NapCorner

The Put Display to Sleep hot corner, except it waits until you mean it, and doesn't wake up the moment you bump the mouse.

Download for Mac GitHub

Free and open source · macOS 15 or later

What it does

• Waits until you mean it

  Rest the pointer in the corner for a moment, or push the mouse into it. Flicking past the corner on the way to a menu doesn't count.

• Stays asleep

  For a moment after the screen goes dark, bumping the mouse won't wake it. A key press or a click always does.

• Shows you where it's at

  A little pill springs out of the corner and types “Sleeping … zzzZ” as it fills. The trackpad taps once when it commits.

• Your corners, your timing

  Pick any corners, how long to hold, how firm a push, and how long to ignore the mouse.

• No permissions

  No Accessibility or other access to grant. It offers to turn off macOS's own hot corner so the two don't both fire.

• Private

  No analytics. The only thing it fetches is its own update check.

First launch

1. Open NapCorner.dmg and drag NapCorner into Applications.
2. NapCorner isn't notarized by Apple, so macOS blocks the first launch. Go to System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway.
3. A short welcome asks which corners to use and whether to open NapCorner at login.