Michael Jones (IntelliScape Computer Solutions)

1 Mac app on Kitsmith

Caffeine’s own site FAQ tells its succession story directly: Tomas Franzén of Lighthead Software originally built it in 2006, and in 2018 "Michael Jones (IntelliScape Computer Solutions) reached out to Tomas to inquire if they could continue development" — Tomas "graciously provided the source code," and IntelliScape has maintained it since, modernizing the codebase from 2022.

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Caffeine

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A free, open-source menu bar toggle that stops your Mac from sleeping, dimming, or starting a screen saver — the original 2006 utility, still maintained today.

Utilities Menu bar Open source Homebrew Verified August 30, 2026

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