SleepTime Alternatives

SleepTime is described as 'Light-weight app that lives on your menu bar, letting you easily set a timer to put your Mac on sleep automatically after a specified time period you choose' and is an app. There are more than 25 alternatives to SleepTime for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Android, Linux and Flathub apps. The best SleepTime alternative is Amphetamine, which is free. Other great apps like SleepTime are Stimulator, Caffeine for Linux, NeverNap and Caffeine for Mac.

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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 SleepTime.

    • Amphetamine is the most popular free alternative to SleepTime.

    • Amphetamine is Free and ProprietarySleepTime 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 SleepTime.

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

    • Stimulator is Free and Open SourceSleepTime 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
     
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    Comments about Caffeine for Mac as an Alternative to SleepTime
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    does the opposite. Please sleep makes sure the mac sleeps...

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Caffeine for Mac is Free and Open SourceSleepTime is Paid and Proprietary
  5. 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 SleepTime.

    • KeepOn is Free and Open SourceSleepTime is Paid and Proprietary
    • KeepOn is Privacy focusedSleepTime is not according to our users
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    "Don't Go to Sleep Please" prevents sleep mode on the Mac until applications or processes are done.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • Don't Go to Sleep Please is the most popular commercial alternative to SleepTime.

    • Don't Go to Sleep Please is Paid and ProprietarySleepTime is also Paid and Proprietary
  7. 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.

    45 InsomniaZ alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. Don't Sleep icon
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    Don't Sleep is a small portable program to prevent system shutdown, Standby, Hibernate, Turn Off and Restart.

    35 Don't Sleep alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Don't Sleep is the most popular Windows alternative to SleepTime.

    • Don't Sleep is Free and ProprietarySleepTime is Paid and Proprietary
  9. 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.

    32 InsomniaX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Comments about InsomniaX as an Alternative to SleepTime
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    does the opposite. Please sleep makes sure the mac sleeps...

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • InsomniaX is Free and ProprietarySleepTime is Paid and Proprietary
  10. Should I Sleep icon
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    Annoyed by the display getting dim when you're reading or watching something? What if the computer could “see and hear” you?

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  11. 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
     
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