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Changelog
Full version history for LidRun — the macOS app that keeps your Mac awake during AI workloads, builds, and downloads.
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v1.2.17
build 232September 14, 20266.1 MB- Fixes and reliability improvements.
v1.2.16
build 231September 14, 20265.6 MB- Fixes and reliability improvements.
v1.2.15
build 230September 13, 20265.6 MB- Fixes and reliability improvements.
v1.2.14
build 229September 13, 20265.6 MB- Fixes and reliability improvements.
v1.2.13
build 228September 13, 20265.6 MB- Fixes and reliability improvements.
v1.2.12
build 227September 13, 20265.6 MB- Fixes and reliability improvements. Auto-Watch spots more AI coding tools.
v1.2.11
build 226August 27, 20265.6 MB- Bug fixes.
- - Auto Mode now watches MiniMax Code and ZCode out of the box, alongside Cursor and Windsurf.
- - Fixed a token-meter app being mistaken for a coding agent.
v1.2.10
build 225August 27, 20265.6 MB- Bug fixes.
- - Auto Mode now reliably detects Claude Code and Codex, which some setups could hide from it.
- - Fixed your Mac sleeping while an AI agent was still working between steps.
- - Fewer false matches, and a faster startup scan.
v1.2.9
build 224August 25, 20265.5 MB- Bug fixes.
- - Fixed the cooling system falsely reporting "fan didn't turn off" on some newer Mac models when it actually had.
v1.2.8
build 223August 15, 20265.5 MB- Bug fixes.
- - Repairing the background helper now works the same way everywhere, and tells you what happened.
- - Fixed the System Settings link sometimes not opening.
- - The menu shows when Caps Lock is set to toggle Closed-Lid.
v1.2.7
build 222August 12, 20265.5 MB- Bug fixes.
- - Fixed a case where Keep Awake could turn itself back on after you stopped it.
- - Reliability fixes for closed-lid mode.
v1.2.6
build 221August 6, 20265.5 MB- Fixes the menu not appearing.
- If you work across several desktops or full-screen apps, clicking the LidRun icon could open the menu on a different desktop — so nothing appeared where you were, and you had to swipe back to find it. It now opens on the desktop you are actually on.
v1.2.5
build 220August 6, 20265.5 MB- Small follow-up to 1.2.4.
- VS Code is back to being off by default in Auto Mode — turn it on in Settings → Automation if you run Claude, Codex or Copilot inside the editor. It now sits third in the list so it is easy to find.
- Tool names in that list read as names again: Claude, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, LM Studio.
v1.2.4
build 219August 6, 20265.5 MB- Fixes for two problems reported by users.
- Auto Mode now sees AI assistants running inside VS Code. Claude, Codex, Copilot and the rest run as extensions, which have no process of their own — so LidRun could not tell they were working and reported "waiting for AI tasks". VS Code is watched by default now; you can turn it off in Settings → Automation.
- The menu opens over full-screen apps again. It was opening on a different desktop Space, so clicking the icon appeared to do nothing.
- Also: the "add a program" field is easier to see, the menu bar icon keeps its place and comes back if it gets dragged off, and one repeated notification was fixed.
v1.2.3
build 218August 4, 20265.5 MB- Improvements and bug fixes.
- Fewer repeated alerts: the low-battery warning no longer fires again and again at the same level, and the "another app is keeping your Mac awake" notice now respects its cooldown and stops naming macOS background processes you can't quit.
- Caps Lock as the Closed-Lid switch responds much faster, and no longer leaves the key lit or typing in capitals — while the option is on, Caps Lock switches Closed-Lid instead of typing capitals, including on an external keyboard.
v1.2.2
build 217August 4, 20265.5 MB- Bug fixes.
- Fewer notifications: the "an agent may be waiting for you" alert now only arrives when you're actually away from the Mac, and comes as one message instead of one per app.
- Turning on Closed-Lid no longer shows a banner every single time.
- ⌥L and the Caps Lock key now keep the Closed-Lid mode you chose, instead of switching it back.
- When a Timer is running too, the Closed-Lid row shows when the session really ends.
- Translations for the newer screens, which were still showing in English.
- More accurate memory figures in Top Processes, plus small spacing and colour tidy-ups in the menu.
v1.2.1
build 216August 4, 20265.4 MB- Fixes for the new menu bar.
- Clicking the LidRun icon now opens the menu reliably, the moment you press — a normal, slightly hurried click no longer gets ignored.
- Clicking the icon while the menu is open closes it, and opening the menu after using another menu-bar app no longer takes two clicks.
- Hovering the small readings at the top (battery, temperature, CPU, fan) tells you what each one is, straight away instead of after a long pause.
- Tidier menu edge, shorter timer labels, and the Cooling icon now matches the mode you have selected.
v1.2.0
build 215August 4, 20265.4 MB- New menu bar, redesigned and easier to read. It now follows your Mac's Light/Dark appearance (Settings → Appearance: Light, Dark or Auto), and Timer, Cooling, Closed-Lid and Tasks & Reports open as proper pop-up menus instead of stretching the panel.
- Closed-Lid without opening a menu. Press ⌥L anywhere to turn it on or off, and — if you want it — the Caps Lock key can do the same. Both are optional and off unless you turn them on. Caps Lock needs no extra permission.
- The Closed-Lid mode you picked is now shown, and you can change it while a session is running.
- A warning before LidRun puts your Mac to sleep for safety, with the reason and the readings behind it, so you know why it happened even if you weren't at the Mac.
- Keyboard shortcuts are back in the menu, plus a few new ones.
- Fixes: the menu panel could open behind another app or not appear at all; pop-ups didn't work over a full-screen app; some windows opened underneath the panel.
v1.1.67
build 214August 1, 20265.2 MB- Bug fixes and improved safety warnings.
v1.1.66
build 213July 30, 20265.2 MB- Bug fixes and improved safety warnings.
v1.1.65
build 211July 30, 20265.2 MB- Bug fixes and improved safety warnings.
v1.1.64
build 210July 29, 20265.2 MB- Bug fixes and improved safety warnings.
v1.1.62
build 208July 27, 20265.2 MB- Fixes and small improvements.
v1.1.61
build 207July 27, 20265.2 MB- Clearer panels in the Closed-Lid window, so each section is easier to read at a glance.
- Better diagnostics when a Mac runs hot with the lid closed, so heat issues are quicker to understand and fix.
v1.1.60
build 206July 27, 20265.2 MB- Fixes "Install and Relaunch" appearing to do nothing. LidRun waits for a safe moment before installing updates by itself, but it was also waiting when you asked for the update — so the button sat there while a background job kept it blocked. Asking for an update now installs it right away.
- Update failures are also recorded now, so a download error can actually be diagnosed instead of guessed at.
v1.1.59
build 205July 26, 20265.2 MB- Turning the fans off now sticks. A Smart Rule like "Claude Code → AI cooling" used to switch cooling back to Automatic every few minutes, so a fan mode you picked because it was too loud kept coming back.
- Rules now only turn cooling on when you haven't chosen a mode yourself. The one exception is the safety rule above 90°C, which still maxes the fans no matter what.
v1.1.58
build 204July 26, 20265.2 MB- Fixes a Mac being put to sleep, and shown as overheating, while it was actually cool. On Intel Macs the CPU speed limit also drops when the power adapter can't keep up with a heavy build — LidRun read that as overheating and ended Closed-Lid sessions at 62°C.
- Capped clocks now only count as heat when the Mac is genuinely warm. The exact CPU limit is still shown, it just no longer reads as danger.
v1.1.57
build 203July 26, 20265.2 MB- System Health now also catches a single runaway process, not just a group of them — the kind that quietly holds one CPU core for hours and makes your Mac throttle.
- It tells them apart from real work by how a process has behaved its whole life, so a busy AI job is never mistaken for one.
v1.1.56
build 202July 26, 20265.2 MB- Closed-Lid now comes back on by itself after an update installs, so a lid-shut Mac never quietly starts sleeping again mid-job.
- You can also turn automatic installs off in Settings if you'd rather update by hand.
v1.1.55
build 201July 25, 20265.2 MB- System Health now spots leftover runaway processes — ones whose parent is gone but that keep burning CPU — and lets you end them in one click.
- LidRun also keeps itself up to date on its own now. It never installs while Closed-Lid or a job is running; it waits until your session ends.
v1.1.54
build 200July 24, 20265.1 MB- System Health now shows the top CPU and memory processes at a glance. Click any of them — or the new Activity Monitor button — to open Activity Monitor for the full picture.
v1.1.53
build 199July 24, 20265.1 MB- More accurate temperature readings, plus general reliability improvements.
v1.1.52
build 197July 22, 20265.1 MB- More accurate temperature readings, plus general reliability improvements.
v1.1.51
build 192July 21, 20265.1 MB- More accurate temperature readings, plus general reliability improvements.
v1.1.49
build 188July 21, 20265.1 MB- More accurate temperature readings, plus general reliability improvements.
v1.1.48
build 187July 21, 20265.1 MB- More accurate temperature readings, plus general reliability improvements.
v1.1.47
build 186July 21, 20265.1 MB- More accurate temperature readings, plus general reliability improvements.
v1.1.46
build 185July 21, 20265.1 MB- More accurate temperature readings, plus general reliability improvements.
v1.1.45
build 184July 21, 20265.1 MB- More accurate temperature readings, plus general reliability improvements.
v1.1.44
build 183July 21, 20265.1 MB- More accurate temperature readings, plus general reliability improvements.
v1.1.43
build 182July 21, 20265.1 MB- More accurate temperature readings, plus general reliability improvements.
v1.1.42
build 181July 19, 20265.1 MB- Refreshed the Closed-Lid screen and tidied up the menu.
v1.1.41
build 179July 19, 20265.0 MB- Reliability and performance improvements.
v1.1.40
build 178July 18, 20265.0 MB- Stability improvements and bug fixes.
v1.1.39
build 177July 18, 20265.0 MB- Stability improvements and bug fixes.
v1.1.38
build 176July 17, 20265.0 MB- Stability improvements and bug fixes.
v1.1.37
build 175July 17, 20265.0 MB- Reliability improvements to sleep and keep-awake handling.
- Closed-lid mode now reports honestly when it can't turn off, and safety releases stick instead of being re-armed.
- When your work is done, LidRun now just releases the hold by default (asking the Mac to sleep is opt-in).
v1.1.36
build 174July 17, 20265.0 MB- Fixed some labels in the activity log that stayed in the previous language after switching languages.
- Smoother handling when resuming a keep-awake session, plus general reliability improvements.
v1.1.35
build 172July 16, 20265.0 MB- LidRun 1.1.35 makes fan control safer and easier to verify across supported M1–M5 Macs.
- Pro+ keeps unlimited fan control; Free and Pro include 10 free fan boosts.
- Off, Automatic, and Max now survive an app restart without charging the same boost twice.
- The privileged helper updates automatically without asking existing users to re-enable it.
- Multi-fan writes are transactional: any partial failure rolls every fan back to Apple Automatic mode.
- Restore now retries safely and verifies fan mode plus Ftst before releasing its safety lease.
- Fan probes and RPM results are logged anonymously when telemetry is enabled, so unsupported firmware is reported honestly instead of guessed.
- Keep Awake Stop remains independent from Cooling.
- MacBook Air models without a physical fan remain monitor-only. Apple firmware may also keep fans stopped while a Mac is cool.