# ⚙️ How to Keep ShopSavvy Running in the Background on Desktop

> Configure background price monitoring, the menu bar icon, and auto-start so prices keep getting checked even when the app is closed.

*Published: 2026-05-02 | Updated: 2026-05-02 | Source: https://shopsavvy.com/help/how-to-keep-shopsavvy-running-in-background*

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The Desktop app can keep watching prices, monitoring deals, and checking on Auto-Buy targets even when the main window is closed — by living quietly in the menu bar and starting itself at login.

## Background Price Monitoring

1. Open **Settings → Background**.
2. Toggle **Background price monitoring** on.
3. Background refresh follows each watched product's schedule — hourly, every four hours, or daily — and pauses automatically when your computer sleeps.

## Menu Bar Icon

1. Still in **Settings → Background**, toggle **Menu bar icon** on.
2. The ShopSavvy icon appears in your Mac menu bar (top-right).
3. Click it for quick navigation, live refresh progress, and the timer to the next scheduled price check.

## Auto-Start at Login

1. Toggle **Start at login** on in **Settings → Background**.
2. ShopSavvy will launch quietly into the menu bar every time you sign in to your Mac — no window, no Dock interruption.

## Tips

- Closing the main window with these settings on will keep the app running in the background. If you want to fully quit, use **Cmd+Q** or **Quit ShopSavvy** from the menu bar.
- Background refresh respects the per-product schedule you set. If you want a watched product checked more often, change its schedule in the watched-product settings sidebar.
- Auto-Buy and Call for Me both rely on background monitoring — turn it off and they will only run while the app window is open.

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