Mouse Shaker Alternatives

Alternatives list

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   ZeroAway

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   ZeroAway is a native macOS menu bar app that keeps you available in presence tools by gently resetting system idle when you’re not using the mouse or keyboard.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Origin

   • Israel

   Platforms

   • Mac

   • Israel

   

   

   

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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.

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   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Prevent Sleep Mode

   Origin

   • International

   Platforms

   • Mac

   • Global

   

   

   

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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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   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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   TOM - Tuco on Meth

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   A small macOS utility that stops your Mac from falling asleep and, if you want, simulates key presses, mouse movement or mouse clicks at an interval you choose. Free, open source, no account, no tracking.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac

   • Germany
   • 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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   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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    Hardly Working

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    Free, open-source macOS menu bar app that nudges the cursor 1 px after a set idle time, so Teams or Slack don't show you as Away.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac

    

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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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