Caffeine for Windows Alternatives

Caffeine for Windows is described as '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' and is a prevent sleep mode app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Caffeine for Windows for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Android, Linux and F-Droid apps. The best Caffeine for Windows alternative is Amphetamine, which is free. Other great apps like Caffeine for Windows are Caffeinate, Stimulator, Caffeine for Mac and Caffeine for Linux.

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  1. Stay Awake icon
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    Need a quick coffee break ? But don't want your PC to sleep or Teams to go idle? Stay Awake keeps your screen on by keeping its own tab active. No need to change OS settings.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  2. InsomniaZ icon
     1 like

    Use Mac with external monitors with lid closed even when you are on battery power. Play music, airplay movies, download/upload lid closed. Most modern and up to date app.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. 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
     
  4.  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.

    29 Coffee_FF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Should I Sleep icon
     11 likes

    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
     
  6. Clapet icon
     2 likes

    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
     
  7. Onliner icon
     5 likes

    Invisible, smart mouse movements prevent your Mac from sleeping and keep the active status in Slack, Teams, and more.

    Online all the time? It can't be easier!

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. Econap icon
     16 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. A small GNOME utility application to send Wake On LAN (WoL) magic packets to devices in a network.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  10. Mouse Jiggler for Windows Terminal, rewritten in F#. "Mouse Jiggler" is a utility that simulates mouse movement to prevent a computer from going idle or activating the screensaver.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. NoDoze icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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