caffeinate & disablesleep Alternatives

caffeinate & disablesleep is described as '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' and is a prevent sleep mode app in the system & hardware category. There are more than 50 alternatives to caffeinate & disablesleep for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Android, Linux and F-Droid apps. The best caffeinate & disablesleep alternative is Amphetamine, which is free. Other great apps like caffeinate & disablesleep are Caffeine for Windows, Stimulator, PowerToys - Awake and Caffeine for Linux.

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  1. AntiSleep icon

    AntiSleep

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    Keep System Awake.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. HoldAwake icon

    HoldAwake

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    HoldAwake is a lightweight menu-bar utility for keeping your computer awake when you need it, without changing your normal sleep settings permanently.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • SY flagSyria
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  4. Dantrolene icon

    Dantrolene

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    Lock timeouts make sense in an office or a café. At home, they just interrupt: the screen locks mid-movie or mid-paragraph and asks for a password it asked an hour ago. Dantrolene watches which WiFi network you're on — on the network you've designated as home, the...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. BuhoSleep icon

    BuhoSleep

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    Provides Windows tray-based management for staying awake, preventing sleep, keeping displays on, or changing power plans. Includes session timer, hotkeys, and crash recovery with Pro-only smart triggers, stats export, Drive Alive for USB devices, and minimal resource use.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • RU flagRussia
    System tray context menu with six power modes, timer submenu, and one-click switching
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  6. PowerLockGuard icon

    PowerLockGuard

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    Smart auto-sleep & power management for developers, laptops & AI agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Aider, VS Code). Automatically sleeps or shuts down when coding tasks finish, plus instant deep sleep on charger unplug. Lightweight (~62 KB) & offline. Built by GMK Solution.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • BD flagBangladesh
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  8. SleepTime icon

    SleepTime

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    SleepTime is a light-weight app that lives on your menu bar, letting you easily set a timer to put your Mac on sleep automatically after a specified time period you choose.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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