Keeps your computer in an active state. No install required, fully portable and can run from a USB. Completely free for everyone.
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Adrafinil Alternatives
Adrafinil is described as 'Keep your Mac awake only while AI coding agents are working' and is a prevent sleep mode app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Adrafinil for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and Web-based apps. The best Adrafinil alternative is Amphetamine, which is free. Other great apps like Adrafinil are Caffeine for Windows, Caffeine for Mac, Stimulator and Caffeine for Linux.
Alternatives list
This app will keep your system awake for a defined period of time. It will pause the energy settings and prevent the screensaver from starting.
MoccaFaux is a flexible scheduler that prevents the activation of screen savers and power-saving modes when certain conditions are met.
Anti-Sleep App for your Mac.
Caffeinated prevents your Mac from going to sleep, dimming your screen or starting the screensaver.
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PleaseSleep is a utility software designed for Mac OS X that helps put your computer to sleep when you know some other app is preventing your Mac from going to sleep.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
NoSleep makes closing of your MacBook lid possible without going to a sleep mode. Now you shouldn't have to plug your mouse and monitor to stay computer awake - just activate it by clicking a menu bar icon or check a tick in the System Preferences and continue downloading...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
Deep Sleep is a simple Dashboard widget which allows users to put their computer into hibernation mode, also sometimes called software suspend mode. This widget only works on a limited number of Apple computer models.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
Never show up as idle on Slack, Microsoft Teams, Skype, etc. Slacker moves your mouse pointer for you whenever you are idle - the result is that you always show as active on any corporate/office instant messaging tools running on your work computer.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
SleepTime is a light-weight app that lives on your menu bar, letting you easily set a timer to put your Mac on sleep automatically after a specified time period you choose.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
macOS CLI that keeps your Mac awake with the lid closed on battery, so a local Codex, Claude Code, or Cursor session keeps running.
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