Recento Utilities · Part of Recento Pro
Seven native tools in one window: give any app a key, use Windows editing keys, keep the Mac awake, clean the keyboard, eject installers, leave weak Wi-Fi and fold the screen as the lid closes.
macOS 14 or later · Apple Silicon & Intel
Every Mac collects small annoyances. The Mac falls asleep halfway through a long build. Installer disk images pile up on the desktop. The Wi-Fi hangs on to a weak network when a better one is right there. Each fix usually means another app, another menu bar icon and another update to keep track of.
Recento Utilities puts seven of those Mac utility tools in one place inside Recento Pro. Each tool has its own switch and its own page, so you turn on only what you need. They are native macOS tools, built to stay out of the way until they have something to do.
Press one key combination and an app opens, or comes to the front if it is already running. It works for files, folders and web links too, and Recento suggests a letter from the app's name so adding one takes a click. Read more about Shortcuts.
Make Control C copy, Control V paste and Control X cut, the way they do on Windows. Command keys keep working everywhere else, and terminals and virtual machines are left alone by default. Read more about Copy Paste.
Keep the Mac awake for 15 minutes up to 8 hours, or with no limit, while a build, render, upload or long download runs. Bag Mode in the paid version keeps it awake with the lid closed and watches the CPU and GPU temperature. Read more about Stay Awake.
Lock the keyboard so you can clean it without typing into whatever is open. A full-screen overlay confirms the lock, the mouse keeps working, and one click unlocks. Read more about Keyboard Lock.
Recento ejects an installer disk image once its app is installed, and can offer to install a downloaded app for you and then eject it. It can also stop the drives you care about from being ejected. Read more about Auto Eject.
When the signal gets weak and a stronger network is in range, Recento moves you to it. It can also remind you to plug in the charger when you are on battery at a network you saved as Home or Office. Read more about Better Wi-Fi.
As you close the lid, the screen frosts, dims or folds away, following the real hinge angle. Opening the lid plays it in reverse and can end on a soft click. Read more about Lid Fold.
All seven tools live in one Recento Utilities window with a sidebar. Each tool also has its own tile in the Recento Pro launcher, so you can jump straight to it.
| Feature | Free version | Recento Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Shortcuts: Keys for apps, files, folders & links | Included | Included |
| Copy Paste: Windows-style ⌃C, ⌃V & ⌃X | Included | Included |
| Stay Awake: Keep the Mac awake | Up to 60 min | No limit |
| Stay Awake: Bag Mode (lid closed) | Not included | Included |
| Keyboard Lock: Lock keyboard & trackpad | Included | Included |
| Auto Eject: Auto-eject & install downloaded apps | Included | Included |
| Auto Eject: Drives kept mounted | 1 | Unlimited |
| Auto Eject: Activity history | Last 20 | Full, by date |
| Better Wi-Fi: Auto-switch & charging reminder | Included | Included |
| Lid Fold: Every fold style | Included | Included |
Recento Pro costs $9.99 a month after a 2 day free trial (cancel any time) or $99 once for a lifetime licence, and unlocks every module, not only these tools.
Plans, trial and refund terms are on the Recento Pro pricing section.
Each tool asks only for what it needs, and only when you turn it on:
Everything these tools do happens on your Mac. None of them sends your keystrokes, files or screen anywhere.
Recento Utilities is one of the thirteen apps inside Recento Pro. It holds seven small Mac tools: Shortcuts, Copy Paste, Stay Awake, Keyboard Lock, Auto Eject, Better Wi-Fi and Lid Fold. Each one has its own switch and settings.
Most of them are free with every feature: Shortcuts, Copy Paste, Keyboard Lock, Better Wi-Fi and Lid Fold. Stay Awake is free for sessions up to 60 minutes, and Bag Mode needs Recento Pro. Auto Eject is free, with one protected drive and the last 20 activity entries. Recento Pro removes those limits.
Yes. Every tool has its own switch, and a tool that is off does no work in the background. Copy Paste and Lid Fold start off, because they change how your Mac behaves.
Use Stay Awake's Bag Mode, part of Recento Pro. It asks for your administrator password once per session, keeps the Mac awake with the lid shut, and puts it to sleep if the CPU or GPU gets too hot.
Only for the tools that change or hold back keystrokes: Copy Paste, Keyboard Lock, and two optional parts of Shortcuts. Everything else works without it, and you can grant it later from System Settings.
Yes. Recento Pro is universal and runs on Apple silicon and Intel Macs with macOS 14 or later. Lid Fold needs a lid angle sensor, which older and Intel MacBooks may not have.
No. Recento Pro is downloaded from 1dot.ai, notarized by Apple, and updates itself from inside the app.
Get seven Mac utility tools in one native app, free to start.
Recento Statssee disk space, power and battery from the menu bar.
Recento Batteryset a charge limit and look after your battery.
Recento Guardan alarm for a Mac left on a café table.
Recento Diala round launcher for your apps, shelves and workspaces.
Recento Focusblock distracting apps during a focus session.