use “Amphetamine”】.
Ex.④ I want to ban sleep while downloading files.Ex.③ I want to ban sleep while using certain apps (Music app, Spotify, etc.).Ex.② I want to ban sleep for a specific time or until a specific time.Ex.① I want to temporarily prohibit sleep, apart from the settings in “System Preferences”.Therefore, using the app “Amphetamine”, you can set the following. On Mac, sleep settings are made in “Energy Saving” in “System Preferences”, but there is a disadvantage that you can only make rough settings.