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, Windows, Linux, Android and Flathub apps. The best One Switch alternative is Amphetamine, which is free. Other great apps like One Switch are Caffeine for Mac, Stimulator, KeepingYouAwake and InsomniaZ.

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One Switch alternatives page was last updated Jan 18, 2024
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  1. Amphetamine icon
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    Amphetamine

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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.

    47 Amphetamine alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac

    Amphetamine Features

    1.  Sits in the System Tray
    2.  Customizable triggers
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    • 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
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    Caffeine for 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.

    46 Caffeine for Mac alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Caffeine for Mac Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Sits in the MenuBar
    Discontinued

    The last version (1.1.3) is from May 2020.

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    • Caffeine for Mac is the most popular Open Source alternative to One Switch.

    • Caffeine for Mac is Free and Open SourceOne Switch is Paid and Proprietary
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    Stimulator

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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.

    45 Stimulator alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Stimulator Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Ad-free
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    Stimulator iconOne Switch Icon

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

    • Stimulator is Free and Open SourceOne Switch is Paid and Proprietary
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    KeepingYouAwake

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    KeepingYouAwake 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.

    27 KeepingYouAwake alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac

    KeepingYouAwake Features

    1.  Sits in the MenuBar
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    InsomniaZ

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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.

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

    • InsomniaZ is Paid and ProprietaryOne Switch is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Only Switch

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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
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  9. Lungo icon
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    Lungo

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    Keeps your Mac awake.

    41 Lungo alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac

    Lungo Features

    1.  Sits in the MenuBar
    2.  Display info on the menubar
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    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:

    47 Coffee: Keep Display Awake alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Coffee: Keep Display Awake Features

    1.  Display Management
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    Coffee: Keep Display Awake VS One Switch

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    • Coffee: Keep Display Awake is the most popular Android alternative to One Switch.

    • Coffee: Keep Display Awake is Free and Open SourceOne Switch is Paid and Proprietary
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    Econap

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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
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    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Econap Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Sits in the System Tray
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    Econap iconOne Switch Icon

    Econap VS One Switch

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

    • Econap is Free Personal and ProprietaryOne Switch is Paid and Proprietary
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    Coffee Buzz

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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!.

    15 Coffee Buzz alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Coffee Buzz Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Sits in the System Tray
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    InsomniaX

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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.

    32 InsomniaX alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    InsomniaX Features

    1.  Sits in the System Tray
    Discontinued

    The software is discontinued from July 2017http://semaja2.net/2017/06/thank-you-and-farewell-for-now/

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    Theine

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    Prevent your Mac from falling asleep, dimming your screen or starting the screensaver. Theine keeps macOS awake just like caffeine does with you.

    43 Theine alternatives
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    • Mac
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