NoNap Pro Help

Guide

Getting started

Install NoNap Pro, understand its wake controls, and set up Closed-Lid Mode safely.

What you need

  • An Apple Silicon MacBook.
  • macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later.
  • An administrator account if you want to use Closed-Lid Mode.
  • Internet access to purchase, activate, deactivate, or manually verify a license.

NoNap Pro is a menu bar app. It does not open a main window or stay in the Dock after launch.

Install

  1. Download the DMG from the NoNap Pro product page.
  2. Open the DMG and drag NoNap Pro into Applications.
  3. Eject the DMG, then launch NoNap Pro from Applications.
  4. If macOS asks you to confirm opening an app downloaded from the internet, check that the app name and developer are correct, then continue.

The NoNap Pro icon appears in the menu bar. If you do not see it, check the hidden menu bar items or quit and reopen the app from Applications.

Only download NoNap Pro from vodanex.net. A release offered here is signed with a Vodanex Developer ID and submitted to Apple’s notarization service. Notarization is an automated security check, not a guarantee that software is free from every possible defect.

Prevent idle sleep

Click the NoNap Pro icon in the menu bar. Under Prevent Idle Sleep, choose:

  • Off — NoNap does not prevent idle sleep. macOS follows the current system settings.
  • Timed — Prevent idle sleep until the countdown ends. Use −30m and +30m to adjust the remaining time.
  • No Limit — Prevent idle sleep until you switch back to Off, quit NoNap Pro, or another cleanup condition ends the session.

The countdown is the remaining session time, not a scheduled clock time. When it reaches zero, NoNap releases its sleep-prevention request; macOS then decides when to sleep according to System Settings and current activity.

While a wake session is active, Keep Display On appears below it. It follows the current session: ending the session releases display prevention, while turning the display option off does not end the wake session.

These two controls do not require a trial or license.

Preventing idle sleep does not disable the lock screen, change your password requirement, or promise that a particular network transfer or third-party app will continue. Those behaviors remain controlled by macOS, the app performing the task, and the network.

Try Closed-Lid Mode

  1. Open Closed-Lid Mode from the app’s menu or Settings.
  2. Start the 14-day trial, or activate a license you already purchased.
  3. Turn on Closed-Lid Mode. The first time, macOS asks for an administrator password for a narrowly scoped system authorization.
  4. Confirm that the switch is on before closing the lid.
  5. Close the lid and verify the task from another device, an external display, or the task’s own output when practical.

Battery safety is built in — NoNap Pro exits Closed-Lid Mode before the battery runs out. For behavior, authorization, safety, and license details, see Closed-Lid Mode.

Before relying on it

For a long download, render, or remote session, test the exact workflow for a few minutes first — some apps pause work when displays disconnect or the lid closes, even when the Mac itself remains awake, and NoNap Pro cannot override another app’s lifecycle or every peripheral’s behavior. Keep the MacBook on a stable, hard, ventilated surface, and never run sustained workloads inside a bag, drawer, or other enclosed space.