InsomniaX Alternatives

Alternatives list

1. 

   

   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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2. 

   

   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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4. 

   

   Awayke

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   I go meeting to meeting with my laptop. Sometimes something's running that I don't want to die, but I also don't want to walk around with my lid half open like an idiot. Lid-close sleep is good design and should stay exactly as it is.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

   

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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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   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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8. 

   

   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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9. 

   

   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.

   56 Hold My Lid alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Prevent Sleep Mode

   Origin

   • India

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Homebrew

   • India

   

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    lidawake

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    lidawake keeps your Mac awake with the lid closed — for an overnight job with no monitor attached, or an external monitor in clamshell mode on battery. Keeping a Mac awake is easy — stopping safely is the product: it watches heat and battery, and hands sleep back even if the app crashes.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    • Prevent Sleep Mode

    Origin

    • Slovakia
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac

    • Slovakia
    • EU

    

    

    

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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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    1Setter

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    1Setter is a lightweight macOS menu bar app designed to make system settings easier to access.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac

    

    

    

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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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