krishhgg/Insomnia
A macOS menu bar app that safely keeps your MacBook awake with the lid closed, for timed agent sessions.
- Stars
- 1.7k
- Forks
- 119
- Open issues
- 23
- Last push
- 2d ago
About Insomnia
Insomnia is a free, open-source AI agent tool by krishhgg, written mainly in Swift. A macOS menu bar app that safely keeps your MacBook awake with the lid closed, for timed agent sessions. It has 1.7k GitHub stars and 119 forks, and was last updated 2d ago. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license. According to the project, it works on macOS.
- License
- MIT
- Language
- Swift
- Stars
- 1,655
- Last update
- 2d ago
- Runs on Mac
- Yes (as stated by the project)
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not stated
- Self-hostable
- Not stated
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Insomnia FAQ
Is Insomnia free?
Yes. Insomnia is open source and free to use. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license.
Does Insomnia run on a Mac?
Yes. According to the project, Insomnia works on macOS.
Does Insomnia need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is Insomnia still maintained?
Yes. It was last updated 2d ago and has 23 open issues on GitHub.
What are alternatives to Insomnia?
Similar free, open-source tools include hermes-agent, claude-code-best-practice, ECC, ponytail.