Caffeine for Windows Alternatives

Alternatives list

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   GamingMonitor

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   Windows tray utility that keeps your PC awake while gaming or downloading — DualSense/XInput/GPU aware, self-updating

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application type

   • Prevent Sleep Mode

   Origin

   • Ukraine

   Platforms

   • Windows

   • Ukraine

   

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   ScreenWakeUp

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   ScreenWakeUp is a free, browser-based tool that keeps your screen from sleeping or locking. It uses the modern Screen Wake Lock API — nothing to install, no admin rights, no account. Open it in any browser on Windows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS, Android or iPhone and click one...

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Prevent Sleep Mode

   Platforms

   • Online

   

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   Jiggler Mouse

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   Jiggle Mouse keeps your computer active with subtle, natural cursor movements — so your screen stays on and your status stays green on Teams & Slack.

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Mac

   • United States

   

   

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   Lidless

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   A tiny macOS menu-bar app that keeps your Mac running even with the lid closed — so coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, etc.) keep working while you move around.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application type

   • Prevent Sleep Mode

   Origin

   • Vietnam

   Platforms

   • Mac

   • Vietnam

   

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   BoltBurz

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   Keep your Mac awake only when needed, with a minimal control surface built for focused workflows.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Prevent Sleep Mode

   Origin

   • International

   Platforms

   • Mac

   • Global

   

   

   

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   Placide Jiggler

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   JIGGLER prevents Windows from going to sleep, locking the session or switching your status to "Away" during presentations, long file transfers, builds or remote sessions.

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   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Prevent Sleep Mode

   Origin

   • Switzerland

   Platforms

   • Windows

   • Switzerland

   

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   ZeroAway

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   ZeroAway is a native macOS menu bar app that keeps you available in presence tools by gently resetting system idle when you’re not using the mouse or keyboard.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Origin

   • Israel

   Platforms

   • Mac

   • Israel

   

   

   

   +5

   

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10. 

    

    TOM - Tuco on Meth

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    A small macOS utility that stops your Mac from falling asleep and, if you want, simulates key presses, mouse movement or mouse clicks at an interval you choose. Free, open source, no account, no tracking.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac

    • Germany
    • EU

    

    

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    Hold My Lid

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    Close the lid. Keep coding. Hold My Lid keeps your Mac awake while Claude Code, Codex, and your other agents finish the job — lid shut, in your bag.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Prevent Sleep Mode

    Origin

    • India

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew

    • India

    

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    rucksack for Mac

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    macOS CLI that keeps your Mac awake with the lid closed on battery, so a local Codex, Claude Code, or Cursor session keeps running.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    • Prevent Sleep Mode

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Rust

    • Germany
    • EU

    

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    AppRig

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    A local-first Windows tray app that bundles per-app volume, monitor brightness, sticky notes, time tracking and a dozen other tools in one place.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application typeApplication types

    • Time Tracking
    • Color Picker

    Origin

    • United Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows

    • United Kingdom

    

    

    

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