HoldAwake AlternativesPrevent Sleep Mode Apps like HoldAwake

HoldAwake is described as 'Lightweight menu-bar utility for keeping your computer awake when you need it, without changing your normal sleep settings permanently' and is a prevent sleep mode app in the os & utilities category. There are five alternatives to HoldAwake for Mac and Android. The best HoldAwake alternative is Amphetamine, which is free. Other great apps like HoldAwake are caffeinate & disablesleep, Caffeine for Mac, Caffeinate and KeepingYouAwake.

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    Amphetamine

     52 likes

    Amphetamine is a little app that lives in your menu bar which can effortlessly override your energy saver settings and keep your Mac awake.

    77 Amphetamine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. 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
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    Active session with a timed 8 hour countdown, light mode
    Dark mode
    The panel opens from the menu bar icon
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  4. Caffeine for Mac icon

    Caffeine for Mac

     92 likes

    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.

    73 Caffeine for Mac alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Caffeine for Mac screenshot 1
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  5. Caffeinate icon

    Caffeinate

     4 likes

    Caffeinate is an App that helps android developers to keep their phone's display awake without having to change the device settings. It can be toggled at various places:

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
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  6. KeepingYouAwake icon

    KeepingYouAwake

     26 likes

    KeepingYouAwake is a small menu bar utility for macOS (Version 10.13 and newer) that can prevent your Mac from entering sleep mode for a predefined duration or as long as it is activated.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    • European Union flagEU
    KeepingYouAwake screenshot 1
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