diff --git a/qt/mac/anki_mac_helper/__init__.py b/qt/mac/anki_mac_helper/__init__.py
index a0adb469e..88dfedc8d 100644
--- a/qt/mac/anki_mac_helper/__init__.py
+++ b/qt/mac/anki_mac_helper/__init__.py
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ class _MacOSHelper:
         "On completion, file should be saved if no error has arrived."
         self._dll.end_wav_record()
 
+    def disable_appnap(self) -> None:
+        self._dll.disable_appnap()
+
+    def enable_appnap(self) -> None:
+        self._dll.enable_appnap()
+
 
 # this must not be overwritten or deallocated
 @CFUNCTYPE(None, c_char_p)  # type: ignore
diff --git a/qt/mac/appnap.swift b/qt/mac/appnap.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e6db3d17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qt/mac/appnap.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// Copyright: Ankitects Pty Ltd and contributors
+// License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
+
+import Foundation
+
+private var currentActivity: NSObjectProtocol?
+
+@_cdecl("disable_appnap")
+public func disableAppNap() {
+    // No-op if already assigned
+    guard currentActivity == nil else { return }
+    
+    currentActivity = ProcessInfo.processInfo.beginActivity(
+        options: .userInitiatedAllowingIdleSystemSleep,
+        reason: "AppNap is disabled"
+    )
+}
+
+@_cdecl("enable_appnap")
+public func enableAppNap() {
+    guard let activity = currentActivity else { return }
+    
+    ProcessInfo.processInfo.endActivity(activity)
+    currentActivity = nil
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/qt/mac/build.sh b/qt/mac/build.sh
index 4c14a13f4..06a34ad36 100755
--- a/qt/mac/build.sh
+++ b/qt/mac/build.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ echo "Building macOS helper dylib..."
 # Create the wheel using uv
 echo "Creating wheel..."
 cd "$SCRIPT_DIR"
+rm -rf dist
 "$PROJ_ROOT/out/extracted/uv/uv" build --wheel
 
 echo "Build complete!"
diff --git a/qt/mac/helper_build.py b/qt/mac/helper_build.py
index aaf997669..cfdffeb89 100644
--- a/qt/mac/helper_build.py
+++ b/qt/mac/helper_build.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright: Ankitects Pty Ltd and contributors
 # License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
 
-import os
-import platform
 import subprocess
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
diff --git a/qt/mac/pyproject.toml b/qt/mac/pyproject.toml
index 93f4e939b..ec78845d6 100644
--- a/qt/mac/pyproject.toml
+++ b/qt/mac/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "anki-mac-helper"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 description = "Small support library for Anki on Macs"
 requires-python = ">=3.9"
 license = { text = "AGPL-3.0-or-later" }
diff --git a/qt/mac/update-launcher-env b/qt/mac/update-launcher-env
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..3150d1740
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qt/mac/update-launcher-env
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Build and install into the launcher venv
+
+set -e
+
+./build.sh
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+    export VIRTUAL_ENV=$HOME/Library/Application\ Support/AnkiProgramFiles/.venv
+else
+    export VIRTUAL_ENV=$HOME/.local/share/AnkiProgramFiles/.venv
+fi
+../../out/extracted/uv/uv pip install dist/*.whl
+ 
diff --git a/qt/pyproject.toml b/qt/pyproject.toml
index 1ff34f59d..35ecaa200 100644
--- a/qt/pyproject.toml
+++ b/qt/pyproject.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ dependencies = [
   "send2trash",
   "waitress>=2.0.0",
   "pywin32; sys.platform == 'win32'",
-  "anki-mac-helper; sys.platform == 'darwin'",
+  "anki-mac-helper>=0.1.1; sys.platform == 'darwin'",
   "pip-system-certs!=5.1",
   "pyqt6>=6.2",
   "pyqt6-webengine>=6.2",
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index d4277425a..b470d007d 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -147,10 +147,10 @@ dev = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "anki-mac-helper"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
 wheels = [
-    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/b3/9f/c4d3e635ddbd2c6c24ff5454e96900fd2061b9abbb0198b9283446780d08/anki_mac_helper-0.1.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:ed449aba27ea3bc7999054afa10dacf08ef856ed7af46526d9c8599d8179a618", size = 40637, upload-time = "2025-06-19T14:38:07.672Z" },
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/40/82/edb6194704defec181dddce8bc6a53c4afc72fa1f2bb4d68ffe244567767/anki_mac_helper-0.1.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:774a69cf9f0fe6d4b54949e2d6588a54a76ff51e78cbfc26b527d1ed3c5b34e3", size = 41812, upload-time = "2025-08-19T09:43:50.345Z" },
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ qt68 = [
 [package.metadata]
 requires-dist = [
     { name = "anki-audio", marker = "(sys_platform == 'darwin' and extra == 'audio') or (sys_platform == 'win32' and extra == 'audio')", specifier = "==0.1.0" },
-    { name = "anki-mac-helper", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin'" },
+    { name = "anki-mac-helper", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin'", specifier = ">=0.1.1" },
     { name = "beautifulsoup4" },
     { name = "flask" },
     { name = "flask-cors" },