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24 alternatives to Sleep Timer

Put your Mac to sleep with style.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Sleep Timer launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Set Sleep Pro▲101
Put your computer to sleep
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
2
Sleepr▲90
Sleep timer is back on macOS
2023 · sleepr.app · its alternatives →
3
Caffeine▲462
Keep your Mac from going to sleep
2014 · download.macupdate.com · its alternatives →
4
Clocks▲162
A minimal world clock app for your Mac's menubar
2014 · its alternatives →
5
Day Night for macOS▲187
A desktop app that kills the procrastination in you.
2019 · its alternatives →
6
Smart Insomnia▲77
Keep your Mac awake when you close the lid
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
7
Waiting List▲131
Create (and view) countdown timers in your Mac Menu Bar
2017 · waitinglist.site · its alternatives →
8
Auto Shutdown▲96
Make Mommy proud, never miss bedtime.
Nov 2025 · clemstation.com · its alternatives →
9
Keepresso▲129
Keep your Mac awake, on your terms. Free and open source
Jul 2026 · keepresso.com · its alternatives →
10
DontSleep▲11
Keep your mac awake when you need it
2025 · dontsleep.denpo.dev · its alternatives →
11
Glowix▲83
Keep your Mac display awake exactly when you need it
May 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
12
Stretch It▲120
A minimalist gesture timer from your Mac menu bar
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
13
Open Caffeine▲164
Keep your Mac awake
Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
14
Look Up for Mac▲269
Reduce eye strain & exhaustion with the 20-20-20 Rule
2015 · 96problems.com · its alternatives →
15
my new app Timebar has a clever UI (I think)▲81
Howdy, gang; After almost two weeks of sitting in Apple's approval queue, my new app Timebar is finally available. I think it has a pretty innovative UI feature, so I wanted to float it by Hacker News. It's a timer app that turns your Mac's menu bar into a sort of virtual hourglass. Your menu bar starts out tinted blue (or whatever colour you pick) and it slowly drains from right-to-left until your time is up. It works very well for situations where you want to keep track of time, but don't need to be super precise. The menu bar is easy to glance up at, and it doesn't take long to happen…
2013 · whimsicalifornia.com · its alternatives →
16
Pomodoro Time▲420
Simple Pomodoro timer in your Mac's menu bar
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
17
NightOwl▲320
Easily toggle your Macs Dark Mode with this menubar app.
2019 · nightowlapp.co · its alternatives →
18
Mouse Jiggler for Mac▲139
Prevent your Mac from sleeping
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
19
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 →
20
MinuteBar▲128
The minimal timer for productivity and screen sharing
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
21
Instant for Mac▲132
A menu bar app to track the daily time spent on your Mac
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
22
Rest Now - Screen Break Timer▲87
Open source screen break timer for macOS
Jan 2026 · restnow.xyz · its alternatives →
23
Touch Bar Timer▲186
A little stopwatch for your Mac's touch bar
2018 · touch-bar-timer.alexzirbel.com · its alternatives →
24
Clocker▲190
MacOS menubar world clock
2017 · abhishekbanthia.com · its alternatives →

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