Free Mac app

PolarRabbit keeps Teams green

A free menu-bar app that moves the pointer one invisible pixel when your Mac has been idle for a minute, so Microsoft Teams keeps showing you as Available.

Download for Mac No admin password? Download the DMG

macOS 14 or later · Apple Silicon and Intel · Free · Installer, 2 MB

The PolarRabbit panel on macOS: the green hare, a Pause button, the duration choices (no time limit, 1, 2 or 4 hours, or until 18:00), today's hop counter, the time kept green and the Open at login switch. — The panel, opened from the menu bar

How it works.

Without PolarRabbit

Teams marks you Away after about 5 minutes without keyboard or mouse.

With PolarRabbit

After 1 minute idle the hare hops: the pointer moves 1 pixel and back, the idle timer goes back to 0:00 and you stay green.

What it does.

Only when you are away

It does nothing while you work. It acts after a minute without keyboard or mouse.

Pauses when you lock

It keeps the display awake while on, and pauses by itself when the screen is locked or the displays sleep.

You choose how long

No time limit, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours or until 18:00.

Open at login

One switch in the panel and it opens by itself when you log in.

Updates itself

Updates install by themselves, and the app only accepts ones signed by Polargate.

Private

It collects no data. It only goes online to check for its own updates.

Install

How to install it.

01
Download
Download the installer from this page.
02
Install it
Open PolarRabbit.pkg and follow the steps. macOS asks for your password once, to put the app in Applications. No admin password? Download the DMG instead: open it and PolarRabbit installs itself without a password.
03
It opens by itself
When the installer finishes, PolarRabbit opens by itself: the panel appears, the hare shows up in the menu bar, and from then on it starts every time you turn on your Mac.
04
Allow Accessibility
Press Allow in Accessibility in the panel, then Open System Settings in the macOS notice. A small window shows you the one switch to turn on; confirm with Touch ID or your password. The orange triangle in the menu bar becomes a green hare.

To uninstall it, quit PolarRabbit from the panel and move it from Applications to the Trash.

Notarized by Apple
Free
No data collected
Made by Polargate

Details

The details.

What the panel does

Click the hare in the menu bar to open the panel.

A button to switch it on or pause it
How long it runs: no time limit, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours or until 18:00
How many times it has hopped today
How long it has kept you green
It opens by itself when you start your Mac (you can switch that off here)

Right-click the hare, or Control-click it, to switch between on and pause without opening the panel. While it is on, PolarRabbit keeps the display from sleeping or locking because of inactivity, because a locked screen shows you as Away in Teams anyway. It pauses by itself when the screen is locked, when the displays go to sleep or when another user is active on the Mac. On macOS 26 the panel uses the Liquid Glass design. The interface is in English and Spanish.

Permissions and privacy

PolarRabbit needs the macOS Accessibility permission (System Settings > Privacy & Security > Accessibility), because macOS only lets an app move the pointer with that permission. It does not type, it does not read the screen and it collects no data. It only goes online for its own updates: once a day it checks polargate.ai, and when there is a new version it downloads it from Polargate's file storage.

Updates

Updates download and install by themselves. Each update is signed, and the app only accepts updates signed by Polargate. The app itself is signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple.

If your Mac is managed by your employer

Check your company's rules before you install it. A work Mac may have its own policy about which apps you can install.

Made by Polargate

PolarRabbit is free, made by Polargate, a digital studio in Madrid (POLARGATE S.L.).

FAQ

What people ask us.

How do I stop Microsoft Teams from showing me as Away on a Mac?

Teams sets you to Away after about five minutes without keyboard or mouse. Install PolarRabbit and leave it on: when the Mac has been idle for a minute it moves the pointer one pixel and back, the idle timer starts again and Teams keeps you Available. It stops while the screen is locked.

Is PolarRabbit a mouse jiggler?

It does the same job in software, with no USB device to buy or plug in. The difference is that it only acts when you have not touched the Mac for a minute, the move is one pixel you do not see, and you can set it for 1, 2 or 4 hours or until 18:00.

Does it work with the Teams desktop app?

Yes. The Teams app on the Mac looks at the system idle timer, and that is the timer PolarRabbit resets. You do not need to keep Teams in front or touch any setting in Teams.

Does it start by itself when I turn on my Mac?

Yes. The first time you open it from Applications it adds itself to the apps that open at login, and macOS shows a notice saying so. You can switch it off in the PolarRabbit panel.

Is there a Windows version?

No. PolarRabbit is a Mac app for macOS 14 or later.

Is PolarRabbit free?

Yes. It is free to download and use. It is made by Polargate, a digital studio in Madrid.

Why does it need the Accessibility permission?

macOS only lets an app move the pointer if you give it that permission. PolarRabbit uses it for the one-pixel move. It does not type, it does not read the screen and it collects no data.

Will my screen stay on?

Yes, while PolarRabbit is on it keeps the display from sleeping or locking because of inactivity, because a locked screen shows you as Away in Teams. Pause it and it stops right away. If you pick a duration such as 2 hours or until 18:00, it stops when that time is up.

Does it connect to the internet?

Only for its own updates: once a day it checks polargate.ai, and a new version is downloaded from Polargate's file storage. Updates install by themselves, and the app only accepts updates signed by Polargate.

Which Macs does it run on?

macOS 14 or later, on Apple Silicon and Intel. It is signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple.

How do I uninstall it?

Quit it from the panel and move it from Applications to the Trash.

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