MoccaFaux Alternatives

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1. 

   

   Coffee: Keep Display Awake

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   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)

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Android
   • F-Droid

   • Germany
   • 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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   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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   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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   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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   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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   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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