Sleepover Alternatives

Sleepover is described as 'One click keeps your Mac awake — for 15 minutes or all night. No schedules to program, nothing to configure, no permissions to grant. Part of the Mac Utility Bundle: $19.99 once, yours forever' and is an app in the office & productivity category. There are five alternatives to Sleepover for Mac, Windows, Linux and Flathub. The best Sleepover alternative is Amphetamine, which is free. Other great apps like Sleepover are Stimulator, PowerToys - Awake, KeepingYouAwake and PowerLockGuard.

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  1. Amphetamine icon
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    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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. Stimulator icon
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    This is a simple app that prevents the desktop environment (DE) from sleeping while its on. It should work regardless of the used DE thanks to the Inhibit portal.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  3. PowerToys Awake is a tool for Windows designed to keep a computer awake without having to manage its power & sleep settings. This can be helpful when running time-consuming tasks, ensuring that the computer does not go to sleep or turn off its screens.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. KeepingYouAwake icon
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    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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  5. 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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