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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    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.

    35 PowerToys - Awake alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
     
    • 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
  2. Don't Sleep icon
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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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    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.

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    • Windows
     
  6. 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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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. noblackout icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. StellaWake icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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