Amphetamine Alternatives for Windows

Amphetamine is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is Caffeine for Windows, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Amphetamine and 11 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Amphetamine are PowerToys - Awake, Don't Sleep, Coffee_FF and Econap.

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Prevent Sleep Mode App
Free • Proprietary

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Amphetamine alternatives page was last updated Sep 15, 2023

Caffeine for Windows
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.
31 Caffeine for Windows alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Prevent Sleep Mode App
Platforms
- Windows
Caffeine for Windows Features
Portable
Optimized for Windows
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- Caffeine for Windows is the most popular Windows alternative to Amphetamine.
- Caffeine for Windows is the most popular free alternative to Amphetamine.
- Caffeine for Windows is Free and ProprietaryAmphetamine is also Free and Proprietary

PowerToys - Awake
PowerToys Awake is a tool for Windows designed to keep a computer awake without having to manage its power & sleep settings. This can be helpful when running time-consuming tasks, ensuring that the computer does not go to sleep or turn off its screens.
30 PowerToys - Awake alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Prevent Sleep Mode App
Platforms
- Windows
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Don't Sleep
Don't Sleep is a small portable program to prevent system shutdown, Standby, Hibernate, Turn Off and Restart.
33 Don't Sleep alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Prevent Sleep Mode App
Platforms
- Windows
Don't Sleep Features
Portable
Sits in the System Tray
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Coffee_FF
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.
27 Coffee_FF alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
Coffee_FF Features
Portable
Support for DLNA
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Econap
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.
30 Econap alternatives
License model
- Free Personal • Proprietary
Application type
- Prevent Sleep Mode App
Platforms
- Windows
Econap Features
Portable
Customizable
Configurable
Sits in the System Tray
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Comments about Econap as an Alternative to Amphetamine

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it measures what the system actually does
Positive comment •Feb 7, 2019
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- Econap is Free Personal and ProprietaryAmphetamine is Free and Proprietary

Keep Display On
When it's not possible to change the screensaver settings in your Windows environment, then it's almost impossible to show things on your screen for a longer period without activating the screensaver.
33 Keep Display On alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
Keep Display On Features
No installation
No installation required
Display Management
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NoDoze
NoDoze simulates keyboard/mouse activity to keep the screensaver from activating. Its activity depends on currently running programs. You can use regular expressions or Windows wildcards to choose when the screensaver is deactivated.
34 NoDoze alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Prevent Sleep Mode App
Platforms
- Windows
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Sleep Preventer
Prevents your computer from going to sleep, hibernate, dim the display or start the screensaver. Application runs in the system tray when closed. New in version v1.3: -Parameter support. v1.2: Option to let display fall asleep. v1.1: Sleep timer.
35 Sleep Preventer alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Prevent Sleep Mode App
Platforms
- Windows
Sleep Preventer Features
Portable
Sits in the System Tray
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noblackout
Simulates activity (=> disables screensaver and powersaving) while running programms (any .exe) from a choosen directory. Main purpose is to choose the steam directory to disable monitor powersaving while running steam games.
34 noblackout alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Prevent Sleep Mode App
Platforms
- Windows
noblackout Features
Sits in the System Tray
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Wakeful
Keeps your computer in an active state. No install required, fully portable and can run from a USB. Completely free for everyone.
31 Wakeful alternatives
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License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Prevent Sleep Mode App
Platforms
- Windows
Wakeful Features
Portable
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MoccaFaux
MoccaFaux is a flexible scheduler that prevents the activation of screen savers and power-saving modes when certain conditions are met.
9 MoccaFaux alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Prevent Sleep Mode App
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
MoccaFaux Features
Clojure
Customizable
Customizable triggers
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