One Switch Alternatives

One Switch is described as 'All your powerful switches in one place' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to One Switch for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Flathub, F-Droid and Flatpak apps. The best One Switch alternative is Amphetamine, which is free. Other great apps like One Switch are Stimulator, NeverNap, Caffeine for Mac and KeepingYouAwake.

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  1. Amphetamine icon
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    Amphetamine is a little app that lives in your menu bar which can effortlessly override your energy saver settings and keep your Mac awake.

    48 Amphetamine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • Amphetamine is the most popular Mac alternative to One Switch.

    • Amphetamine is the most popular free alternative to One Switch.

    • Amphetamine is Free and ProprietaryOne Switch is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Stimulator icon
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    This is a simple app that prevents the desktop environment (DE) from sleeping while its on. It should work regardless of the used DE thanks to the Inhibit portal.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
    • Stimulator is the most popular Linux alternative to One Switch.

    • Stimulator is the most popular Open Source alternative to One Switch.

    • Stimulator is Free and Open SourceOne Switch is Paid and Proprietary
  3. NeverNap icon
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    NeverNap prevents your Mac from sleeping or activating the screensaver. For 5 minutes or indefinitely. Perfect for presentations or long processes.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Caffeine 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.

    47 Caffeine for Mac alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. InsomniaZ icon
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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

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • InsomniaZ is the most popular commercial alternative to One Switch.

    • InsomniaZ is Paid and ProprietaryOne Switch is also Paid and Proprietary
  6. Only Switch icon
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    OnlySwitch provides a series of toggle switches to simply your routine work, such as Hidden desktop icons, dark mode and hide notch of new Macbook Pro. The switches show on your statusbar, you can control them effortlessly.

    1 Only Switch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. InsomniaX icon
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    It always has been a missing feature: disabling the sleep mode on a Apple Laptop. Who does not want to use it as a big juke-box or go warwalking. The best looking server ever, especially at about one inch height.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. Clapet icon
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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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. Econap icon
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    Econap helps you to save energy and increase your comfort. Before your pc enters the sleep mode, Econap will check if something important is running on your system. If so, it will wait until your download, backups, videos etc. are finished. Finally your pc will go to sleep.

    30 Econap alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Econap is the most popular Windows alternative to One Switch.

    • Econap is Free Personal and ProprietaryOne Switch is Paid and Proprietary
    • Econap is CustomizableOne Switch is not according to our users
  10. Coffee Buzz icon
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    Coffee Buzz is the easiest and safest display-sleep preventer available, with simple operation and exclusive Safety Auto-Shutoff feature. Keeping your Mac awake (and letting it sleep again) is as simple as a click!.

    17 Coffee Buzz alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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