Caffeine for Mac Alternatives

Caffeine for Mac is described as 'Caffeine is a tiny program that puts an icon in the right side of your menu bar. Click it to prevent your Mac from automatically going to sleep, dimming the screen or starting screen savers' and is a popular prevent sleep mode app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Caffeine for Mac for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Android, Linux and Web-based apps. The best Caffeine for Mac alternative is Vorssaint, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Caffeine for Mac are Amphetamine, Green Dotter, Caffeine for Windows and PowerToys - Awake.

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  1. Don't Sleep icon

    Don't Sleep

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    Don't Sleep is a small portable program to prevent system shutdown, Standby, Hibernate, Turn Off and Restart.

    50 Don't Sleep alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • European Union flagEU
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  2. Caffeinated by Yugen UG icon

    Caffeinated by Yugen UG

     1 like

    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
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
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  4. KeepOn icon

    KeepOn

     9 likes

    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    KeepOn screenshot 1
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  5. One Switch icon

    One Switch

     1 like

    All your powerful switches in one place.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    One Switch screenshot 1
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  6. Theine icon

    Theine

     2 likes

    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
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
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  8. caffeinate & disablesleep icon

    caffeinate & disablesleep

     8 likes

    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
    • AU flagAustralia
    Active session with a timed 8 hour countdown, light mode
    Dark mode
    The panel opens from the menu bar icon
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  9. Should I Sleep icon

    Should I Sleep

     11 likes

    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
    Should I Sleep screenshot 1
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  10. InsomniaZ icon

    InsomniaZ

     1 like

    Use Mac with external monitors with lid closed even when you are on battery power. Play music, airplay movies, download/upload lid closed. Most modern and up to date app.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    InsomniaZ screenshot 1
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  11. InsomniaX icon

    InsomniaX

     12 likes

    It always has been a missing feature: disabling the sleep mode on a Apple Laptop. Who does not want to use it as a big juke-box or go warwalking. The best looking server ever, especially at about one inch height.

    45 InsomniaX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Global
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  12. nosleep.page icon

    nosleep.page

     2 likes

    One of the first webpages that used the Wake Lock API packaged in the nosleep.js script to prevent a device from sleeping.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
    nosleep.page screenshot 1
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  13. Coffee Buzz icon

    Coffee Buzz

     4 likes

    Coffee Buzz is the easiest and safest display-sleep preventer available, with simple operation and exclusive Safety Auto-Shutoff feature. Keeping your Mac awake (and letting it sleep again) is as simple as a click!.

    27 Coffee Buzz alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Coffee Buzz screenshot 1
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  14. SleepLess icon

    SleepLess

     5 likes

    This application is used to prevent the computer from going to sleep without changing system settings

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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