Amphetamine Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Amphetamine for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is Vorssaint, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Amphetamine and loads of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Amphetamine are goguma app, Green Dotter, KeepingYouAwake and Caffeine for Mac.

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  1. Vorssaint icon
     29 likes

    Toolkit for macOS offering system monitoring, per-app volume, improved app switching, window snapping, Dock previews, clipboard management, text snippets, file shelf, and app uninstaller, all free, open-source, and running locally with no account or telemetry.

    39 Vorssaint alternatives

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    • Mac
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  2. goguma app icon
     7 likes

    Wakes your Mac for scheduled jobs, holds it awake while long work finishes, and lets it sleep otherwise. Finds the cron jobs that have been missing runs; keeps a coding agent running with the lid shut.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
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  3. Green Dotter icon
     4 likes

    Free auto clicker and mouse jiggler for Mac and Windows operating locally without accounts, offering safe-area click zones, random or fixed intervals, natural movement, session time limits, tray minimisation, instant pause on activity, and Microsoft Store access.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  4. 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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  5. 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.

    78 Caffeine for Mac alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
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  6. NeverNap icon
     4 likes

    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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    • Mac
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  7. Frset icon
     6 likes

    Frset is an all-in-one macOS productivity app combining clipboard management, screenshots, OCR, translation, AI shortcuts, and useful utilities in one place.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  8. Lungo icon
     6 likes

    Keeps your Mac awake.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  9. 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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    • Mac
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  10. caffeinate & disablesleep replaces two macOS terminal commands: caffeinate -disu and sudo pmset -a disablesleep 1. One click keeps the Mac awake, with an option to stay awake when the lid is closed. Timed sessions run from 15 minutes to 8 hours, or forever.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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  11. One Switch icon
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    All your powerful switches in one place.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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