Prevent your Mac from falling asleep, dimming your screen or starting the screensaver. Theine keeps macOS awake just like caffeine does with you.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
Germany
EU
+4
Onliner Alternatives
Apps similar to Onliner include Amphetamine, which is free. Other options are Green Dotter, Caffeine for Windows, Trypa and Caffeine for Linux. There's no shortage of Prevent Sleep Mode Apps like Onliner, with more than 25 alternatives for Mac, Windows, Android, Linux and iPhone.
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Keep your screen on when your device is running your GPS application, favorite remote control, playing a movie or slideshow, etc... Perfect to keep your screen on without dimming for application development. Your screen will never go back to sleep until you want it to...
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Android
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)
Platforms
- Android
- F-Droid
- Germany
- EU
Wakey is my version of application which keeps your PC awake. It was inspired by Awake utility which was a part of Microsoft's PowerToys.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
Armenia
+5
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
Never show up as idle on Slack, Microsoft Teams, Skype, etc. Slacker moves your mouse pointer for you whenever you are idle - the result is that you always show as active on any corporate/office instant messaging tools running on your work computer.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
Canada
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
Platforms
- Online
43 BuhoSleep alternativesProvides Windows tray-based management for staying awake, preventing sleep, keeping displays on, or changing power plans. Includes session timer, hotkeys, and crash recovery with Pro-only smart triggers, stats export, Drive Alive for USB devices, and minimal resource use.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
Russia
Smart auto-sleep & power management for developers, laptops & AI agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Aider, VS Code). Automatically sleeps or shuts down when coding tasks finish, plus instant deep sleep on charger unplug. Lightweight (~62 KB) & offline. Built by GMK Solution.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Windows
Bangladesh
+1
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Mac
Italy- EU
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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