Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Open Caffeine
Keep your Mac awake
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Keepresso▲129Keep your Mac awake, on your terms. Free and open source
Jul 2026 · keepresso.com · its alternatives →
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A free macOS menu bar utility that keeps your Mac awake
Jun 2026 · misaellandero.com · its alternatives →
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Track caffeine intake, hydration, and master your sleep
Jan 2026 · apps.apple.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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A caffeine tracker with attitude and no accountability
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Look Up for Mac▲269Reduce eye strain & exhaustion with the 20-20-20 Rule
2015 · 96problems.com · 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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There's often times I want to prevent a computer/laptop/VM from sleeping and while, yes, there's various Caffeine/Amphetamine apps they're often overkill. Instead, this small (12Kb) page does the job and only needs a web browser. It's just a very simple usage of a web api normally used for things like video players: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Screen_Wake...
2022 · nosleep.page · its alternatives →
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Keep your Mac awake when you close the lid
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Clarity▲238The world's first caffeine timing app for peak performance.
Dec 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Track your caffeine intake on your AppleWatch
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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