InsomniaT Alternatives

Alternatives list

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   AntiSleep

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   Keep System Awake.

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

   

   

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   SleepTime

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   SleepTime is a light-weight app that lives on your menu bar, letting you easily set a timer to put your Mac on sleep automatically after a specified time period you choose.

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

   

   

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   BoltBurz

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   Keep your Mac awake only when needed, with a minimal control surface built for focused workflows.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Prevent Sleep Mode

   Origin

   • International

   Platforms

   • Mac

   • Global

   

   

   

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   Chai by lvillani

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   Don't let your Mac fall asleep, like a sir.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Origin

   • Italy
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac

   • Italy
   • EU

   

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   ScreenWakeUp

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   ScreenWakeUp 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...

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Prevent Sleep Mode

   Platforms

   • Online

   

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   Hold My Lid

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   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.

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Prevent Sleep Mode

   Origin

   • India

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Homebrew

   • India

   

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   LidPilot

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   LidPilot is a native macOS menu-bar utility for keeping your Mac and display awake in different situations. Its Follow Lid mode keeps the screen available while the MacBook is open, then keeps the Mac running when the lid is closed.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

   

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    Lidless

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    • Prevent Sleep Mode

    Origin

    • Vietnam

    Platforms

    • Mac

    • Vietnam

    

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    rucksack for Mac

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    macOS CLI that keeps your Mac awake with the lid closed on battery, so a local Codex, Claude Code, or Cursor session keeps running.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    • Prevent Sleep Mode

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Rust

    • Germany
    • EU

    

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    Modafinil

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    A macOS menu bar app that prevents your MacBook from falling asleep when the lid is closed, while letting the display turn off like normal to preserve battery and reduce heat.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Origin

    • Canada

    Platforms

    • Mac

    • Canada

    

    

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    Idle Clock Locker

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    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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