Caffeine for Windows Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Caffeine for Windows for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is Don't Sleep, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Caffeine for Windows and 11 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Caffeine for Windows are Mouse Jiggler, Econap, NoDoze and noblackout.

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Caffeine for Windows

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Prevent Sleep Mode App
Windows

If you have problems with your PC locking or going to sleep, caffeine will keep it awake. It works by simulating a keypress...

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Don't Sleep
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Free • Proprietary
Prevent Sleep Mode App
Windows
30 alternatives to Don't Sleep
Don't Sleep is a small portable program to prevent system shutdown, Standby, Hibernate, Turn Off and Restart.
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Don't Sleep Features
1. PortableDon't Sleep can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Sits in the System Tray
Don't Sleep vs Caffeine for Windows
Most users think Don't Sleep is a great alternative to Caffeine for Windows.
Mouse Jiggler
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Free • Open Source
Prevent Sleep Mode App
Windows
9 alternatives to Mouse Jiggler
Mouse Jiggler is a very simple piece of software whose sole function is to "fake" mouse input to Windows, and jiggle the mouse pointer back and forth.
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Mouse Jiggler Features
1. PortableMouse Jiggler can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Econap
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Prevent Sleep Mode App
Windows
26 alternatives to 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.
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Econap Features
1. PortableEconap can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Customizable
Configurable
Sits in the System Tray
NoDoze
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Free • Open Source
Prevent Sleep Mode App
Windows
31 alternatives to 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.

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noblackout
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Free • Open Source
Prevent Sleep Mode App
Windows
18 alternatives to 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.
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noblackout Features
Sits in the System Tray
Sleep Preventer
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Free • Proprietary
Prevent Sleep Mode App
Windows
31 alternatives to 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.
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Sleep Preventer Features
1. PortableSleep Preventer can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Sits in the System Tray
Wakeful
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Free • Proprietary
Prevent Sleep Mode App
Windows
28 alternatives to Wakeful
Keeps your computer in an active state. No install required, fully portable and can run from a USB. Completely free for everyone.
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Wakeful Features
1. PortableWakeful can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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Coffee_FF
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Free • Open Source
Windows
23 alternatives to 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.
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Coffee_FF Features
1. PortableCoffee_FF can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Support for DLNA
Keep Display On
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
29 alternatives to 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.
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No installation
No installation required
Display Management
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Idle Clock Locker
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
11 alternatives to Idle Clock Locker
Lightweight, portable, and very practical application that displays and locks the computer idle time, falsely informing the system about user interaction.

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