Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting documentation for common issues with Amphetamine.
1. Confirm that Amphetamine is actually the app responsible for keeping your Mac awake Open the Terminal from /Applications/Utilities In a new Terminal w...
Sat, 15 Feb, 2020 at 9:43 AM
Issue If you enable Amphetamine's Allow Screen Saver preference, and then later attempt to access your Mac while the screen saver is running, you will ...
Fri, 7 Jun, 2019 at 2:14 PM
A small number of people have reported that after upgrading to macOS Catalina (10.15), the 'Hide Amphetamine in the Dock' no longer functions. ...
Sat, 15 Feb, 2020 at 9:32 AM
A bug in macOS Catalina prevents versions of Amphetamine prior to 5.0 from being able to show its menu on all screens when, and only when, two or more scree...
Tue, 18 Feb, 2020 at 11:09 AM
Closed-Display Mode is a feature found on most Mac laptops. This feature allows you to close your Mac laptop's display/lid and keep your Mac awake inste...
Wed, 15 Apr, 2020 at 11:28 AM
When supported, Amphetamine will use the system language selected in macOS's System Preferences ( → System Preferences → Language & Region → Genera...
Fri, 30 Apr, 2021 at 11:36 AM
While your Mac's display is being kept awake, macOS will not automatically switch from light to dark mode (and vice versa). Additionally, dynamic wallpa...
Thu, 28 Jan, 2021 at 11:27 AM
If you'd like to keep your Mac awake while a Time Machine backup is running, there are a few ways to approach this: If your Time Machine drive is re...
Thu, 28 Jan, 2021 at 1:46 PM
Overview Amphetamine version 5.2 introduced a new alert for closed-display mode session failures. Prior to version 5.2, some Macs experienced an issue with...
Mon, 12 Apr, 2021 at 11:00 AM
If you had previously enabled Amphetamine to move your cursor during a session, but now find that Amphetamine is failing to move the cursor, follow these st...
Mon, 14 Jun, 2021 at 5:07 PM