Essential tools, mods and workarounds for Pixels and other Androids.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Android
- Android Tablet
Sri Lanka
Caffeinate AlternativesPrevent Sleep Mode Apps like Caffeinate
Apps similar to Caffeinate include Essentials, which is free and open source. Other options are Amphetamine, Caffeine for Mac, Caffeine for Windows and Caffeine for Linux. You're spoiled for choice with Prevent Sleep Mode Apps like Caffeinate: we list more than 25 alternatives for Mac, Windows, Android, Linux and the web.
Alternatives list
- 31 Essentials alternatives
84 Amphetamine alternativesAmphetamine is a little app that lives in your menu bar which can effortlessly override your energy saver settings and keep your Mac awake.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
United States
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78 Caffeine for Mac alternativesCaffeine 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.
Platforms
- Mac
- United States
59 Caffeine for Windows alternativesIf 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
United Kingdom
46 Caffeine for Linux alternativesInspired by the Mac OS X version, Caffeine for Linux is a status bar application able to temporarily prevent the activation of both the screensaver and the "sleep" powersaving mode.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- Global
55 KeepingYouAwake alternativesKeepingYouAwake 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
Germany
EU
56 PowerToys - Awake alternativesPowerToys 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- United States
61 Stimulator alternativesThis is a simple app that prevents the desktop environment (DE) from sleeping while its on. It should work regardless of the used DE thanks to the Inhibit portal.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- Flathub
KeepOn allows you to keep your device's screen on for the desired duration and also allows you to return to the default settings automaticaly when the screen turns off.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Android
- F-Droid
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Annoyed by the display getting dim when you're reading or watching something? What if the computer could “see and hear” you?
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
+1
54 Don't Sleep alternativesDon't Sleep is a small portable program to prevent system shutdown, Standby, Hibernate, Turn Off and Restart.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Germany
- EU
Coffee allows you to keep the display awake without having to change the device settings. It can be toggled at various places:
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Platforms
- Android
- F-Droid
- Germany
- EU
