SmartSleep Alternatives
SmartSleep is described as 'lets you select each sleep state. Additionally the new SmartSleep state lets your notebook just sleep while the battery has a high level. If the battery level drops below a certain point (default is less then 20% or 20 minutes) it will switch to sleep and hibernate' and is a prevent sleep mode app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to SmartSleep for Mac, Windows, Android and F-Droid. The best SmartSleep alternative is Amphetamine, which is free. Other great apps like SmartSleep are Caffeine for Mac, Should I Sleep, Coffee: Keep Display Awake and Lungo.
Amphetamine
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo43 Amphetamine alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Prevent Sleep Mode App
- Mac
Welcome to Amphetamine4, the most awesome keep-awake utility ever created for macOS. Amphetamine can keep your Mac, and optionally its display, awake through a super simple on/off switch, or automatically through easy-to-configure Triggers.
- - Amphetamine is the most popular Mac alternative to SmartSleep.
- - Amphetamine is the most popular free alternative to SmartSleep.
Amphetamine Features
Caffeine for Mac
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo43 Caffeine for Mac alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Prevent Sleep Mode App
- Mac
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. Click it again to go back. Hold down the Command key while clicking to show the menu.
Caffeine for Mac Features
DiscontinuedThe last version (1.1.3) is from May 2020.
Should I Sleep
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo32 Should I Sleep alternatives- Paid • Proprietary
- Prevent Sleep Mode App
- Mac
Annoyed by the display getting dim when you're reading or watching something? What if the computer could “see and hear” you?
- - Should I Sleep is the most popular commercial alternative to SmartSleep.
Should I Sleep Features
Coffee: Keep Display Awake
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo46 Coffee: Keep Display Awake alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Android
- F-Droid
Coffee allows you to keep the display awake without having to change the device settings. It can be toggled at various places:
- - Coffee: Keep Display Awake is the most popular Android alternative to SmartSleep.
- - Coffee: Keep Display Awake is the most popular Open Source alternative to SmartSleep.
Coffee: Keep Display Awake Features
Lungo
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo38 Lungo alternatives- Paid • Proprietary
- Prevent Sleep Mode App
- Mac
Keeps your Mac awake.
Lungo Features
InsomniaX
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo30 InsomniaX alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Prevent Sleep Mode App
- Mac
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.
InsomniaX Features
DiscontinuedThe software is discontinued from July 2017http://semaja2.net/2017/06/thank-you-and-farewell-for-now/
Theine
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo41 Theine alternatives- Paid • Proprietary
- Prevent Sleep Mode App
- Mac
Prevent your Mac from falling asleep, dimming your screen or starting the screensaver. Theine keeps macOS awake just like caffeine does with you.
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...
DiscontinuedSleep Preventer
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo34 Sleep Preventer alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Prevent Sleep Mode App
- Windows
Prevents your computer from going to sleep, hibernate, dim the display or start the screensaver. Application runs in the system tray when closed. New in version v1.3: -Parameter support. v1.2: Option to let display fall asleep. v1.1: Sleep timer.
- - Sleep Preventer is the most popular Windows alternative to SmartSleep.
Sleep Preventer Features
SafeSleepOnce
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo2 SafeSleepOnce alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Mac
SafeSleepOnce puts your Mac into safe sleep once and automatically enables normal sleep afterwards.
Comments about SafeSleepOnce as a Alternative to SmartSleep
Control over deep sleep parameters.
0InsomniaT
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo24 InsomniaT alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Prevent Sleep Mode App
- Mac
This is a kernel extension and clients that allow the MacBook to disable sleeping when the lid is closed. MOUNTAIN LION IS NOT SUPPORTED
InsomniaT Features
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.
Discontinued