Alternatives to Presence Tools, Jigglers and Apps
Leaving a presence tool, a keep-awake app or a mouse jiggler? Each page explains why people switch, compares the main alternatives on what they need from your computer and what they cost, and says when the original is still the better choice. Idle Pilot makes one of the tools, and every vendor fact links to the vendor's own site.
Cloud presence tool alternatives
- The best slack.green alternatives
Slack presence service that keeps your Slack session active from its servers on your schedule, plus a self-hosted command-line version, sg-cli.
- The best Stay Green On Teams alternatives
Cloud service that keeps a Microsoft Teams presence connection open from its servers on the days and hours you choose.
Keep-awake app alternatives
- The best Amphetamine alternatives
Free Mac App Store utility that keeps a Mac and its displays awake, with timers, Triggers, Closed-Display Mode and optional cursor movement.
- The best Caffeinated alternatives
Paid Mac menu bar app that prevents sleep, screen dimming and the screensaver with one click or a timer.
- The best Caffeine alternatives for Mac
Free, open-source Mac menu bar app that prevents automatic sleep, screen dimming and screen savers, with an optional timeout.
- The best Caffeine for Windows alternatives
A free Windows tray app that simulates an F15 key press every 59 seconds so the PC does not lock, sleep or start the screen saver.
- The best Don't Sleep alternatives
A free, portable Windows program that blocks sleep, standby, hibernate, shutdown, restart, log-off and the screen saver.
- The best KeepingYouAwake alternatives
Free, open-source Mac menu bar app that stops the Mac from sleeping by running Apple's caffeinate tool, for a set time or until turned off.
- The best Lungo alternatives
Paid Mac menu bar app that keeps the Mac awake and the screen on for a set time or until you turn it off.
- The best PowerToys Awake alternatives
A free Microsoft PowerToys utility that keeps a Windows PC awake indefinitely, for a set time, or until a date, without changing the power plan.
- The best Theine alternatives
Paid Mac menu bar app that keeps the Mac awake for a set time or indefinitely, and can also hide desktop icons and dim background windows.
Software mouse jiggler alternatives
- The best Auto Mouse Mover alternatives
Paid Windows utility from MurGee that moves the mouse cursor a set number of pixels at a set interval to keep the PC awake.
- The best Green Dotter alternatives
Free Mac and Windows auto clicker and mouse jiggler that wiggles the mouse or clicks an area you choose, with a weekly scheduler in beta.
- The best Jiggler for Mac alternatives
Free, open-source Mac menu bar app that moves or clicks the mouse, or resets the idle timer, to keep a Mac awake.
- The best Move Mouse alternatives
A free, open-source Windows app that simulates user activity with mouse moves, clicks and scrolls, with schedules and blackout windows.
- The best NeverAwayTeams alternatives
Portable Windows app that sends a tiny mouse or key signal when you stop typing so Teams stays Available; Pro opens and closes Teams on a schedule.
Hardware mouse jiggler alternatives
- The best Meatanty Mechanical Mouse Mover alternatives
A mechanical turntable mover with an LED display and adjustable movement intervals, listed by the Meatanty brand on Amazon.
- The best TECH8 USA Mouse Mover alternatives
A powered spinning-disc mover that uses your existing mouse to generate local cursor activity without installing software.
- The best Vaydeer USB Mouse Jiggler alternatives
Plug-and-play metal USB device that the computer sees as a regular mouse and that moves the cursor to keep the computer awake.
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