The Missing Ritual
for your Mac.
Elevate the simple act of opening your laptop into a studio-quality moment of focus.
Pick your sound
Elevate the simple act of opening your laptop into a studio-quality moment of focus.
Pick your sound
Three steps to your new daily ritual.
Drag LidPulse into your Applications folder. Done.
Choose from 8 curated wake sounds in the menu bar.
Hear it every time your lid opens. Every single time.
Built for Mac users who care about details.
From soft chimes to crystalline shimmers. Each sound is hand-tuned for MacBook speakers — nothing harsh, nothing generic.
SoundNo Dock icon. No clutter. LidPulse lives quietly in your menu bar and stays out of your way until you need it.
MinimalNo tracking. No analytics. No network calls. LidPulse runs entirely on your local machine — what happens on your Mac stays on your Mac.
PrivacyNot on the App Store — here's how to get it running.
Download the LidPulse.dmg and double-click to open it on your Mac.
Drag LidPulse into your Applications folder to install it.
On first launch, macOS may ask you to approve it in System Settings › Privacy & Security. Click "Open Anyway".
Add LidPulse to your Login Items so it's always ready the moment you open your lid.
One-time purchase. Lifetime updates.
macOS 14 Sonoma or later