Staylit
Keep your PC awake exactly as long as you need.
A one-click keep-awake toggle in the tray, with timers and automatic triggers. It never changes your power settings.
StaylitClick the tray icon and your PC stays awake: for 15 minutes to 4 hours, until a time, or until you stop it. Staylit can also keep it awake on its own while an app runs, a download or copy is going, the processor is busy, or the PC is plugged in.
Staylit never touches your power plan. The moment it stops, quits or closes, Windows sleeps on its usual schedule again.
What it does
One click
Left-click the tray icon to turn keep-awake on or off, with the duration you choose as the default.
Timers
15 or 30 minutes, 1, 2 or 4 hours, until a set time, or until you stop it. The time left shows in the flyout and as a badge on the tray icon.
Automatic triggers
Stay awake while chosen apps run or are in front, while a download or large copy is in progress, while the processor is busy, or while plugged in.
Screen on or off
Keep the display on, or let it turn off while the PC itself stays awake. The screensaver and lock can still start if you want them to.
Battery protection
Keep-awake stops by itself when the battery drops to a level you pick (20% by default).
End actions
When a timer runs out, let the PC sleep as usual, or put it to sleep or shut it down after a 60-second warning you can cancel.
Nothing left behind
Staylit asks Windows to stay awake instead of changing settings, so there is nothing to restore after it stops, quits or crashes.
Keyboard shortcuts
| Action | Default shortcut |
|---|---|
| Turn keep-awake on or off | Ctrl+Alt+K |
| Add 1 hour | Ctrl+Alt+H |
Try it free, then decide
14 days, everything included
Download Staylit and use all of it for 14 days. No account and no card needed.
After the trial: "Until I stop it", 1 hour and Add 1 hour keep working. The other timers, triggers and end actions need a license.
Pay once
A license is a one-time purchase for up to 3 of your PCs. It works offline once activated.