Keep Mac Awake vs termique

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Keep Mac Awake compared with termique
Detail	Keep Mac Awake	termique
What it does	Keep your MacBook awake with the lid closed for long-running AI agents and tasks, no external display needed	One terminal for every host, synced end-to-end encrypted across all your devices
Stage	Startup	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	ID
Pricing model	Not given	Freemium
Pricing	Free 3-day trial (sessions up to 8 hours). Then $9 USD once per Mac, tax included. No subscription.	Free plan: $0/month for up to 3 hosts, unlimited sessions, SFTP, port forwarding, server monitoring, E2EE cloud sync, and 15 AI prompts daily. Pro plan: $5/month (billed monthly) for unlimited hosts and snippets, 5 seats for host sharing, 100 AI prompts daily, and 1 year of metrics history. Extra se
Key features	Keep MacBook awake with lid closed, no external display or keyboard needed Sessions with no limit or custom duration up to 168 hours Run on AC power by default, optional battery use down to chosen level Built-in display off with lid closed Command-line interface with JSON output for AI agents Independent watchdog service restores normal sleep after failure Thermal cutoff on battery at serious heat levels No account, analytics, or logs required Works with Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor and other AI agents	SSH session management with multi-tab support SFTP file transfer and browsing End-to-end encrypted credentials with AES-GCM Host groups and organization AI terminal assistant scoped to active host SSH key store with fingerprints Command audit logs for compliance Cloud sync across devices with E2EE Port forwarding Server monitoring with CPU and RAM
What makes it different	Only keep-awake app with independent watchdog, thermal cutoff, and AI agent interface Clamshell mode without external monitor, display, or keyboard JSON interface allows agents to start, check, and stop sessions autonomously Control agents from your phone while MacBook lid is closed	End-to-end encrypted credentials that never leave your device in plaintext No telemetry on SSH sessions or commands Honest pricing with genuinely useful free tier Built by one engineer with no VC pressure Native cross-platform app built with Tauri, not Electron
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	1 +1 (up) since last check	2 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	8
Citation Flow (Majestic)	0	29
Referring domains (Majestic)	0	67

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