Prevent your Mac from falling asleep, dimming your screen or starting the screensaver. Theine keeps macOS awake just like caffeine does with you.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
Germany
EU
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InsomniaX Alternatives
InsomniaX has been discontinued. Similar apps include goguma app, which is free and open source. Other options are Amphetamine, caffeinate & disablesleep, Caffeine for Mac and Stimulator. There's no shortage of Prevent Sleep Mode Apps like InsomniaX, with more than 25 alternatives for Mac, Windows, Linux, the web and Android.
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This application is used to prevent the computer from going to sleep without changing system settings
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
Coffee allows you to keep the display awake without having to change the device settings. It can be toggled at various places:
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Platforms
- Android
- F-Droid
- Germany
- EU
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
Espresso is a Caffeine alternative with support for retina displays and the black or white menu bar introduced in OS X Yosemite.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Germany
- EU
29 Taurine alternativesThis app will keep your system awake for a defined period of time. It will pause the energy settings and prevent the screensaver from starting.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Germany
- EU
NoSleep makes closing of your MacBook lid possible without going to a sleep mode. Now you shouldn't have to plug your mouse and monitor to stay computer awake - just activate it by clicking a menu bar icon or check a tick in the System Preferences and continue downloading...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
Russia
PleaseSleep is a utility software designed for Mac OS X that helps put your computer to sleep when you know some other app is preventing your Mac from going to sleep.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
Deep Sleep is a simple Dashboard widget which allows users to put their computer into hibernation mode, also sometimes called software suspend mode. This widget only works on a limited number of Apple computer models.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
Never show up as idle on Slack, Microsoft Teams, Skype, etc. Slacker moves your mouse pointer for you whenever you are idle - the result is that you always show as active on any corporate/office instant messaging tools running on your work computer.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
Canada
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
