PowerLockGuard Alternatives

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    StayUp keeps a Windows PC awake on your terms: forever, for a set time, until a clock time, while a chosen app is running (Zoom, OBS, a backup job), or on a daily schedule like workdays 9-18. It uses the Windows power request API - no fake keypresses - and lives quietly in the...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. 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

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Online
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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)

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  4. Lightweight, portable, and very practical application that displays and locks the computer idle time, falsely informing the system about user interaction.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Windows
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