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24 alternatives to LidCommit

Auto-commit when you close your laptop lid

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier.

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    Capsomnia▲158

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

    Jul 2026 · capsomnia.com · its alternatives →

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    Close your MacBook. Keep the work running.

    Aug 2026 · clamshell.dev · its alternatives →

  3. 3

    Auto close leftover tabs from Zoom, Figma, Spotify & more

    2023 · tinyextensions.com · its alternatives →

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    Clozoom▲124

    Automatically close Zoom meeting tabs

    2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    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 →

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    Automatically closes inactive browser tabs

    2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Keep your Agents running while your macbook is closed

    Jun 2026 · holdmylid.app · its alternatives →

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    MagicQuit▲131

    Automatically closes apps when you're not using them anymore

    2023 · magicquit.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, Francesco from Cua here. I hacked this project together last weekend, inspired by the Codex Computer-Use release and lessons learned from deploying GUI-operating agents for our customers. The main problem: when a UI automation process controls a desktop app today, it usually takes over the human’s session. Your cursor moves, keyboard focus gets stolen, windows jump to the front, and you have to stop working until the agent is done. That is why we have historically avoided encouraging users to run these processes directly on their host machine, instead relying on VMs or GUI containers…

    Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Ajar▲91

    Lid Angle Sync & Keep Awake for AI Agents on Mac

    May 2026 · parcse.com · its alternatives →

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    Make your MacBook's battery last longer

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    The Fuck▲108

    Automatically corrects your command line mistakes

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Awakado▲79

    Keep your Mac awake while your AI agents work

    Oct 2026 · awakado.noodledragon.studio · its alternatives →

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    day1tabs▲117

    Your tabs close at midnight.See which ones you actually used

    Mar 2026 · day1tabs.com · its alternatives →

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    Meetings - distractions = better (& fewer) meetings

    2021 · reclaim.ai · its alternatives →

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    Closes duplicate tabs and snooze the rest

    Sep 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Keep laptop awake even when lid is closed

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Snapset▲64

    Save and restore your entire Mac workspace in an instant

    Oct 2026 · snapset.co · its alternatives →

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    Automatically archives old tabs.

    2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    whilom▲66

    🪄 keep your mac awake even when the lid is closed

    2021 · whilom.app · its alternatives →

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    A month ago there was a wave of posts and tweets about engineers walking around cafes and parks with their MacBooks propped half-open, as fully closing the lid forces sleep that stops their AI agents. Some people made snarky comments about using tmux or Amphetamine, and some defended their choice with “but I only need it sometimes, and forgetting to disable Amphetamine and finding my laptop discharged in my bag is worse.” This is a solution to this problem. Unlike caffeinate, it will prevent your MacBook from sleeping even with the lid closed, with no external power or display, using pmset…

    Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Keep your Mac working. Check in from your phone.

    20d ago · afterlid.com · its alternatives →

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    Automatically close tabs you have ignored for too long

    2019 · jeremiahlee.com · its alternatives →

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