Support
Questions, a bug, an idea: write to founder@rubanov.cloud. Please mention your macOS version and what you saw. We read every message.
Common questions
Where is SleepPilot after I open it?
In the menu bar at the top of the screen: a small moon. If you can’t see it, for example because it’s hidden behind the notch, open SleepPilot again from the Applications folder: its settings window opens.
The moon is filled in. What does that mean?
SleepPilot is keeping your Mac awake. An outline moon means it isn’t, and your Mac sleeps as usual.
A command I started isn’t in the “Until done…” menu.
SleepPilot lists commands started from a shell in a terminal window. Commands started by apps in the background aren’t listed; for those, use open -g "sleeppilot://wait?pid=<PID>" with the process number.
My download finished but SleepPilot still waits.
A download counts as finished after a minute without changes to files in the Downloads folder. Downloads saved elsewhere aren’t watched.
I don’t get notifications.
Open System Settings › Notifications › SleepPilot and allow them. SleepPilot asks the first time it starts; if you declined then, it’s only here.
Why does SleepPilot say an app keeps my Mac awake?
That app asked macOS not to sleep. The list is the same one Terminal shows with pmset -g assertions. What each name means
Does it work with the lid closed?
No. Closing a MacBook’s lid puts it to sleep unless it’s connected to power and an external display. More
How do I control it from Terminal?
open -g "sleeppilot://start" (until you stop it), open -g "sleeppilot://start?minutes=90", open -g "sleeppilot://stop", and your-command & open -g "sleeppilot://wait?pid=$!" to wait for a command.