CommandLatch

CommandLatch is a remote control for your own Mac computer, right on your iPhone and Apple Watch. Keep a machine awake while a long task runs — an AI coding agent, a build, tests, a download, a render — then, when it's done, lock it, put it to sleep, or do both in one tap. No more walking back to your desk, and no more leaving a computer unlocked and awake longer than it needs to be. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Keep awake — stop your Mac from sleeping while work is running, and turn it back off when you're done. • Lock — lock the screen instantly from anywhere. • Sleep — put the computer to sleep. • Lock and sleep — secure and sleep in a single action. • Volume — mute or unmute, turn the volume up or down. • Play / Pause — toggle media playback. • Alert — send a notification with your own title and message to the computer, or push it to your iPhone. • Cancel a pending lock — change your mind before it happens. CONTROL FROM ANYWHERE • iPhone — a clean dashboard of your paired computers with one-tap actions and a live activity log. • Apple Watch — fire the same actions from your wrist; the complication shows whether a computer is reachable. • Home Screen widget — trigger your most-used action without opening the app. • Siri and Shortcuts — start keep-awake or run an action by voice or automation. • Web dashboard — the same controls in your browser at app.commandlatch.app. ONLY COMPUTERS YOU OWN CommandLatch controls Mac computers you own and have set up yourself. You install a small free agent on your Mac and pair it to your account with a short, expiring setup code. There is no screen sharing and no full remote desktop — only the specific, safe actions above. The app cannot reach machines you have not paired. SECURE BY DESIGN • No open ports and no inbound connections to your computer. The agent reaches out to the service; nothing listens on your home network. • Each paired computer is authorized by a per-device token that is stored only on that computer and kept as a hash on the server. • Sign in with Apple or with a one-time email code — no password to leak. • Commands are scoped to your account and protected by row-level security. GREAT FOR • Developers running AI agents, builds, tests, or long scripts. • Anyone with more than one Mac computer. • Remote workers who want a safe "lock it now" button for the machine they left behind. • People who keep a laptop awake on purpose but want a reliable way to wind it down. FREE CommandLatch is free to download and use — every feature, no subscription and no in-app purchases. A Mac computer running the free CommandLatch agent is required. The agent is a quick, free download from commandlatch.app. Terms of Use (EULA): https://commandlatch.dev/policy/terms Privacy Policy: https://commandlatch.dev/policy/privacy Questions or feedback? Reach us at support@commandlatch.app.