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Products that do what SleepOff does

Keep your Mac awake while AI agents work

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   Agents Never Sleep▲90

   Agents keep running with the lid closed

   15d ago · agentsneversleep.app

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   Keepresso▲129

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

   Jul 2026 · keepresso.com

3. 3
   Caffeine▲462

   Keep your Mac from going to sleep

   2014

4. 4
   Holdor – Stop your Agents from sleeping▲23

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

   Mar 2026

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   Keep Awake▲2

   Keep your Mac awake for you and your AI coding agents

   Jun 2026 · speranda.com

6. 6
   Mac Pet▲469

   A menu bar pet that wakes and sleeps as you work

   2024

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   Lungo▲285

   Keeps your Mac awake

   2017

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   Open Caffeine▲164

   Keep your Mac awake

   Jun 2026 · github.com

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   Mouse Jiggler for Mac▲139

   Prevent your Mac from sleeping

   2025

10. 10
    Wakeout for Mac▲88

    Native Mac app that keeps you active, healthy and happy

    2021

11. 11
    Day Night for macOS▲187

    A desktop app that kills the procrastination in you.

    2019

12. 12
    Glowix▲83

    Keep your Mac display awake exactly when you need it

    May 2026 · apps.apple.com

13. 13AK
    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

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    Smart Insomnia▲77

    Keep your Mac awake when you close the lid

    2019

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    Sleepagotchi▲342

    Gameify sleep to improve millions of lives

    2022

16. 16SM
    Sleepless Mac – Status bar app that prevents your mac from sleeping▲6

    2018 · github.com

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    Dreamless▲104

    Make your Mac disconnect and save battery while doing so

    2024

18. 18
    Ajar▲91

    Lid Angle Sync & Keep Awake for AI Agents on Mac

    May 2026 · parcse.com

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    Rest Now - Screen Break Timer▲87

    Open source screen break timer for macOS

    Jan 2026

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    Pause▲99

    A Mac app that reminds you to rest

    2021

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    Caffeinated▲108

    Keeps your Mac awake.

    2020

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    Doppio▲4

    Keep your agents awake - even with the lid close

    Jun 2026 · transitivedev.gumroad.com

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    AgentNotch▲120

    Real-time AI coding assistant telemetry in your Mac's notch

    Jan 2026

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    SiestApp▲83

    Smart alarm for iOS that stops your nap at the right time

    2014

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