Download PowerController for Mac - Schedule events to wake your Mac/perform tasks. MacUpdate Mac System Software Downloads

PowerController is an iTunes alarm clock that is simple to use and packed with amazing features:

Wakes your computer from sleep
Integrated with iTunes
Plays any iTunes playlist
The initial system volume and iTunes volume are customizable
iTunes alarms can have a gradually increasing volume for a soothing wake experience
PowerController can shut off your alarm if you don't dismiss it after a designated time period (so that your neighbors don't call the police when you go away for a long weekend!)
iTunes alarms and wake events can launch an application, open a file, or run a script
Set a different wake time and playlist for every day of the week!
You may schedule an unlimited number of events
PowerController runs in the background -- there is no app hogging Dock space
Configurable via System Preferences
Admin password is NOT needed to set an alarm that wakes computer from sleep
Snooze feature
A status item may be kept in your menu bar for easy access to info about scheduled events
Free, unrestricted 30 day trial

PowerController can also be used to schedule times for your computer to go to sleep or wake up (without an iTunes alarm).

Version 2.1.3:

Compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard).
Minute field of event time is editable in Leopard.
Updated eSellerate libraries to fix registration problems in Leopard.

New in version 2.1.2:

Automatically recognizes when you change your time zone in System Preferences and reschedules your alarms. You no longer need to log out and log back in after changing your time zone.

OTHER PEOPLE SUGGEST

No similar products suggested yet

Suggest something else:

BOB WEINER Solid product that works as advertised (and then some). I rely on PowerController for its alarm capabilities each and every week. It's an elegant, easy-to-use program that is highly customizable and low on system resources. Highly recommended.
(Version 2.1.3)

MAJESTIK I just installed PowerController 2; I have a comment and a question.

My question is, is it possible for Powercontroller to Startup my iMac, then run the iTunes alarm? It seems that PowerController does Boot my Mac at the appropriate time, but then nothing. iTunes never starts.

My comment is, gradual volume increase is too fast. I think it should take 4-5 minutes before full volume is attained. Right now it seems to only take 30-40 seconds to go full volume.

Thank you
(Version 2.0)

Replies:

Apr 13 2006

KEAKA PowerController will wake your computer from sleep and then play an iTunes alarm, but it isn't designed to boot up your computer and then play the alarm.

Due to a slight difference in iMac G5 machines, PowerController will boot iMac G5s. However, by the time the computer finally finishes booting up, the time for the alarm has passed, and thus PowerController will not play iTunes. This sounds like the situation you are seeing. To work around this, you can use PowerController to set a "wake" event for 3 minutes before your iTunes alarm, which will allow your iMac G5 to finish booting in time for the iTunes alarm.

In a future version of PowerController I will try to add full support for booting the computer (all models, not just iMac G5s).

I will also try to add an option to customize the speed at which the volume increases.

Thanks for the feedback,

Keaka Jackson
(Version 2.0)

JEFF H. Great Software...

The only thing is that sometimes, even when I have an event unchecked it still wakes my computer at that exact time.
(Version 1.7)

Replies:

Apr 11 2006

KEAKA This issue has been fixed in PowerController 1.7.1. Download the newest version and check it out!
(Version 1.7.1)

AET Seems to work properly thus far, except that even after unchecking events some of them still occur (the Awake event was unchecked, yet my computer still did it - according to the console.log, it may have been attempting to fulfill the unchecked iTunes event, too).
(Version 1.5)

Replies:

Sep 1 2005

AET Console.log portion:

2005-09-01 08:59:34.668 PowerManagerController[206] Just woke from sleep

2005-09-01 08:59:34.669 PowerManagerController[206] Wake was not for a PowerManager event (no event scheduled or timer already took care of playing iTunes)!

2005-09-01 08:59:34.671 PowerManagerStatus[205] Just woke from sleep

Sep 1 08:59:35 Aets-Laptop mDNSResponder: -1: DNSServiceRegister("Aets Tunes", "_daap._tcp.", "local.", 3689) failed: Client id -1 invalid (-65549)

Sep 1 08:59:35 Aets-Laptop mDNSResponder: -1: DNSServiceRegister("iTunes_Ctrl_76AE18241F0A45EE", "_dacp._tcp.", "local.", 3689) failed: Client id -1 invalid (-65549)

Sep 1 08:59:53 Aets-Laptop mDNSResponder: Repeated transitions for interface lo0 (127.0.0.1); delaying packets by 5 seconds

2005-09-01 09:43:31.675 PowerManagerController[206] Just woke from sleep

2005-09-01 09:43:31.676 PowerManagerController[206] Wake was not for a PowerManager event (no event scheduled or timer already took care of playing iTunes)!

2005-09-01 09:43:31.688 PowerManagerStatus[205] Just woke from sleep

Sep 1 09:43:31 Aets-Laptop mDNSResponder: -1: DNSServiceRegister("Aets Tunes", "_daap._tcp.", "local.", 3689) failed: Client id -1 invalid (-65549)

Sep 1 09:43:31 Aets-Laptop mDNSResponder: -1: DNSServiceRegister("iTunes_Ctrl_76AE18241F0A45EE", "_dacp._tcp.", "local.", 3689) failed: Client id -1 invalid (-65549)

Sep 1 09:43:49 Aets-Laptop mDNSResponder: Repeated transitions for interface lo0 (127.0.0.1); delaying packets by 5 seconds
(Version 1.5)

Sep 1 2005

ANONYMOUS I guess the thought hasn't occurred to you that you should have sent this directly to the developer?
(Version 1.5)

SYZYGY SZD Okay, supposedly this version fixed a bug that prevents your computer from idle sleep. That it did until OS 10.2.5 came along, now my computer won't idle sleep. Other than that, this is probably the cheapest, most bitchen alarm clock you'll ever have.
(Version 1.0b4)

ANONYMOUS Wonderful idea, but the Interface needs work. It's FUGLY.
(Version 1.0b2)

ANONYMOUS This thing is amazing...really...Best Alarm Clock ever.
(Version 1.0b2)

Replies:

Jul 10 2004

ANONYMOUS Astro-Turf.
(Version 1.0.1)