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.
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Don't Sleep Alternatives
Don't Sleep is described as 'Small portable program to prevent system shutdown, Standby, Hibernate, Turn Off and Restart' and is a prevent sleep mode app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Don't Sleep for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Android, F-Droid and Linux apps. The best Don't Sleep alternative is Amphetamine, which is free. Other great apps like Don't Sleep are Caffeinate, Caffeine for Windows, Stimulator and Caffeine for Mac.
Alternatives list
51 ScreenWakeUp alternativesScreenWakeUp 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...
Provides Windows tray-based management for staying awake, preventing sleep, keeping displays on, or changing power plans. Includes session timer, hotkeys, and crash recovery with Pro-only smart triggers, stats export, Drive Alive for USB devices, and minimal resource use.
Keep your Mac awake only when needed, with a minimal control surface built for focused workflows.
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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.
Lightweight, portable, and very practical application that displays and locks the computer idle time, falsely informing the system about user interaction.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
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Vietnam
China
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