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.

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  1. Smart auto-sleep & power management for developers, laptops & AI agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Aider, VS Code). Automatically sleeps or shuts down when coding tasks finish, plus instant deep sleep on charger unplug. Lightweight (~62 KB) & offline. Built by GMK Solution.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. macOS CLI that keeps your Mac awake with the lid closed on battery, so a local Codex, Claude Code, or Cursor session keeps running.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Rust
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  3. Professional-grade tool that prevents system sleep and idle states with randomized, human-like mouse movements and window rotation.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. A small macOS utility that stops your Mac from falling asleep and, if you want, simulates key presses, mouse movement or mouse clicks at an interval you choose. Free, open source, no account, no tracking.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    A tiny macOS menu-bar app that keeps your Mac running even with the lid closed — so coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, etc.) keep working while you move around.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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