Work · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to IdleGuard

Stay active and prevent tasks from pausing

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. IdleGuard launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Mouse Jiggler for Mac▲139

   Prevent your Mac from sleeping

   2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Capsomnia▲158

   Caps Lock keeps your Mac awake, even with the lid closed

   Jul 2026 · capsomnia.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Endurance▲502

   A small app that boosts your Mac's battery by 20%

   2015 · enduranceapp.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Smart Insomnia▲77

   Keep your Mac awake when you close the lid

   2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Escape▲665

   Track all your unnecessary trips to distracting websites

   2016 · focuslist.co · its alternatives →

6. 6
   NeverNap Pro▲130

   Keep your Mac awake

   Oct 2025 · lucas.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Keepresso▲129

   Keep your Mac awake, on your terms. Free and open source

   Jul 2026 · keepresso.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Amphetamine▲308

   Powerful keep-awake utility for macOS

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Caffeinated▲108

   Keeps your Mac awake.

   2020 · caffeinated.app · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Vanish▲135

    Automatically Hide/Close inactive apps

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    whilom▲66

    🪄 keep your mac awake even when the lid is closed

    2021 · whilom.app · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Wakeout for Mac▲88

    Native Mac app that keeps you active, healthy and happy

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Agents Never Sleep▲90

    Got tired of reaching for the terminal to caffeinate my mac and tweaking system settings Now got a new friend in my menubar Enjoy!

    Aug 2026 · agentsneversleep.app · its alternatives →

14. 14
    MacQuit▲107

    Quit all running Mac apps in one click from your menu bar

    Mar 2026 · awesomemacapp.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Glowix▲83

    Keep your Mac display awake exactly when you need it

    May 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Off▲107

    Remotely shutdown your PC or Mac.

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    MinuteBar▲128

    The minimal timer for productivity and screen sharing

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Off▲62

    Remotely shutdown your PC or Mac with Siri & shortcuts

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    AppHalt▲103

    Pause unused Mac apps & reclaim speed in one click

    2025 · apphalt.app · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Awake▲5

    Keep Your Mac Awake with a Magical Potion

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Unplug Alarm▲85

    Anti-theft app for your MacBook

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    AdGuard 2.0 for Mac▲67

    More privacy, better filtering

    2019 · adguard.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Stay Awake Club▲70

    A webpage that keeps your computer awake

    2022 · stayawakeclub.io · its alternatives →

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    Ejectify▲88

    Hi HN, I built a small macOS utility to solve something that kept bothering me: external drives not being safely ejected when a Mac goes to sleep, leading to “Disk Not Ejected Properly” warnings and potential data issues. macOS doesn’t always give volumes enough time to unmount, especially with SSDs, SD cards, or disk images. Manually ejecting works, but it’s easy to forget. Ejectify automates this by unmounting selected volumes right before sleep (or display off) and mounting them again on wake. In Ejectify 2, I focused on making (un)mounting more reliable, with an optional helper for…

    2020 · ejectify.app · its alternatives →

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