Invisible, smart mouse movements prevent your Mac from sleeping and keep the active status in Slack, Teams, and more.
Online all the time? It can't be easier!
Platforms
- Mac
Green Dotter Alternatives
Apps similar to Green Dotter include Amphetamine, which is free. Other options are Caffeine for Mac, Caffeine for Windows, Don't Sleep and Zuturno. You can choose from more than 10 Prevent Sleep Mode Apps like Green Dotter for Mac, Windows, iPhone and iPad.
Alternatives list
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.
Platforms
- Windows
Tethered is a macOS menu bar app for managing battery charging, power behavior, and automation in one place. Set a charge limit, use Sailing and Top-up, monitor battery health and temperature, and configure power modes, Caffeinate, sleep and wake behavior, and display brightness.
Platforms
- Mac
United States
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Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Since
- New
Platforms
- Mac
Italy
EU
Free, open-source macOS menu bar app that nudges the cursor 1 px after a set idle time, so Teams or Slack don't show you as Away.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Since
- New
Platforms
- Mac
project-mouse sits in the Windows tray with one Start button. While it runs, it keeps the PC from sleeping and, after a set time with no input, moves the mouse a few pixels and back, so the screen lock and apps that watch idle time see activity.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Since
- New
Platforms
- Windows
Sri Lanka
Smart auto-sleep & power management for developers, laptops & AI agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Aider, VS Code). Automatically sleeps or shuts down when coding tasks finish, plus instant deep sleep on charger unplug. Lightweight (~62 KB) & offline. Built by GMK Solution.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Since
- New
Platforms
- Windows
Bangladesh
+1
Israel
