Amphetamine AlternativesOnly apps from the EU

The best alternative to Amphetamine is KeepingYouAwake, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Amphetamine and 16 are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Amphetamine are NeverNap, Don't Sleep, Theine and Don't Go to Sleep Please.

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  1. KeepingYouAwake icon
     27 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.

    55 KeepingYouAwake alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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  2. NeverNap icon
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    NeverNap prevents your Mac from sleeping or activating the screensaver. For 5 minutes or indefinitely. Perfect for presentations or long processes.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  3. Theine icon
     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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  4. Econap icon
     16 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. 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

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    • Mac
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  6. MoccaFaux icon
     1 like

    MoccaFaux is a flexible scheduler that prevents the activation of screen savers and power-saving modes when certain conditions are met.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Taurine icon
     1 like

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  8. Coffee allows you to keep the display awake without having to change the device settings. It can be toggled at various places:

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  9. A small GNOME utility application to send Wake On LAN (WoL) magic packets to devices in a network.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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