Onliner AlternativesPrevent Sleep Mode Apps like Onliner

Onliner is described as 'Invisible, smart mouse movements prevent your Mac from sleeping and keep the active status in Slack, Teams, and more' and is a prevent sleep mode app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Onliner for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Android, Linux and Flathub apps. The best Onliner alternative is Amphetamine, which is free. Other great apps like Onliner are Stimulator, PowerToys - Awake, Caffeine for Windows and Caffeine for Linux.

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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 Onliner.

    • Amphetamine is the most popular free alternative to Onliner.

    • Amphetamine is Free and ProprietaryOnliner 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 Onliner.

    • Stimulator is the most popular Open Source alternative to Onliner.

    • Stimulator is Free and Open SourceOnliner is Paid and Proprietary
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    PowerToys 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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • PowerToys - Awake is the most popular Windows alternative to Onliner.

    • PowerToys - Awake is Free and Open SourceOnliner is Paid and Proprietary
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    If you have problems with your PC locking or going to sleep, caffeine will keep it awake. It works by simulating a keypress once every 59 seconds, so your machine thinks you're still working at the keyboard, so won't lock the screen or activate the screensaver.

    35 Caffeine for Windows alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. 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
     
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    Keep your Mac awake for presentations, webinars, live streaming, long downloads, and more. Maintain workflow without interruptions - simple and effective!.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
    • Mouse Jiggler - Stay Active is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Onliner.

    • Mouse Jiggler - Stay Active is Freemium and ProprietaryOnliner is Paid and Proprietary
    • Mouse Jiggler - Stay Active is Lightweight and Privacy focusedOnliner is not according to our users
  8. KeepOn icon
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    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
    • KeepOn is the most popular Android alternative to Onliner.

    • KeepOn is Free and Open SourceOnliner is Paid and Proprietary
    • KeepOn is Privacy focusedOnliner is not according to our users
  9. KeepingYouAwake icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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