Keep Your Mac Awake While AI Agents Work
Menu-bar app that keeps a Mac awake for AI agents, even with the lid closed.
In plain English
WakeBee is a small Mac menu-bar app that stops the computer from sleeping while AI coding agents keep working, even if the lid is closed. Builders pay a one-time price so overnight agent runs do not stop. Aditya built it. The app itself is simple automation, while Aditya still supports Mac updates and buyers.
$149 verified revenue last 30 days; $149 all-time (TrustMRR/Polar, Nov 6, 2026)
Operator: Aditya
Revenue independently checked: documents reviewed by a publication, or a public dashboard.
Not disclosed.
The tool stack
Payments / merchant of record
OpenAI API ↗LLM / vision
Next.js ↗Web app framework
Prices are the vendors' published list prices as researched in Oct 2026 and change often — always check the vendor's pricing page.
Step-by-step setup
- Ship a tiny menu-bar utility aimed at people running local AI agents.
- Keep the Mac awake through lid-closed agent jobs.
- Sell a cheap one-time license.
- Grow in Claude Code and agent communities.
What's automated vs. the human 5%
The machine does
- Core AI generation/analysis
- Billing and onboarding
You still do
- Product quality and support
- Distribution and marketing
- Compliance and edge cases
Overview
A MacOS menu bar app, that keep your Mac awake while your agents work, even with the lid closed.
Operator: Aditya. Category on TrustMRR: utilities, marketing, saas. Founded: 2026-10-10. Website: https://www.wakebee.app/
Estimated split: about 95% of the work automated, 5% human.
Realistic income
TrustMRR (checked Nov 6, 2026) shows $149 in Polar-verified revenue over the last 30 days and $149 verified over its tracked history. This is one operator’s result, often after months or years of work, and doesn’t predict yours. Check the live listing — numbers change.
Risks
- macOS power settings can change.
- Easy for a free script to replace.
- Tiny revenue so far.
- Startup cost and time to first dollar are not disclosed.
*Income figures are illustrative ranges based on public pricing and typical outcomes reported by practitioners, not guarantees. Most new online businesses earn little or nothing at first. Not financial, legal or tax advice.
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