Install LidRun on Mac
Installing LidRun takes about a minute: download the .dmg from lidrun.com/download, drag LidRun into Applications, then launch it from Launchpad. Once it opens, a small icon appears in your menu bar — that's LidRun running and ready to go.
Download LidRun
Go to lidrun.com/download and click the download button. LidRun ships as a single .dmg file — a disk image that contains the app, nothing else to configure before you open it.
The download finishes in a few seconds on most connections. Once it's done, open the .dmg from your Downloads folder, or the download bar in your browser.
Drag it into Applications
Opening the .dmg shows a small window with the LidRun icon and a shortcut to your Applications folder. Drag LidRun onto the Applications shortcut — that's the actual install step, and it takes a second.
Once the copy finishes, you can eject the disk image (right-click it on your desktop and choose Eject, or drag it to the Trash) — the .dmg itself isn't needed anymore.
Launch LidRun
Open Launchpad or Spotlight (Cmd+Space) and type LidRun, then press Enter. The first time you open it, macOS will ask you to confirm you want to run an app downloaded from the internet — that's expected, and the next guide covers exactly what that dialog means and why it's safe to click Open.
Once LidRun launches, look at your menu bar — a small icon appears there. That icon is where everything happens from now on: starting a session, checking status, opening Settings. There's no dock icon and no separate main window; the menu bar is the whole app.
Download LidRun and follow this guide from your own menu bar.
Frequently asked
From lidrun.com/download. LidRun isn't distributed through the Mac App Store, so this is the only official source — download links shared anywhere else should be treated with suspicion.
No. LidRun is a single .dmg with everything it needs. There's no separate installer, no admin package, and no extra dependency to set up before you launch it.
Yes. Once LidRun is copied into your Applications folder, the .dmg has done its job — eject it and delete it if you want to free up the space.
Give it a few seconds after launch. If it still doesn't appear, check Launchpad to confirm LidRun actually opened — some Macs hide new menu-bar icons if the bar is full, so try quitting another menu-bar app to make room. If it still won't start, see Opening LidRun Outside the App Store for troubleshooting.