Shake It On

Keep your Mac
wide awake.

Shake It On lives in your menu bar and keeps your Mac awake by moving the mouse with natural, organic motion. Smart conditions let you control exactly when it runs.

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Shake It On Settings
Shake
Distance50 px
How far the cursor moves, 5 to 200 px
Shake Every
5s15s1m5m30m1h
5 seconds to 1 hour between shakes
Activation
Always active
Shakes on a timer regardless of activity
Only when idle
Only shakes after you step away
Only Shake If
Audio is playing
Stay awake during your playlist
App is open matching
Match by app name, comma separated
Wi-Fi is connected
Only shake when connected to Wi-Fi
External display connected
Only when plugged into a monitor
CPU is above threshold
Only while your Mac is working hard
External disk connected
When external media is connected
Paused When
Display is off or locked
No energy wasted on lock screen
Screensaver is running
Pause while screensaver plays
Focus / Do Not Disturb is on
Respects Focus / Do Not Disturb
Camera is in use
Pauses during video calls
Active app matching
Pause for specific apps in focus
On battery
Saves power automatically
Schedule
Activate on a schedule
Set active hours and days
General
Launch Shake It On at login
Starts automatically with your Mac
Animate menu bar icon when active
Icon alternates when shaking
Global shortcutNone
Toggle from any app with a hotkey
Stats
Shakes today0
All-time shakes0
Longest session—

Tap any setting to learn what it does

Considered details

Organic movement
Natural, layered sine-wave cursor motion that mimics a real hand on the mouse. Adjustable distance from a gentle nudge to a dramatic wobble.
Smart conditions
Only shake when CPU is busy, Music is playing, a disk is mounted, or a specific app is running. Set the rules, the app follows them.
Safety guards
Automatically pauses on battery, when the screen locks, or when specific apps are in the foreground. No wasted energy.
Flexible intervals
Shake every 5 seconds, every hour, or anything in between. Six presets from quick to leisurely.
Menu bar only
No dock icon, no windows cluttering your desktop. Lives quietly in the menu bar until you need it.
Launch at login
Starts automatically when you turn on your Mac. Set it once, forget it forever.

One price.
No subscriptions.

Pay once and you're done. Shake It On is yours forever, with free updates included. No recurring charges, no tiers, no upsells.

Shake It On for macOS

Lifetime license · macOS 14+
$9.99
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Frequently asked questions

Why not just use a built-in system tool or a free app?

System-level tools set OS assertions to prevent sleep, which works in simple cases. But those assertions can be overridden by corporate device management, don't generate the input activity that messaging apps look for to show you as "active," and don't help keep remote desktop sessions alive. Shake It On works at a different level — actual mouse movement — so it works in situations where system tools can't.

Is there a subscription?

No. Shake It On is a one-time purchase of $9.99. You get the app forever, including all future updates. No recurring charges, no tiers, no upsells.

Will it drain my battery?

Shake It On has a built-in "Paused When: On battery" option that automatically stops when you unplug. You can also set conditions so it only runs when it needs to — like when specific apps are open or CPU is busy. When it's not shaking, it uses virtually no resources.

Does it work on corporate-managed Macs?

Yes. This is one of the main reasons people use Shake It On. On MDM-managed Macs where IT has locked the energy settings, system-level tools get overridden. Mouse movement bypasses those restrictions entirely because it's real user input as far as the OS is concerned.