Amphetamine Alternatives

Amphetamine is described as 'Welcome to Amphetamine4, the most awesome keep-awake utility ever created for macOS. Amphetamine can keep your Mac, and optionally its display, awake through a super simple on/off switch, or automatically through easy-to-configure Triggers' and is a prevent sleep mode app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Amphetamine for Mac, Windows, Android, F-Droid and Linux. The best Amphetamine alternative is Caffeine for Windows, which is free. Other great apps like Amphetamine are Caffeine for Mac, Caffeine for Linux, KeepingYouAwake and Don't Sleep.

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Amphetamine

Free • Proprietary
Prevent Sleep Mode App

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Caffeine for Windows
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Free • Proprietary
Prevent Sleep Mode App
Windows
29 Caffeine for Windows alternatives
If you have problems with your PC locking or going to sleep, caffeine will keep it awake. It works by simulating a keypress once every 59 seconds, so your machine thinks you're still working at the keyboard, so won't lock the screen or activate the screensaver.
- - Caffeine for Windows is the most popular Windows alternative to Amphetamine.
- - Caffeine for Windows is the most popular free alternative to Amphetamine.
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1. PortableCaffeine for Windows can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Optimized for Windows
Caffeine for Mac
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Free • Proprietary
Prevent Sleep Mode App
Mac
42 Caffeine for Mac alternatives
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. Click it again to go back. Hold down the Command key while clicking to show the menu.
- - Caffeine for Mac is the most popular Mac alternative to Amphetamine.
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Caffeine for Mac Features
Sits in the MenuBar
Discontinued
The last version (1.1.3) is from May 2020.
Caffeine for Linux
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Free • Open Source
Prevent Sleep Mode App
Linux
28 Caffeine for Linux alternatives
Inspired by the Mac OS X version, Caffeine for Linux is a status bar application able to temporarily prevent the activation of both the screensaver and the "sleep" powersaving mode.
- - Caffeine for Linux is the most popular Linux alternative to Amphetamine.
- - Caffeine for Linux is the most popular Open Source alternative to Amphetamine.
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Caffeine for Linux Features
Sits in the System Tray
KeepingYouAwake
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Free • Open Source
Prevent Sleep Mode App
Mac
23 KeepingYouAwake alternatives
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.
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Sits in the MenuBar
FOSS
Don't Sleep
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Free • Proprietary
Prevent Sleep Mode App
Windows
32 Don't Sleep alternatives
Don't Sleep is a small portable program to prevent system shutdown, Standby, Hibernate, Turn Off and Restart.
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Don't Sleep Features
1. PortableDon't Sleep can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Sits in the System Tray
Should I Sleep
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Paid • Proprietary
Prevent Sleep Mode App
Mac
31 Should I Sleep alternatives
Annoyed by the display getting dim when you're reading or watching something? What if the computer could “see and hear” you?
- - Should I Sleep is the most popular commercial alternative to Amphetamine.
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Should I Sleep Features
Face detection
Motion Detection
Coffee: Keep Display Awake
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Free • Open Source
Android
F-Droid
45 Coffee: Keep Display Awake alternatives
Coffee allows you to keep the display awake without having to change the device settings. It can be toggled at various places:
- - Coffee: Keep Display Awake is the most popular Android alternative to Amphetamine.
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Display Management
KeepOn
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Free • Open Source
Android
F-Droid
30 KeepOn alternatives
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.
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Coffee Buzz
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Free • Proprietary
Prevent Sleep Mode App
Mac
13 Coffee Buzz alternatives
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!.
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Coffee Buzz Features
1. Ad-freeCoffee Buzz doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Sits in the System Tray
Econap
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Prevent Sleep Mode App
Windows
28 Econap alternatives
Econap helps you to save energy and increase your comfort. Before your pc enters the sleep mode, Econap will check if something important is running on your system. If so, it will wait until your download, backups, videos etc. are finished. Finally your pc will go to sleep.
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Econap Features
1. PortableEconap can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Customizable
Configurable
Sits in the System Tray
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Lungo
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Paid • Proprietary
Prevent Sleep Mode App
Mac
37 Lungo alternatives
Keeps your Mac awake.
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Lungo Features
Sits in the MenuBar
Display info on the menubar
InsomniaX
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Free • Proprietary
Prevent Sleep Mode App
Mac
29 InsomniaX alternatives
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.
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InsomniaX Features
Sits in the System Tray
Discontinued
The software is discontinued from July 2017http://semaja2.net/2017/06/thank-you-and-farewell-for-now/