Lidless Alternatives

Alternatives list

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   PowerLockGuard

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   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)

   Origin

   • Bangladesh

   Platforms

   • Windows

   • Bangladesh

   

   

   

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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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4. 

   

   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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   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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   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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   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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9. 

   

   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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    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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