Sleep Timer

Sleep Timer press kit

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Boilerplate

Sleep Timer is a native menu bar sleep timer for macOS. It puts the Mac to sleep after a countdown, at an exact time, or on a daily bedtime schedule. In the final minutes, Sleep Fade gently lowers the system volume along a smooth curve — optionally dimming the screen and pausing Apple Music — so music never cuts off mid-track. The app ships with a desktop widget, a Control Center toggle on macOS 26 and later, and Siri, Shortcuts and Spotlight support. It is localized into 10 languages and has no network access and no tracking.

Sleep Timer is built by Armen Ter-Oganezov, an independent developer. It is sold on the Mac App Store for $2.99 as a one-time purchase — no subscription.

Fast facts

Screenshots

Sleep Timer main window with presets and a dawn Start button, over the night-to-dawn gradient
Main window: presets, exact time, bedtime schedule
Sleep Timer desktop widget with Start 30 min, +15 and Stop buttons
Desktop widget: Start 30 min, +15, Stop
Sleep Timer window with a running countdown and the remaining time in the menu bar
Running timer with the countdown in the menu bar
Night HUD warning that the Mac is about to sleep, with a +15 min option
Pre-sleep warning with a one-click +15 min
Sleep Fade settings with fade duration, screen dimming and Apple Music pause options
Sleep Fade settings: fade, dimming, Apple Music pause

Full-resolution PNGs: 01-hero.png · 02-widget.png · 03-running.png · 04-hud.png · 05-settings.png · icon-1024.png

Contact

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