Amphetamine Alternatives

Amphetamine is described as 'Little app that lives in your menu bar which can effortlessly override your energy saver settings and keep your Mac awake' and is a popular prevent sleep mode app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Amphetamine for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Android, Linux and F-Droid apps. The best Amphetamine alternative is Caffeine for Windows, which is free. Other great apps like Amphetamine are Stimulator, PowerToys - Awake, NeverNap and Caffeine for Mac.

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Amphetamine alternatives are mainly Prevent Sleep Mode Apps Other popular filters include Windows and Mac. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Amphetamine.
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  1. Slacker icon
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    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
     
  2.  4 likes

    Coffee will keep your computer wide awake while your network is active or a program. Coffee prevents standby when your traffic speed on a selected network adapter is above the user configurable threshold or specific software selected.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. NoSleep icon
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    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
     
  4. Coffee is a modern, open-source Android utility built with Jetpack Compose and Material Design 3. It provides a Quick Settings tile to prevent screen dimming or locking during reading, navigation, or focused tasks, with customizable timers including indefinite mode.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  5. SleepLess icon
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    This application is used to prevent the computer from going to sleep without changing system settings

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. Wakey icon
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    Wakey is my version of application which keeps your PC awake. It was inspired by Awake utility which was a part of Microsoft's PowerToys.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Stay Awake! icon
     2 likes

    Keep your screen on when your device is running your GPS application, favorite remote control, playing a movie or slideshow, etc... Perfect to keep your screen on without dimming for application development. Your screen will never go back to sleep until you want it to...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  8. Clapet icon
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    Clapet is a utility that aims to improve clamshell mode on your Macbook by automatically managing sleep when an external display is detected.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. 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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