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 PowerToys - Awake, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Caffeine for Windows and 14 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Caffeine for Windows are Don't Sleep, Mouse Jiggler, Coffee_FF and Econap.

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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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    PowerToys 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.

    33 PowerToys - Awake alternatives

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    • FreeOpen Source

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

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    • Windows

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    • PowerToys - Awake is the most popular Windows alternative to Caffeine for Windows.

    • PowerToys - Awake is Free and Open SourceCaffeine for Windows is Free and Proprietary
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    Don't Sleep is a small portable program to prevent system shutdown, Standby, Hibernate, Turn Off and Restart.

    35 Don't Sleep alternatives

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    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Don't Sleep Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Sits in the System Tray

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  3. Mouse Jiggler icon
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    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.

    15 Mouse Jiggler alternatives

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    • FreeOpen Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows

    Mouse Jiggler Features

    1.  Portable

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    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.

    28 Coffee_FF alternatives

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    • FreeOpen Source

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    • Windows

    Coffee_FF Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Support for DLNA

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  5. Econap icon
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    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.

    30 Econap alternatives

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    • Free PersonalProprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Sits in the System Tray

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  6. Wakey icon
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    Wakey is my version of application which keeps your PC awake. It was inspired by Awake utility which was a part of Microsoft's PowerToys.

    6 Wakey alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Customize Windows

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    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.

    33 Keep Display On alternatives

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    • FreeProprietary

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    • Windows

    Keep Display On Features

    1.  No installation
    2.  No installation required
    3.  Display Management

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  8. 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.

    35 NoDoze alternatives

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    • FreeOpen Source

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    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The latest version (1.1) was released in August 2012.

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    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.

    36 Sleep Preventer alternatives

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    • FreeProprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows

    Sleep Preventer Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Sits in the System Tray

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    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.

    35 noblackout alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows

    noblackout Features

    1.  Sits in the System Tray

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  11. Wakeful icon
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    Keeps your computer in an active state. No install required, fully portable and can run from a USB. Completely free for everyone.

    31 Wakeful alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Wakeful Features

    1.  Portable

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    This software helps you keep Windows awake when the PC is in use. Windows will transition to standby if the keyboard and mouse is idle for a long time, except if something is blocking sleep. Programs can signal the system to avoid sleep.

    6 StellaWake alternatives

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    • Windows

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