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Power Manager
Power Manager
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Power Manager free download for Mac

Power Manager

Version 5.10.0

Auto-start, shut down, or sleep your Mac.

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Power Manager overview

Power Manager is the solution for reducing the energy costs of Mac computers. Use Power Manager to assert control over when your Macs are available and when they are switched off.

Power Manager extends the scheduling functionality provided by OS X's Energy Saver. Unlike Energy Saver, Power Manager is aware of multiple users, offers unrestricted schedules, provides greater customisation, and supports a wider range of actions.

Power Manager includes the ability to schedule applications, launch documents, and run scripts. Includes AppleScript support, Automator actions, command-line interface, and programming interface.

Legacy versions of Power Manager available here.

What’s new in version 5.10.0

Updated on Sep 01 2023

New
  • Added Schedule Assistant to request a URL on-demand.
  • Added Schedule Assistant to request a URL once.
  • Added Schedule Assistant to request a URL daily.
  • Added Schedule Assistant to request a URL after inactivity.
  • Added Schedule Assistant to request a URL before sleep.
  • Added Schedule Assistant to request a URL upon wake.
  • Added Schedule Assistant to request a URL on battery remaining.
  • Added Schedule Assistant to request a URL during a user session.
  • Added Schedule Assistant to request a URL on log in.
  • Added Schedule Assistant to request a URL on log out.
  • Added User Session Time condition to limit actions based on time since log in.
  • Added uk.co.dssw.powermanager.pmd command line flag b to disable launchd job bootstrapping; simplifies custom installations.
  • Added pmctl command line flag to-file-configuration to replace deprecated file-configuration.
  • Added pmctl command line flag from-file-configuration to read requests from a file configuration.
Changes
  • Added kAEQuitReason attribute to kAEQuit AppleEvents.
  • Deprecated pmctl command line flag file-configuration; replaced by to-file-configuration.
Bugs
  • Fixed astronomic calculation where negative offset could return a historic date.
API
  • Increased optional trigger drift to a maximum of 72 hours, up from 24 hours.
  • Deprecated use of system master volume; added replacement system volume.

Information

License

Shareware

Size

10.2 MB

Downloads

18784

App requirements

  • Intel 64
  • Apple Silicon
  • macOS 10.14 or later
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warmup72
warmup72
Sep 2 2023
5.10.0
0.0
Sep 2 2023
0.0
Version: 5.10.0
Sorry the posts are wrong! For 12,95 you get the product for one year! A permanent license with 2 years upgrade costs 49,95!!!!! It would be so nice if you could rely on the price information within Macupdate :-(
Andrewrodney
Andrewrodney
Dec 23 2019
5.3.0
5.0
Dec 23 2019
5.0
Version: 5.3.0
Pretty slick product. I'm viewing the demo now. Also, it's not $49 as indicated here but $12.95 USD for a single license. Pretty sure based on a day's testing I'll buy it at that price.
Raven-
Raven-
Sep 30 2019
5.1.0
5.0
Sep 30 2019
5.0
Version: 5.1.0
A happy user, the programmer is very helpful and responds very quickly! I also read the comments here about the price of the program and yes it costs money, but your time is money too! So I use the user-friendly Power Manager in combination, saving energy, restarting and shutting down the computer in certain hours of the night or not at home to finish certain things, starting certain programs to finish the Queue or the cleaning, move and delete of certain program backups etc, running some Apple scripts or via the Automator, so just things that cost me valuable time during the day or things that could possibly slow my computer happen now during my working hours or at night. In the distant past I sometimes had the problem that I closed certain things that were still running ... and lost hours, not anymore! In short, Power manager in combination with ... is a wonderfully easy time and energy saving program.
paulsrandall
paulsrandall
Aug 10 2019
5.0.0
2.5
Aug 10 2019
2.5
Version: 5.0.0
Can't install scheduler either automatically or manually. Even tried the package installer. No luck there, either. Used to be one of the best things on my computer.
Baccaroeja
Baccaroeja
May 9 2016
4.5.2
0.0
May 9 2016
0.0
Version: 4.5.2
Maybe I don't get it. $50 for letting my Mac shutdown automatically?
Raven-
Raven-
Mar 18 2014
4.1.8
5.0
Mar 18 2014
5.0
Version: 4.1.8
Runs good... I like to see a function for adding a week number! Example: people who working in shift's 06-> 14h. and 14 -> 22h. day shifts etc. Different time's for startup or run a program etc.on a weekly base..
Screentom
Screentom
Nov 14 2013
4.1.6
4.5
Nov 14 2013
4.5
Version: 4.1.6
The program offers more than you think. Just try it. Demo is available. I find it very useful. I wanted only a German translation. I've tried and just bought.
M-t-
M-t-
Jul 19 2010
4.0.0
0.0
Jul 19 2010
0.0
Version: 4.0.0
According to a study DSSW is a two-year cost savings when using their applications Power Manager (for a professional photographer!!!) € 10.54. Thus the annual cost savings of approximately € 6 / 1 year. (Look: http://www.dssw.co.uk/powermanager/energysaving/professional.html) This is most evident as the price of their product absurd. They want € 40 for it !!!!!!! And if you bought the previous version for € 22 and you have it before 1. April 2010 (Only after that date can upgrade for free...), you need to invest the entire product DSSW € 22 (Version 3) + € 40 (version 4) = € 62!!!!!! (The annual savings of this amount shall be repaid in approximately 10 years!!!! But then it would be possible again, and version 5 will cost how much? € 70??????) And hurry, because the official support for version 3 of the DSSW end of the last December 2010 !!!!! :-) Really brilliantly conceived! (Look: http://www.dssw.co.uk/blog/2010/07/19/power-manager-3-supported-until-31st-december-2010/) Given their stated annual savings count yourself how much you pay on this product .... Really absurd licensing policy - a pity that the program ... But - who are so greedy - will ultimately lose a lot. Goodbye DSSW.
paulsrandall
paulsrandall
Jul 17 2010
4.0.0
2.5
Jul 17 2010
2.5
Version: 4.0.0
I gladly paid for the upgrade. The last time I had to pay was in September 2005. Five years of a great product is well worth the price I've paid. The only problem is attempting to use Power Manager with Tiger. You simply can't license the software. The Apply button stays grayed out with after all of the proper information is entered (even via a DSSW supplied AppleScript). I hope they get that fixed in version 4.0.1. I gave all five stars rating, except for ease of use because of this one problem.
Espiridion
Espiridion
Jul 15 2010
4.0.0
0.0
Jul 15 2010
0.0
Version: 4.0.0
The price is ABSURD. When it was a $30 application, one of the complaints was that it was overpriced. Now at $50 it just got worse. Their upgrade policy; "There are no upgrade discounts." They do have some ROI "studies" on their website, and even those show that generally speaking this is NOT worth the investment. Maybe the software itself is good, but at this price I'm not interested in giving it a try.
Fariborz
Fariborz
Jul 15 2010
4.0.0
5.0
Jul 15 2010
5.0
Version: 4.0.0
I tried this remarkable software for one day but then I quit. It always functioned perfectly under all circumstances and never let me down. The reason I abandoned it so quickly was solely its high price tag. I didn't want to get used to it by trying it for let's say a month and then swallow a bitter pill and sadly remove it from my computer. It would simply break my heart! My advice to you is to buy it if you can afford it because there's simply no contender that even comes close to it. It's a fantastic program to put it mildly and gives you all the satisfaction you'll ever need for its functions. Fariborz AMIRSHAHI - Verona (Italy)
M-t-
M-t-
Jul 15 2010
3.7.3
0.0
Jul 15 2010
0.0
Version: 3.7.3
New version Power Manager 4 cost $49,95!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And Upgrade price???? "Power Manager 4 is a paid upgrade from all previous versions. There are no upgrade discounts." Really great way to deter their existing customers: 29 + 50 = 79!!!!! Thank You DSSW and GoodBye!!
Lpeting
Lpeting
May 31 2010
3.7.3
5.0
May 31 2010
5.0
Version: 3.7.3
Power Manager has worked very well for my office Mac that I VPN to but don't want to leave on 24/7. It has never failed to shut down my Mac, while Energy Saver has. I can also schedule more than one start up/shut down a day, which works well with my schedule. My only complaints are the price and that the interface is a little unwieldy. The price being a little high might be because they are aiming for business customers, plus the bad exchange rate with the Euro.
Dorkypants
Dorkypants
Dec 15 2009
3.7.3
0.0
Dec 15 2009
0.0
Version: 3.7.3
Developer is unresponsive. I emailed quite some time ago asking if this utility is able to deal with a condition that Apple's Energy Saver prefpane setting is unable to: i.e., shutdown a sleeping Mac (in Leopard) on a schedule. In more detail: Energy Saver allows you to set up a scheduled shutdown time. However, if the Mac is sleeping at the appointed time, the shutdown never happens. A related question I asked was whether it could successfully shutdown if Safari was running. Energy Saver's scheduled shutdown can't: it says that the shutdown was canceled by Safari. I haven't gotten any response from the developer.
Jeff-H-
Jeff-H-
Jan 1 2008
3.7.1
0.0
Jan 1 2008
0.0
Version: 3.7.1
it seems to work fine, but the "sleep after a period of inactivity" puts my computer to sleep even while there is an EyeTV recording active. The reason for an app like Power Manager is specifically for EyeTV and that Energy Saver has never worked in accord with EyeTV. A recording will start at the right time but in 10.4.10 it never sleeps after the recording is done. Trust me, I've trashed prefs and all that...if anyone has any suggestions or if I'm missing something, please me know. Thanks
8oo8
8oo8
Jan 4 2007
3.5
0.0
Jan 4 2007
0.0
Version: 3.5
At $23, it's overpriced. I'd say $12 would be about right. I could make use this app, but I don't want it badly enough to pay the asking price. Using Energy Saver in System Preferences to schedule computer turn-on/off/sleep works well enough.
Frankt
Frankt
Jul 30 2006
3.2.1
0.0
Jul 30 2006
0.0
Version: 3.2.1
Too many bucks! I will read the man page of pmset and maybe additional create a cronjob or a LaunchDaemon. My choice!
Shenzhou
Shenzhou
Feb 9 2006
3.2
0.0
Feb 9 2006
0.0
Version: 3.2
Nice app but no report on their website about the development of a universal binary. Also, the price is way too high for this limited function app. I could use this app but am turned off by the price. Will make do with Energy Saver
Guest
Guest
Aug 1 2005
3.0
0.0
Aug 1 2005
0.0
Version: 3.0
Agreed. $23 is really steep for something that comes with OS X. Just go to Energy Saver in the Control Panel and click schedule at the bottom... why even bother with this app? I'm not sure auto-sleep is really something really useful for most.
Guest
Guest
Aug 1 2005
3.0
0.0
Aug 1 2005
0.0
Version: 3.0
Looks like a nice addition to the built-in scheduler, but $23?! Someone is getting a little greedy.
Ervins Strauhmanis
Ervins Strauhmanis
Nov 22 2021
5.9.0
5.0
Nov 22 2021
5.0
Version: 5.9.0
Andrewrodney
Andrewrodney
Dec 23 2019
5.0
Dec 23 2019
5.0
Version: null
Raven-
Raven-
Sep 30 2019
5.0
Sep 30 2019
5.0
Version: null
paulsrandall
paulsrandall
Aug 10 2019
2.5
Aug 10 2019
2.5
Version: null
dimzen
dimzen
Jan 16 2015
5.0
Jan 16 2015
5.0
Version: null
Screentom
Screentom
Nov 14 2013
4.5
Nov 14 2013
4.5
Version: null
Jetcurieux
Jetcurieux
Dec 10 2010
5.0
Dec 10 2010
5.0
Version: null
Fariborz
Fariborz
Jul 15 2010
5.0
Jul 15 2010
5.0
Version: null
Lpeting
Lpeting
May 31 2010
5.0
May 31 2010
5.0
Version: null
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