Chameleon Shutdown Alternatives

    Chameleon Shutdown is described as 'allows you to switch off, restart, hibernate the computer and perform other operations both immediately and when certain conditions are met (specific time, delay, idle time, CPU usage, closure of a certain program)'. There are more than 25 alternatives to Chameleon Shutdown for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, iPhone and Windows S. The best alternative is AMP WinOFF, which is free. Other great apps like Chameleon Shutdown are Airytec Switch Off (Free), Wise Auto Shutdown (Free), Shutter (Free Personal) and SleepTimer Ultimate (Free).

    This page was last updated Feb 22, 2020

    1. AMP WinOFF

      • Free • Proprietary
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      AMP WinOFF is an utility designed to schedule the shut down of Windows computers, with several shut down modes and fully configurable. Some of its features are: Scheduled shut downs, either at a set time (e.g. 12:00 PM) or after a period of time (e.g. 1 hour and 15 minutes).

      Discontinued

      According to the official website, it's no longer update and the last version was on 2010

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    2. Switch Off is a lightweight, easy-to-use, tray-based system utility that can automatically shutdown, suspend or hibernate your system.

      Discontinued

      Latest version: 3.5.1 was released on 26 Jan 2015. See http://www.airytec.com/en/switch-off/

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    4. Schedule your PC to shut down, reboot, log off or sleep. Schedule the tasks at any time you want. Concise and effective user interface. Silent running mode. Low CPU usage and perfectly compatible with almost all Windows versions.
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    5. Shutter

      • Free Personal • Proprietary
      • Windows
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      Shutter is a multifunctional scheduling utility, which has a user friendly and easy-to-use interface and supports many different Events and Actions.
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    6. SleepTimer Ultimate

      • Free • Proprietary
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        SleepTimer Ultimate is free. It can shutdown the computer after a defined time. Minimum requirement is a Windows XP system. Windows 10 is supported as well. SleepTimer can do other things if the time is reached and is customizable.
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      • A stand-alone program that allows you to easily shutdown and wake up local or remote PCs, with many specific options.

      • Shutdown8

        • Free • Proprietary
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        Shutdown8 is a simple program that allows users to shut down their computers with a timer. Users can simply add this program onto the taskbar and select the Shut down, Log off, Restart, Timer, Sleep or Hibernate menu.
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      • NPowerTray is a small tool that shows a Tray icon with the standard power options.
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      • Hsiu-Ming's Timer is a graphical shutdown timer for Linux and Windows. It enables you to shutdown, turn off monitor, reboot or play sound after a period of time. Windows Binaries are available to purchase via Paypal.
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      • Daxtar's Shutdown Timer is a minimalistic tool to schedule your System's Shutdown via GUI or command-line. The Tool docks at the Windows System Tray.

        Discontinued

        The project is no longer developed. Last version, 1.0.7, released in August 2007, can be still downloaded from SourceForge

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