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24 alternatives to SleepOff

Keep your Mac awake while AI agents work

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   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 →

2. 2
   Keepresso▲129

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

   Jul 2026 · keepresso.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Sleepr▲90

   Sleep timer is back on macOS

   2023 · sleepr.app · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Caffeine▲462

   Keep your Mac from going to sleep

   2014 · download.macupdate.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Lungo▲285

   Keeps your Mac awake

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Holdor – Stop your Agents from sleeping▲23

   Your Mac stays awake. Sleep is for humans, not agents.

   Mar 2026 · holdor.yetanother.one · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Keep Awake▲2

   Keep your Mac awake for you and your AI coding agents

   Jun 2026 · speranda.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Awakado▲79

   Keep your Mac awake while your AI agents work

   19d ago · awakado.noodledragon.studio · its alternatives →

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   Mac Pet▲465

   A menu bar pet that wakes and sleeps as you work

   2024 · mac-pet.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Open Caffeine▲164

    Keep your Mac awake

    Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Mouse Jiggler for Mac▲139

    Prevent your Mac from sleeping

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Amphetamine▲308

    Powerful keep-awake utility for macOS

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Wakeout for Mac▲88

    Native Mac app that keeps you active, healthy and happy

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Day Night for macOS▲187

    A desktop app that kills the procrastination in you.

    2019 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Glowix▲83

    Keep your Mac display awake exactly when you need it

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

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    Auto Shutdown▲96

    Make Mommy proud, never miss bedtime.

    Nov 2025 · clemstation.com · its alternatives →

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    Adrafinil – keep a lid-closed Mac awake only while agents work▲124

    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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    Smart Insomnia▲77

    Keep your Mac awake when you close the lid

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    DontSleep▲11

    Keep your mac awake when you need it

    2025 · dontsleep.denpo.dev · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Dreamless▲104

    Make your Mac disconnect and save battery while doing so

    2024 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Ajar▲91

    Lid Angle Sync & Keep Awake for AI Agents on Mac

    May 2026 · parcse.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Rest Now - Screen Break Timer▲87

    Open source screen break timer for macOS

    Jan 2026 · restnow.xyz · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Pause▲99

    A Mac app that reminds you to rest

    2021 · harshil.net · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Caffeinated▲108

    Keeps your Mac awake.

    2020 · caffeinated.app · its alternatives →

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