Top 15 KeepAliveHD Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

KeepAliveHD is a simple program which prevents your hard drive to go into automatic standby mode. It works by writing a small text file to your external drive every few minutes.

This program is inspired by the NoSleepHD but it was too limited so I decided to write my own version. Also if you have any feature request please let me know.

1. NoSleepHD

NoSleepHD NoSleepHD is a simple program which writes an empty text file every few minutes to your external hard disk drive(s) to keep it from going into auto-sleep mode.......

2. Amphetamine

Amphetamine Amphetamine is a little app that lives in your menu bar. With Amphetamine, you can effortlessly override your energy saver settings and keep your Mac awake.......

3. noblackout

noblackout Simulates activity (=> disables screensaver and powersaving) while running programms (any .exe) from a choosen directory. Main purpose is to choose the steam directory to disable monitor powersaving while running steam games.......

4. KeepingYouAwake

KeepingYouAwake KeepingYouAwake is a small menu bar utility for macOS Yosemite (Version 10.10) and newer that can prevent your Mac from entering sleep mode for a predefined duration or as long as it is activated.......

5. @home

@home @home is a tiny convenience utility, that knows when you are at home (based on your wireless network name) and prevents your computer from locking the screen. When you are away from home, your normal locking idle times apply.......

6. MyDefragGUI

MyDefragGUI Windows freeware defragmentation and optimization - MyDefragGUI and the legacy JkDefragGUI.MyDefrag is a free defragmentation program for all Windows systems starting from Windows 2000.MyDefragGUI is the graphical user interface for comfortable handling for the program MyDefrag or JKDefrag from Jeroen Kessels.MyDefrag defragments very fast, has several optimisation strategies, offers highest......

7. Windows Surface Scanner

Windows Surface Scanner Windows Surface Scanner is a free, fast utility that scans your hard drive(s) for physical errors. It will examine each sector on your hard drive for read errors and reports them if found. It is purely diagnostic and will not fix or “mark” bad sectors or recover data. The main......

8. SeaTools

SeaTools SeaTools is a diagnostic tool that helps you determine the condition of the disk drive in your external hard drive, desktop or laptop computer. The installation needs dot.NET 4 as a precondition. If dot.NET 4 is not installed, it must be installed before. Then in a further step the new......

9. Pc-Check

Pc-Check Pc-Check® is your ready-to-use-now diagnostic software. With its self-booting start-up, you don’t have to worry about which operating system is installed. Pc-Check only tests the hardware you want it to. No gimmicks, no files touched, no brand names considered — just reliable hardware test results.Test Coverage and MaintenanceOperations that are......

10. Ginseng

Ginseng Ginseng is a lightweight desktop app for Windows that will keep your computer awake when active. This is useful for computers which have a screensaver policy that locks the computer after periods of inactivity. Ginseng works similar to Caffeine, but uses less memory but being extremely lightweight and utilizing a......

11. SmartSleep

SmartSleep SmartSleep lets you select each sleep state. Additionally the new SmartSleep state lets your notebook just sleep while the battery has a high level. If the battery level drops below a certain point (default is less then 20% or 20 minutes) it will switch to sleep and hibernate. So you......

12. Sleep Preventer

Sleep Preventer Prevents your computer from going to sleep, hibernate, dim the display or start the screensaver. Application runs in the system tray when closed. New in version v1.3: -Parameter support. v1.2: Option to let display fall asleep. v1.1: Sleep timer.......

13. SleepLess

SleepLess This application is used to prevent the computer from going to sleep without changing system settingscan disable sleep with lid closedSafe Sleep (Hibernate) with one clickone click activation / deactivationschedule deactivationmenu icon with commands menuno processor time waste......

14. InsomniaX

InsomniaX It always has been a missing feature: disabling the sleep mode on a Apple Laptop. Who does not want to use it as a big juke-box or go warwalking. The best looking server ever, especially at about one inch height. This small utility is what you will want, this small......

15. Caffeinated

Caffeinated Caffeinated is a simple utility to prevent your PC from going to sleep. It places an icon near the clock. Click the icon to keep your PC awake. Click it again allow automatic sleep. Caffeinated is heavily inspired by Caffeine for OS X.......