Amphetamine is a little app that lives in your menu bar which can effortlessly override your energy saver settings and keep your Mac awake.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
United States
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LidPilot Alternatives
Apps similar to LidPilot include Amphetamine, which is free. Other options are PowerToys - Awake, Caffeine for Mac, NeverNap and KeepingYouAwake. There's no shortage of Prevent Sleep Mode Apps like LidPilot, with more than 25 alternatives for Mac, Windows, Android, Linux and the web.
Alternatives list
- 80 Amphetamine alternatives
56 PowerToys - Awake alternativesPowerToys Awake is a tool for Windows designed to keep a computer awake without having to manage its power & sleep settings. This can be helpful when running time-consuming tasks, ensuring that the computer does not go to sleep or turn off its screens.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- United States
76 Caffeine for Mac alternativesCaffeine is a tiny program that puts an icon in the right side of your menu bar. Click it to prevent your Mac from automatically going to sleep, dimming the screen or starting screen savers.
Platforms
- Mac
- United States
NeverNap prevents your Mac from sleeping or activating the screensaver. For 5 minutes or indefinitely. Perfect for presentations or long processes.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
Netherlands
EU
52 KeepingYouAwake alternativesKeepingYouAwake is a small menu bar utility for macOS (Version 10.13 and newer) that can prevent your Mac from entering sleep mode for a predefined duration or as long as it is activated.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
Germany- EU
KeepOn allows you to keep your device's screen on for the desired duration and also allows you to return to the default settings automaticaly when the screen turns off.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Android
- F-Droid
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Use Mac with external monitors with lid closed even when you are on battery power. Play music, airplay movies, download/upload lid closed. Most modern and up to date app.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
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"Don't Go to Sleep Please" prevents sleep mode on the Mac until applications or processes are done.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Germany
- EU
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Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
Norway
54 Don't Sleep alternativesDon't Sleep is a small portable program to prevent system shutdown, Standby, Hibernate, Turn Off and Restart.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Germany
- EU
Need a quick coffee break ? But don't want your PC to sleep or Teams to go idle? Stay Awake keeps your screen on by keeping its own tab active. No need to change OS settings.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Online
India
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Clapet is a utility that aims to improve clamshell mode on your Macbook by automatically managing sleep when an external display is detected.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
