Lightweight, transparent Windows keep-awake utility with intelligent safety pauses.
IdleHarbor is a native Windows keep-awake utility with optional mouse movement, power-request modes, activity-aware pausing, lock and disconnect safety, battery protection, active hours, session limits, a notification-area menu, and an emergency stop hotkey. It is user-visible, configurable, and does not require a managed runtime.
| Publisher | Cristian Tcaci |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 |
| Release date | 2026-08-20 |
| License | GPL-3.0-only |
| Installer type | zip |
| Architecture | x64, arm64 |
| Package ID | Chris0Jeky.IdleHarbor |
winget install --id=Chris0Jeky.IdleHarbor -ewinget upgrade --id=Chris0Jeky.IdleHarbor -ewinget uninstall --id=Chris0Jeky.IdleHarbor -eYes. IdleHarbor is free and open-source software released under the GPL-3.0-only license.
The latest version is 0.1.0, released on Aug 20, 2026.
The download button links to the official installer published on github.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with b3bc7e5714543cee3877e94f3c74ecfedb30d3599decef316e57715fdf9f6d28.
IdleHarbor runs on Windows and is available for 64-bit (x64), ARM64 systems.
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find IdleHarbor and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=Chris0Jeky.IdleHarbor -e.
Yes. IdleHarbor is available as a portable ZIP archive (IdleHarbor-0.1.0-windows-x64-portable.zip, 64-bit (x64)) that runs without installation. Copy it to any folder or USB drive and run it from there.
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