Don't Sleep is a small portable program to prevent system shutdown, Standby, Hibernate, Turn Off and Restart.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
Germany
EU
Amphetamine Alternatives
Amphetamine is described as 'Little app that lives in your menu bar which can effortlessly override your energy saver settings and keep your Mac awake' and is a popular prevent sleep mode app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Amphetamine for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Android, Linux and F-Droid apps. The best Amphetamine alternative is Vorssaint, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Amphetamine are Caffeine for Windows, PowerToys - Awake, Green Dotter and Stimulator.
Alternatives list
- 50 Don't Sleep alternatives
caffeinate & disablesleep replaces two macOS terminal commands: caffeinate -disu and sudo pmset -a disablesleep 1. One click keeps the Mac awake, with an option to stay awake when the lid is closed. Timed sessions run from 15 minutes to 8 hours, or forever.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
Australia
Prevent your Mac from falling asleep, dimming your screen or starting the screensaver. Theine keeps macOS awake just like caffeine does with you.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Germany
- EU
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Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
+3
"Don't Go to Sleep Please" prevents sleep mode on the Mac until applications or processes are done.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Germany
- EU
+3
Econap helps you to save energy and increase your comfort. Before your pc enters the sleep mode, Econap will check if something important is running on your system. If so, it will wait until your download, backups, videos etc. are finished. Finally your pc will go to sleep.
Cost / License
- Free Personal
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Germany
- EU
KeepOn allows you to keep your device's screen on for the desired duration and also allows you to return to the default settings automaticaly when the screen turns off.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Android
- F-Droid
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Anti-Sleep App for your Mac.
Caffeinated prevents your Mac from going to sleep, dimming your screen or starting the screensaver.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Germany
- EU
+2
Keeps your computer in an active state. No install required, fully portable and can run from a USB. Completely free for everyone.
Platforms
- Windows
Coffee is a modern, open-source Android utility built with Jetpack Compose and Material Design 3. It provides a Quick Settings tile to prevent screen dimming or locking during reading, navigation, or focused tasks, with customizable timers including indefinite mode.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Android
- F-Droid
+2
Annoyed by the display getting dim when you're reading or watching something? What if the computer could “see and hear” you?
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
+1
This is a kernel extension and clients that allow the MacBook to disable sleeping when the lid is closed. MOUNTAIN LION IS NOT SUPPORTED
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
