This application is used to prevent the computer from going to sleep without changing system settings
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
SleepTime Alternatives
Apps similar to SleepTime include goguma app, which is free and open source. Other options are Amphetamine, Caffeine for Linux, caffeinate & disablesleep and Stimulator. You're spoiled for choice with Prevent Sleep Mode Apps like SleepTime: we list more than 25 alternatives for Mac, Windows, Android, Linux and the web.
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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
Keeps your computer in an active state. No install required, fully portable and can run from a USB. Completely free for everyone.
Platforms
- Windows
PleaseSleep is a utility software designed for Mac OS X that helps put your computer to sleep when you know some other app is preventing your Mac from going to sleep.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
NoSleep makes closing of your MacBook lid possible without going to a sleep mode. Now you shouldn't have to plug your mouse and monitor to stay computer awake - just activate it by clicking a menu bar icon or check a tick in the System Preferences and continue downloading...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
Russia
Deep Sleep is a simple Dashboard widget which allows users to put their computer into hibernation mode, also sometimes called software suspend mode. This widget only works on a limited number of Apple computer models.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Mac
Italy- EU
A tiny macOS menu-bar app that keeps your Mac running even with the lid closed — so coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, etc.) keep working while you move around.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
Vietnam
Keep your Mac awake only when needed, with a minimal control surface built for focused workflows.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Global
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macOS CLI that keeps your Mac awake with the lid closed on battery, so a local Codex, Claude Code, or Cursor session keeps running.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Rust
- Germany
- EU
